Yew Char - A Most Remarkable Man

Digging through the Honolulu newpapers on newspapers.com and family papers turns up hundreds of references to Grandpa Yew Char and his remarkable life. The accounts of his life in the early part of the last century, his travels, photography career, his unceasing work for the underpriviledged of Hawaii and humorous antics during his years in the Hawaii Territorial Legislature are all fascinating.

Below are recapped a few of the many interesting stories gleaned from those records, some over a century old.

Yew Char, A Horatio Alger Story Yew Char, Photographer Yew Char, Soldier Yew Char, Territorial Legislator Yew Char, Of Elephants & Asses

Yew Char, Travel Agent Yew Char, Story Teller Yew Char, Beverly's Biography Yew Char Obituary Yew Char's Philosophy