I have been very interested in learning about my family's history and just learning about who my family really is. Not just names, but what they did and where they were born and where they lived. I found a lot of information on my dads side of the family, but it is so hard to find stuff on my mom's family.

I have done a lot of searches for my grandpa and havent found anything. I am already on ancestry.com. All I know about my grandfather is his name, Etimani Milikini, He was born in American samoa. And lived and worked in Hawaii as a U.S. Coast guard.

I dont know what year he was born or died. I know he died about 30 years ago. Oh I obviously know his wifes name and childrens names. Does anyone know if or where I can find out more information without spending too much money.

Or do i need to have more information?

You are looking in the wrong places, you will not find information about living people on genealogy websites..you need to look on people search sites, social media , telephone directories and electoral rolls and they will only be on them if they choose to be or are careless with their information as records/information about living people is subject to privacy laws.
Some links to start off with http://familytimeline.webs.com/adoptionl... most will offer free search but if you wish to have details you will generally have to pay, so social media like FB is free

https://familysearch.org/search/
(Free) has 12,378 records for it. By comparison they have over 150,000 for "Pack", which I know from personal experience is uncommon, and over 28,000,000 for "Smith". So, it is rare. here are the top 10 collections, ranked by number of records:

United States Social Security Death Index 716 results
Italy, Births and Baptisms, 1806-1900 371 results
California, Birth Index, 1905-1995 298 results
Italy Deaths and Burials, 1809-1900 152 results
California, Death Index, 1940-1997 111 results
Italy, Marriages, 1809-1900 91 results
California, Marriage Index, 1960-1985 90 results
Nevada, Marriage Index, 1956-2005 66 results
Italy, Napoli, Civil Registration (State Archive), 1809-1865 58 results
Ohio, Death Index, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007 54 results

Please don't forget to choose a best answer.

Portales Name Meaning

Spanish, Galician and Portuguese: from the plural of portal 'gate' (see Portal), either as a topographic name or a habitational name from a place called Portales.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press

(Galicia is now a part of Spain, but at one time it was an independent kingdom with its own language. Some people still speak it.)

Yes, understand in genealogy generations have nothing to do with time periods but where you stand in relation to an ancestor. For instance first cousins share a set of grandparents. They can be born 50 years apart but in genealogy and family they are in the same generation. Now it is quite possible in some families if there is an elderly cousin, the children might be taught to call that person aunt or uncle out of respect but they really aren't.

Here is the way it works:

Children of siblings are first cousins to each other as they share grandparents.

Children of first cousins are second cousins to each other as they share great grandparents.

Children of second cousins are third cousins to each other as they share great great grandparents

and so on.

The removes come in when you are in a different generation coming down from a common ancestors.

You are a first cousin once removed to your parents' first cousins as their grandparents are your great grandparents. See, one generation different. You are also a first cousin once removed to your first cousins' children as your grandparents are their great grandparents. Again, one generation different.

I was just checking my family tree. A second cousin twice removed's grandfather is shown as a brother to one of my great grandmothers.

Put those time period generations out of your head when figuring family relationship. They are sort of a media driven thing.

My maternal grandmother had a first cousin born 42 years after she was born. They were in the same exact generation as they shared the same exact set of grandparents. Now the cousin was born and lived in North Carolina. My grandmother's family came to Texas a little before1880. So she had no actual contact with that cousin. However if they had remained in North Carolina it is very likely that cousin would have been taught to call my grandmother, Aunt Tero.

Aunt and Uncle are frequently use as courtesy terms. My sisters and I growing up had an Aunt Dovie and Uncle Tom, no known actual relationship. They were a couple with whom my parents formed a close relationship. it was just a way of addressing them with respect. They were a childless couple and they eventually became Aunt Dovie and Uncle Tom to a lot of people's children.

Just understand generations in genealogy have nothing to do with time period. There might be many older cousins in your family your parents taught you to address them as Aunt and Uncle but actually they are cousins.

Here is relationship chart:

http://www.islandregister.com/cousin.htm...

Also understand, an aunt or uncle is a sibling to one of your parents.

A great aunt or grandaunt is a sibling to one of your grandparents.

and so on.