Aloha, Richard...
Yes, we are cousins as Maria Augusta da Silva is my greatgrand aunt. Her brother, João Pinto da Silva, also arrived in 1879, my greatgrandfather. Both families originated from Santo
António, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal and while your family be-gan their Hawaiian adventure in Kohala, mine settled on the island of Kaua'i. Today their ancestors are scattered to the
Four Winds...making for a very interesting ancestral trek...
searching for one's "antepassados".
Mahalo, Ron Silva