Thanks for stopping in at the Haole's Hangout. I'll give a little background of
myself. One of two brothers born in a
small town of Pearl City
on the outskirts of Pearl Harbor and raised in the
small sugar mill town of Waipahu on the
island of O'ahu, the
"Aloha State". Formerly the Territory of Hawai'i
and one in the five island chain of the Hawai'ian
islands; O'ahu being the primary tourist
attraction. Honolulu is the capital of the Territory and Principal port of
Hawai'i and is well known for Diamond Head, Waikiki
Beach, the University of Hawai'i and Pearl Harbor. The
island of Hawai'i being the largest in size, Hilo being
the Principal harbor and is famous for it's volcanos;
Mauna Loa and Kiluea, and the well known Parker
ranch.
My parents
as well as many other haoles on the island decided to
evacuate Paradise shortly
after December
7th. 1941. After the attack on Pearl Harbor many were uncertain of their future. Many have asked me why I would ever
consider leaving? And the answer being; who would have
known the outcome of the war at that time? Actually I
had no choice as I was only ten years old. Both parents
met and
married in
O'ahu. Dad was in the Army stationed at Fort Shafter in
Honolulu and Mom had just graduated from McKinley High
School. They were both born in Virginia. Mom's family
left for Arizona when she was at a very young age and
after a few short years the family moved to Honolulu
for her fathers
health. Both parents are now deceased and interned in
the O'ahu (formerly Nu'uanu) cemetery in the Nu'uanu
Valley.
I'm a semi-retired professional photographer and
reside in San Jose,
California (Silicon Valley). I served six years in
the U.S. Navy from 1949 to 1955. Twenty two months on
the island of Guam in the Marianas Islands and the remainder
of my hitch aboard the U.S.S. Heermann DD 532, a Fletcher class
destroyer built and commissioned at the Bethlehem
shipyard in San Francisco, Ca. 6 July l943;
decommissioned in San Diego, Ca. 4 July 1947 and
recommissioned in San Diego, Ca. 12 September 1951. My
goal in enlisting in the Navy was to get duty on
a base or large ship having a photo lab and strike
(train) to be a Naval Photographer. As it turned out
Uncle Sam had other plans for me and in the end I ended
up as a Gunner'smate 2nd class.
I'm married to a
wonderful gal who keeps me happy with her Mexican
cooking and also shares an interest in my treasure hunting hobby. Actually she likes
metal detecting at the beach with me so as
to be sure I'm scanning the sand and not the Bikinis. For some strange reason, every lady's ring I have found at the beach fits her. She always tells me as I head for the beach, "Bring me back a Diamond Ring!" Recently I came back with a 14K white gold with seven diamonds mans wedding band Now she tells me to bring back a mans diamond ring figuring the odds it will be a lady's ring. Smart lady! This past summer I hit a Santa Cruz beach about eight p.m. after the blanket line had left, and just before heading back to the truck, got a good solid signal and WHAM-there it was in my scoop. 22K Yellow Gold with three Diamonds. It was hard to keep it a surprise, but on Christmas Eve 2001, I put it on her finger.
Oralia comes from
a large family, so I never get lonely. Our new addition to the family, Sassy keeps us all on our toes. Actually I have
lots of hobbies; metal
detecting, metal detecting, more metal detecting,doing digital photographic work on my computers and hanging out on Jeff Kinzli's California Metal Detecting Forum.
I actually used to dig out the old
outhouses (privies) in San Francisco for antique
bottles. Check out San Francisco Diggin's. I never dug out
any privies less than a hundred years old, but that's
history. I haven't been as active in digging as I was
in the '60s but I still cherish the bottles I
dug or found in the mountains.
My first love is metal detecting; both on dry land and the beaches. I use
two of the "Whites"
detectors; The DFX Spectrum and the Surfmaster PI.
Oralia uses the "Whites" Classic ID and loves the
silent search mode. We are both members
of the "Treasure Hunters Society of the Santa
Clara Valley".
My brother Gene resides in the small town of
Cazadero, CA. Quote from The Cazadero, California Homepage "The second rainiest spot in Calif. with 85 inches annual rainfall (Gasquet in Del Norte County has the highest average with 90 inches) .In 1937 it rained 143 inches". Unquote.
Cazadero is located near the well known town of
Guerneville situated on the Russian River. Gene is just
about an hour from Santa Rosa and approx. two hours
from San
Francisco to the South.Mister CazMan's Page. Gene is a retired operating engineer. Backhoe construction is his specialty.Gene and I are
both active in metal detecting and working our
websites.
It appears I'm writing my autobigraphy, so if
you're interested in any way in metal detecting,
treasure hunting and would like to visit some cool
sites, please click on the links of your preference
listed below. Enjoy!
Thanks again for surfing in. Mahalo,
Warren Whited
