Although no direct evidence is available to date, Professor Glick says that this honor is generally believed to belong to a ship's carpenter who came ashore in early 1789 when his vessel was docked in the harbor for repairs.
那位華人最先到達夏威夷呢？據研究當地華人移民史多年的前夏威夷大學教授葛力克表示，雖然至今尚未獲得直接證據，但大家咸信，首位落腳檀島的華人，是個船上的工匠，他在一七八九年初，趁著貨船靠港補給之便，上岸留了下來。