Place of Birth: Oahu, Hawaii, U.S.
Date of Birth: May 5, 2000
Ethnicity:
*father – Ashkenazi Jewish
*mother – English, Welsh, Norwegian, Native Hawaiian
Kalama Epstein is an American actor.
He was born and raised on Oahu, Hawaii. His father is Jewish, of Polish Jewish and Russian Jewish descent, and Kalama has referred to himself as Jewish. Kalama’s mother is of English, Welsh, Norwegian, and about one quarter Native Hawaiian, descent. His Hawaiian ancestors were said to be ali’i (royal).
Kalama’s paternal grandfather was Martin Epstein (the son of Charles Epstein and Erma). Martin was born in New York, to Polish Jewish parents.
Kalama’s paternal grandmother is the daughter of Benjamin Solomon Ettinger and Sarah Etta Horowitz. Benjamin was born in New York, the son of Russian Jewish parents, Louis Ettinger and Tilly. Sarah was a Russian Jewish immigrant, and was the daughter of Milly.
Kalama’s maternal grandfather was Merwin Price Porter (the son of John H. Porter and Margaret Price). Merwin was born in Kansas. Margaret was the daughter of David Rees Price and Mary/Maria Knudsen Jeilen Lee.
Kalama’s maternal grandmother is Kulani Helyn Fernandez (the daughter of Edwin Kane Lemuel “E. K.” Fernandez and Rose Dallas Allen). E. K. was a legendary Hawaiian showman, and was the son of Abraham Ah Hoy/Kaleimahoe Fernandez and Minerva Eliza Kapohaku Davis. Rose was the daughter of Charles Milton/Alfred Allen and Helen/Helyn Relyea Nearing.
Sources: Genealogy of Kalama Epstein (focusing on his father’s side) – https://www.geni.com
Obituary of Kalama’s paternal grandfather, Martin Epstein – https://www.legacy.com
Kalama’s paternal great-grandfather, Benjamin Solomon Ettinger, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Obituary of Kalama’s maternal great-grandmother, Rose Dallas (Allen) Fernandez – https://www.newspapers.com