Statewide County HI Archives Biographies.....Hopkins, Manley Gregory K. August 20, 1877 - 
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Source: The Story of Hawaii and Its Builders. Published by the Honolulu Star Bulletin, Territory of Hawaii, 1925
Author: Edited by George F. Nellist

MANLEY GREGORY K. HOPKINS, Corporation Official. Long engaged in public 
service, both for the territorial and county governments, Manley G. K. Hopkins 
in recent years has turned to private business enterprises as treasurer of the 
Liberty Investment Co., directing important real estate operations.
  Mr. Hopkins was born at Halaula, Hawaii, Aug. 20, 1877, the son of Charles 
Louis and Abigail (Aiwohi) Hopkins. His education was received at St. Louis 
College, and he began work as a clerk with the Mutual Telephone Co. in 1892. 
From 1896 to 1905 he was with the Wilder Steamship Co. in various positions, 
as paymaster, buyer and port steward.
  For the next three years he served as chief clerk for the city and county 
treasurer, Richard H. Trent, and in 1909 he was appointed deputy tax collector 
and accountant for the Honolulu tax office. This position he held until 1917, 
when he became auditor of the Territory, serving four years. Mr. Hopkins was 
appointed a member of the commission to adjudicate claims for loss of property 
destroyed by order of the Board of Health in 1913, and served as a member of 
the delinquent tax commission in 1917 for the counties of Hawaii, Maui and 
Kauai.
  In 1922 Mr. Hopkins joined the Liberty Investment Co. He is also treasurer 
of the St. Louis College Building Fund, treasurer of the Supreme Council of 
Native Sons of Hawaii, and a member of Kamehameha Lodge, the Chamber of 
Commerce, Columbus Welfare Club and the National Council, B.S.A. In 1922 Mr. 
Hopkins married Mae Victoria Eidemiller of Tacoma, Wash.
  Mr. Hopkins’ father, Charles L. Hopkins, was widely known because of his 
long service as Hawaiian interpreter in the Circuit Court. Commenting on his 
death, which occurred March 12, 1918, the Advertiser said, in part: “He was a 
courtly, dignified figure, reminiscent of the great days of the past. He 
practiced simple courtesy that stamped a lofty character and won quick 
confidence. His friends came from all walks in life and all loved and 
respected him. It is probable that no one with an equal knowledge of old 
Hawaiian laws, customs and usages survives him in the Territory.”


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