Evidence

“My mom said it was the last photo in the last album she looked at,” Shannon later said in an interview. And to her surprise, it was the same dress with pink and purple florals, a ruffled collar, and a short length, she had just bought from the thrift shop. She felt as if fate had given her a chance to meet her again.

Treasure

For the mother-daughter it seemed as if they had found some treasure, their happiness was beyond explanation. Her great grandmother’s name was  Florence Shizuko Kamei, she was born in Kekaha, Hawaii in 1904. “One of her legacies is that when she passed, she was the oldest person in Hawaii at age 108!” Shannon said it in an interview. “When she died, they announced it on the radio and news!”

Florence Shizuko Kamei

She was the most adored person anybody could meet. She was always cheerful and tried to keep everyone happy around her. Her love for clothes was infinite, especially the muumuus. She had a variety of them and was in a habit to collect different designs of it. She was very fashionable and would often make the younger generation envy her collection and choices. But after she died nobody knew what happened to her wardrobe.

Inspiration

Shannon and Kamei shared a very close bond when she was alive.  When Shannon was a kid she used to visit her frequently and she would tell her stories of her childhood and folklores and taught her how to sew. It was she, who inspired Shannon to start a business as a seamstress and later she became famous and was known for her muumuus across the area.

High-Spirited Lady

Shannon would often ask her how she managed to age so fine as most of the other people her age were always suffering from several problems. And there she was enjoying her life at the fullest dancing and singing when others would find it difficult to even stand up from their beds. She would often laugh at her question and one day told her the secret to her healthy life.

Secret To Long Life

When Kamai was alive she once told Shannon the secret of her healthy life she said: “Green tea and hobbies.” Shannon remembered her great grandmother and described her on Instagram and wrote: “She loved her church choir, playing ukulele, Japanese dancing, joking around, and eating,”. There were some people in her followers who remembered her that she was always laughing, smiling, and enjoying her time with friends and family.