Abe Nawahine

Abraham Huali Nawahine (nicknamed "Abe") is from Hau'oli City on Melemele Island in the Alola region. He's the father of Mallow Nawahine and 'Ulu Nawahine.

Background
People from Abe's home village, Seafolk Village, located on Poni Island, are part of a wandering group known as the seafolk. They travel the world on boats and make their living at sea. Abe was a member of this group and absolutely loved the lifestyle for years.

While traveling one day, Abe came across a woman and started spending time with her. The two enjoyed each other's company and she joined Abe at sea for some time. Eventually, the two fell in love. After more time, Abe wanted to marry her, so he proposed. The two then married and moved to her hometown, which is Hau'oli City on Melemele Island. This marked Abe's departure from the seafolk, as he started a new life with his wife.

Abe and his wife had two children, which were 'Ulu and Mallow. Abe would tell them stories about the seafolk, showing signs that he missed those days.

Years later, when Mallow was 7 and 'Ulu was 13, Abe's wife died from heart failure. He did all he could to raise Mallow and 'Ulu after this. He did well and stayed positive even in dark times. He got this from his wife, who was always upbeat. This rubbed off on Mallow, who also strives to keep a smile in sad times.

When 'Ulu turned 18, he got his own apartment. Abe agreed to allow Mallow to live there with him, which she asked for while wanting to help Lana with her situation at home. This allowed Lana to have a place to live with her good friend. Abe continues to live alone, but keeps in touch with his children often.

Present
Abe hasn't debuted yet. He was mentioned by Mallow in Episode 31 when she was telling the Mokusetsu about herself. He was mentioned again in Episode 32 when she revealed the additional details about Abe that wasn't mentioned before. Mallow expressed that she felt guilt because she knew Abe still missed the seafolk. She thought that moving with 'Ulu would free Abe to go back to them, but he hasn't gone back yet. She also hasn't explicitly told him this yet.

Naming

 * His first name, Abraham, was picked by Jay to simply be a real name to coincide with his English dub name, Abe.
 * His nickname, Abe, is his name in the English dub of the Pokémon anime. It comes from "Abelmoschus", which is a species in the mallow family of plants.
 * His middle name, Huali, was randomly selected from a Hawaiian name generator.
 * His last name, Nawahine, is shared with Mallow. It was randomly selected from a Hawaiian name generator.

General

 * His birthday, March 16th, is the original Japan air date of the episode of the Pokémon anime he debuted in.