SS Aloha State SS Aloha State SS "Aloha State, known in World War II as SS "Sea Snipe, was a Type C3-S-A2 transport ship that served during World War II. After the war, it served as a civilian transport ship for 24 years, until it was scrapped in August 1971. "Aloha State" was laid down on August 8, 1942 as "Sea Snipe" for use as a military transport. It was capable of transporting 2,194 troops and of cargo. Its maiden voyage commenced on August 13, 1943 en route to Townsville, Queensland, where it would haul both US and Australian troops to various locations
Aloha Camp by Harriet Farnsworth Gulick and Edward Leedss Gulick, both of whom grew up in missionary families with a history of service. The camp was named "Aloha" from the Hawaiian word meaning "welcome" (among other definitions). Edward Gulick was born and raised in Honolulu, and it is from this upbringing that the camp acquires its Hawaiian touches. The camp was so successful that the Gulicks soon opened Aloha Hive Camp on Lake Fairlee, for girls from 7 to 12 and another in Pike, New Hampshire, for girls from 17 to 70 (now closed), and in 1922 Lanakila Camp for boys, also