Comments on: Frenchy DeSoto

By: Dicky Watson Ohana

Dicky Watson Ohana — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 16:21:02 +0000

There will never be another Frenchy DeSota! Our prayers are with your family.

By: Don DeBoer

Don DeBoer — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 19:47:57 +0000

Thank you for posting this old picture of my grandmother. I remember the days of Aloha Aina and my summers camping on Makua Beach. I can’t tell you how much your tribute means to me at this painful time. I am flying back to Hawaii from the mainland for the funeral and to spend time with my family.

By: Doug Carlson

Doug Carlson — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 21:19:16 +0000

Rep. Heftel organized a trip with the Navy to Kaho`olawe around 4/77 after George Helm and Kimo Mitchell disappeared. Invited guests to help with the healing process included Dr. Emmett Aluli and Frenchy, and she struck quite a figure with a flight “helmut” pulled down over her ears. Heftel and Frenchy didn’t seem like an intuitive pairing, but they got along fine. Sidelight: It was our helicopter that a Maui News reporter attempted to board without permission and was restrained by the Navy’s “first black admiral,” Sam Gravely, Jr. A photo ran on page 1 of the Star-Bulletin the next day showing Gravely’s glasses flying in the fray.