1919 early years

He was kind of a loner, quite a person, didn't take any crap. Older persons used to say Kenneth was a tough little guy and didn't hold back. Our first cousins were bad and picked on him, teased him, because he was intelligent. He graduated early from St. Louis and had to ride the steamship to go to college. He was a good surfer and boxed in high school and college. He was a member of the Catholic Youth Organization. He admired Charles Atlas. Our mother used to tell me what a good boy he was. He had a dynamic tension and she was proud of him because he was a very focused and determined boy.

When he was a youngster, he got a medal from the YMCA for swimming 5 miles. It was quite an achievement.

He worked all summer to buy a typewriter in high school. It was an underwood, an upright.

He was a brainy guy, the brightest guy in the family.

~ Robert Young

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I got along fine with your dad. He used to help me at Kuhio Fountain. He would loan me his car. He had a Studebaker. He told me I could have it so I could go to work with it. He used to help me with the apartments. He was brilliant, a bookworm. He used to study hard, no fooling around. He would hit the books right away when he got home.

~ Amy Young

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In High School, he bought his first typewriter by saving money while working at Hawaiian Pineapple. It was an Underwood and cost $38.

~ Andy Young

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He liked to surf. He was very athletic. He liked to box. The Kaimuki House had a tree. He set up a punching bag. He made his own bag and boxed with people under the mango tree. He used to box people bigger than him. Neighbors, cousins, 3 years older.

~ Joe Young

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