Last April, I wrote about a man’s search for his cousins, who he believed had lived in Hawaii at one time.

Barry Tabel search was launched after he found old family photos among his mother’s possessions after her death.

He thought that his cousins, who he never met, would be in their 60s.

Finally, just this week, the husband of one of those cousins found that post and responded.

Barry, I am married to the daughter of Evelyn Tapia. We have been on a 5 year seach for information. You are just the person we are looking for. Her Grandmother is Doris, who we also know as Chiyoko Tapia. I would like to contact you ASAP to finally reunite you with your cousin. We have Information that could be valuable to us all.

I was then able to get the word back to Barry, and…Success!

Today, Barry sent his thanks to everyone who helped.

Tal – Thanks for contacting me. Chatting with you and your wife was just fantastic. Looking forward to doing what I can to fill in the blanks for you as to our mutual family.

Again, Mahalo to Ian for hosting this quest and Ryan Ozawa for steering me to Ian. Also, many thanks to all those who read these posts and put positive energy into a successful outcome. Blessings to all.

I think thanks should also go to Google for facilitating such searches and making the world a whole lot smaller.