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Kazuhisa Abe (1914-1996) —
of Hilo, Island of Hawaii, Hawaii
County, Hawaii; Kaneohe, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Born in Pepeekeo, Island of Hawaii, Hawaii
County, Hawaii, January
18, 1914.
Son of Manshiro Abe and Matsuyo (Fujiwara) Abe.
Lawyer;
district judge in Hawaii, 1940-44; member of Hawaii
territorial senate, 1952-59; member of Hawaii
state senate, 1960-66; justice of
Hawaii state supreme court, 1967-; appointed 1967.
Japanese ancestry.
Died May 18,
1996 (age 82 years, 121
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Melodie William Aduja —
also known as Melodie Aduja —
of Kaneohe, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Daughter of Peter
A. Aduja.
Democrat. Member of Hawaii
state senate 23rd District; elected 2002; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Hawaii, 2008.
Female.
Filipino ancestry.
Still living as of 2008.
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Peter A. Aduja (1920-2007) —
of Kaneohe, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Born in Ilocos Sur, Philippines,
October
19, 1920.
Son of Dionicio Aduja and Francisca (Aquino) Aduja.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Hawaii
territorial House of Representatives, 1954-56; Hawaii
territory attorney general, 1956-60; vice-chair of
Hawaii Republican Party, 1960-65; delegate to
Hawaii state constitutional convention, 1968.
Protestant.
Filipino ancestry.
Died February
19, 2007 (age 86 years, 123
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Herbert Nikela Ahuna (1892-1938) —
also known as Herbert N. Ahuna —
of Island of Hawaii, Hawaii
County, Hawaii.
Born in Hawaii, 1892.
Republican. Member of Hawaii
territorial House of Representatives, 1927-36; Speaker
of Hawaii Territory House of Representatives, 1933-34.
Asian/Pacific ancestry.
Died in 1938
(age about
46 years).
Interment at Homelani
Cemetery, Hilo, Island of Hawaii, Hawaii.
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James R. Aiona, Jr. (b. 1955) —
also known as Duke Aiona —
of Kapolei, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Born in Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii, June 8,
1955.
Son of James Aiona, Sr.
Republican. Lawyer;
circuit judge in Hawaii; Lieutenant
Governor of Hawaii, 2002-; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Hawaii, 2004,
2008.
Chinese, Portugese,
and Hawaiian ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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Ralph Kanichi Ajifu (1926-1996) —
also known as Ralph K. Ajifu —
of Kaneohe, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Born in Kaneohe, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii, June 26,
1926.
Son of Matsuume Ajifu and Umito (Yamashiro) Ajifu.
Member of Hawaii
state house of representatives, 1966-72.
Methodist.
Japanese ancestry.
Died January
15, 1996 (age 69 years, 203
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Daniel Kahikina Akaka (b. 1924) —
also known as Daniel K. Akaka —
of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Born in Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii, September
11, 1924.
Son of Kahikina Akaka and Annie (Kahoa) Akaka.
Democrat. School teacher
and principal; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Hawaii, 1974; U.S.
Representative from Hawaii 2nd District, 1977-90; resigned 1990;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Hawaii, 1980,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
U.S.
Senator from Hawaii, 1990-; appointed 1990.
Congregationalist.
Hawaiian and Chinese ancestry.
Still living as of 2012.
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James Aki (b. 1936) —
of Waianae, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Born in Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii, September
10, 1936.
Son of Walter D. Aki and Lillian (Ushigusa) Aki.
School
teacher; member of Hawaii
state house of representatives, 1970-72.
Asian/Pacific ancestry. Member, Lions.
Still living as of 1972.
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Arthur A. Akina (1887-1942) —
of Island of Hawaii, Hawaii
County, Hawaii.
Born in Hawaii, 1887.
Republican. Member of Hawaii
territorial House of Representatives, 1931-42; Speaker
of Hawaii Territory House of Representatives, 1941-42.
Asian/Pacific ancestry.
Died in 1942
(age about
55 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Clarence Yasuo Akizaki (1928-2001) —
also known as Clarence Y. Akizaki —
of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Born in Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii, May 12,
1928.
Son of Rev. Yoshio Akizaki and Hanayo (Muramoto) Akizaki.
Member of Hawaii
state house of representatives, 1963-72; delegate to
Hawaii state constitutional convention, 1968.
Japanese ancestry.
Died March 29,
2001 (age 72 years, 321
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Peggy Yaeno Shishido. |
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Mason Leonard Altiery (1928-2008) —
also known as Mason Altiery —
of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Born March 17,
1928.
Broadcast
journalist and television news
anchor, 1959-68; administrative assistant to U.S. Rep. Patsy
Mink, 1968-69; executive assistant to Mayor Frank
Fasi, 1969-70; member of Hawaii
state senate, 1970-72; candidate for mayor
of Honolulu, Hawaii, 1972.
Hawaiian and Italian
ancestry.
Died May 31,
2008 (age 80 years, 75
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered in Pacific Ocean.
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Relatives:
Married 1954
to Mona M. Melrose; father of Andrea Altiery (c.1958-1981; murdered
by serial killer Robert Hansen). |
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Dominis G. Anderson (b. 1930) —
also known as D. G. 'Andy' Anderson —
of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Born February
10, 1930.
Member of Hawaii
state house of representatives, 1962-66; member of Hawaii
state senate, 1967-83; candidate for mayor
of Honolulu, Hawaii, 1968, 1972; candidate for Governor of
Hawaii, 1982 (Republican), 1986 (Republican), 2002 (Democratic
primary).
Hawaiian ancestry.
Still living as of 2002.
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Toshio Ansai (1908-1992) —
of Wailuku, Island of Maui, Maui
County, Hawaii.
Born in Wailuku, Island of Maui, Maui
County, Hawaii, January
5, 1908.
Son of Kumataro Ansai and Kesayo (Kuroda) Ansai.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Hawaii
territorial senate, 1948-56; member of Hawaii
state senate, 1962-70; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Hawaii, 1964;
Presidential Elector for Hawaii, 1972.
Catholic.
Japanese ancestry. Member, Disabled
American Veterans; American
Legion.
Died April 28,
1992 (age 84 years, 114
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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George Ryoichi Ariyoshi (b. 1926) —
also known as George R. Ariyoshi —
of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Born in Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii, March 12,
1926.
Son of Ryozo Ariyoshi and Mitsue (Yoshikawa) Ariyoshi.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Hawaii
territorial House of Representatives, 1954-58; member of Hawaii
territorial senate, 1958-59; member of Hawaii
state senate, 1959-70; delegate to
Hawaii state constitutional convention, 1968; Lieutenant
Governor of Hawaii, 1970-73; Governor of
Hawaii, 1974-86; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Hawaii, 1980,
1996,
2000.
Protestant.
Japanese ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Lions.
Detained
by U.S. Customs in 1987 for failing
to declare jewelry brought from Japan, and fined
$11,389.
Still living as of 2009.
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Tadao Beppu (1919-1993) —
of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Born in Island of Maui, Maui
County, Hawaii, March 26,
1919.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of Hawaii
territorial House of Representatives, 1958; member of Hawaii
state house of representatives, 1959-; Speaker of
the Hawaii State House of Representatives, 1967-; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Hawaii, 1960.
Japanese ancestry. Member, Disabled
American Veterans; Purple
Heart.
Died July 22,
1993 (age 74 years, 118
days).
Interment at National
Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Island of Oahu,
Hawaii.
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Bernaldo Daniel Bicoy (b. 1923) —
of Aiea, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Born in Lahaina, Island of Maui, Maui
County, Hawaii, March 24,
1923.
Son of Petronilo Bicoy and Paula (Daniel) Bicoy.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in the
U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; lawyer;
member of Hawaii
territorial House of Representatives, 1958-59; member of Hawaii
state house of representatives, 1968-69.
Catholic.
Filipino ancestry. Member, Kiwanis;
Phi
Alpha Delta; American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 1972.
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Relatives:
Married to Betty Jane Deering. |
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Robert Bunda (b. 1947) —
also known as Bobby Bunda —
of Wahiawa, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Born April 25,
1947.
Democrat. Bank
executive; insurance
broker; member of Hawaii
state house of representatives, 1983-94; member of Hawaii
state senate 22nd District, 1994-2006; Presidential Elector for
Hawaii, 1996;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Hawaii, 2004.
Filipino ancestry. Member, Lions.
Still living as of 2008.
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Benjamin Jerome Cayetano (b. 1939) —
also known as Benjamin J. Cayetano; Ben
Cayetano —
of Hawaii.
Born in Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii, November
14, 1939.
Democrat. Member of Hawaii
state house of representatives, 1975-78; member of Hawaii
state senate, 1978-86; Lieutenant
Governor of Hawaii, 1986-94; Governor of
Hawaii, 1994-2002; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Hawaii, 1996
(delegation chair), 2000.
Christian.
Filipino ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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Jerry Leslie Chang (b. 1947) —
also known as Jerry L. Chang —
of Island of Hawaii, Hawaii
County, Hawaii.
Born in Hilo, Island of Hawaii, Hawaii
County, Hawaii, September
15, 1947.
Democrat. Member of Hawaii
state house of representatives, 1989-.
Asian/Pacific ancestry. Member, Exchange
Club.
Still living as of 2006.
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Sau Yee Chang (1896-1990) —
of Lihue, Island of Kauai, Kauai
County, Hawaii.
Born in Hanapepe, Island of Kauai, Kauai
County, Hawaii, November
19, 1896.
Republican. Dentist;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Hawaii
Territory, 1948,
1952;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Hawaii, 1960.
Congregationalist.
Chinese ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
American
Dental Association.
Died September
13, 1990 (age 93 years, 298
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Hung Wo Ching —
of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Hawaii
Territory, 1956.
Asian/Pacific ancestry.
Still living as of 1956.
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Herbert Young Cho Choy (1916-2004) —
also known as Herbert Y. C. Choy —
of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Born in Makaweli, Island of Kauai, Kauai
County, Hawaii, January
6, 1916.
Son of Doo Wook Choy and Helen (Nahm) Choy.
Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; law partner of Hiram
Fong; Hawaii
territory attorney general, 1957-58; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, 1971-84; took senior
status 1984.
Korean ancestry.
First
person of Korean ancestry to be admitted to the practice of law in
the United States; first
Asian-American federal judge.
Died in Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii, March 10,
2004 (age 88 years, 64
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Peter Tali Coleman (1919-1997) —
Born in Pago Pago, American
Samoa, December
8, 1919.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; American
Samoa territory attorney general, 1955-56; Governor of
American Samoa, 1956-61, 1978-85, 1989-93.
Catholic.
Samoan ancestry.
Died, of cancer, in
Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii, April 28,
1997 (age 77 years, 141
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Nelson K. Doi (b. 1922) —
of Hilo, Island of Hawaii, Hawaii
County, Hawaii.
Born in Pahoa, Island of Hawaii, Hawaii
County, Hawaii, January
1, 1922.
Delegate
to Hawaii state constitutional convention, 1950; member of Hawaii
territorial senate, 1955-59; member of Hawaii
state senate, 1959-; Lieutenant
Governor of Hawaii.
Asian/Pacific ancestry.
Still living as of 1975.
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Hiram Leong Fong (1906-2004) —
also known as Hiram L. Fong; Yao Leong
Fong —
of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Born in Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii, October
15, 1906.
Republican. Lawyer; law
partner of Herbert
Y. C. Choy; member of Hawaii
territorial House of Representatives, 1939-54; Speaker
of Hawaii Territory House of Representatives, 1949-54; served in
the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Hawaii Territory, 1952,
1956;
U.S.
Senator from Hawaii, 1959-77; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Hawaii, 1960,
1964
(delegation chair), 1972
(delegation chair).
Congregationalist.
Chinese ancestry. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Lions.
Died in Kahaluu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii, August
18, 2004 (age 97 years, 308
days).
Interment at Oahu
Cemetery, Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Hawaii.
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Seichi Hirai —
of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Hawaii, 1960.
Asian/Pacific ancestry.
Still living as of 1960.
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Mazie K. Hirono (b. 1947) —
of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Born in Fukushima, Japan,
November
3, 1947.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Hawaii
state house of representatives, 1981-94; Lieutenant
Governor of Hawaii, 1994-2002; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Hawaii, 1996,
2000,
2008;
candidate for Governor of
Hawaii, 2002; U.S.
Representative from Hawaii 2nd District, 2007-.
Female.
Buddhist.
Japanese ancestry. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Still living as of 2009.
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Andrew Tut Fo Ing (b. 1920) —
of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Born in Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii, February
17, 1920.
Son of George E. Ing and Yun Tsin (Kau) Ing.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Lieutenant
Governor of Hawaii, 1966.
Episcopalian.
Chinese ancestry.
Still living as of 1970.
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Daniel Ken Inouye (b. 1924) —
also known as Daniel K. Inouye —
of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Born in Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii, September
7, 1924.
Son of Hyotaro I. Inouye and Kame Imanaga Inouye.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of Hawaii
territorial House of Representatives, 1954-58; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Hawaii Territory, 1956;
member of Hawaii
territorial senate, 1958-59; U.S.
Representative from Hawaii at-large, 1959-63; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Hawaii, 1960,
1972,
1980,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008
(delegation chair); Co-Chair, 1984;
U.S.
Senator from Hawaii, 1963-.
Methodist.
Japanese ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Disabled
American Veterans; Phi
Delta Phi; Lions.
Lost
his right arm as the result of a combat injury in Italy during
World War II. His Distinguished Service Cross was upgraded in 2000
to a Medal
of Honor. First
American of Japanese descent to serve in Congress.
Still living as of 2012.
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Sadaichi Kasamoto (1902-1992) —
of Hilo, Island of Hawaii, Hawaii
County, Hawaii.
Born March 25,
1902.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Hawaii
Territory, 1956.
Japanese ancestry.
Died March 26,
1992 (age 90 years, 1
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Shiro Kashiwa (1912-1998) —
of Hawaii.
Born in Kohala, Island of Hawaii, Hawaii
County, Hawaii, October
24, 1912.
Hawaii
state attorney general, 1959-63; Judge of
U.S. Court of Claims, 1971.
Japanese ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society.
Died March 13,
1998 (age 85 years, 140
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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James Kimo Kealoha (1908-1985) —
of Hilo, Island of Hawaii, Hawaii
County, Hawaii.
Born April 29,
1908.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Hawaii Territory, 1940;
Lieutenant
Governor of Hawaii, 1960.
Hawaiian and Chinese ancestry.
Died August
24, 1985 (age 77 years, 117
days).
Interment at Homelani
Cemetery, Hilo, Island of Hawaii, Hawaii.
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Mitsuyuki Kido —
of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Hawaii
Territory, 1952,
1956
(alternate); alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Hawaii, 1960.
Japanese ancestry.
Still living as of 1960.
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Tufele Faatoia Liamatua (1940-2011) —
also known as Tufele Liamatua —
Born in American Samoa, September, 1940.
Republican. Lieutenant
Governor of American Samoa, 1978-85.
Samoan ancestry.
Died in Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii, November
13, 2011 (age 71 years, 0
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Frank W. C. Loo —
of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Hawaii, 1960.
Asian/Pacific ancestry.
Still living as of 1960.
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Herman Tsui Fai Lum (1926-2009) —
also known as Herman T. F. Lum —
of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Born in Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii, November
5, 1926.
Son of K. P. Lum and Helen (Tom) Lum.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Hawaii, 1960;
U.S.
Attorney for Hawaii, 1961-67; circuit judge in Hawaii, 1967-74;
chief
justice of Hawaii state supreme court, 1983.
Asian/Pacific ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; Phi
Delta Phi; Lambda
Chi Alpha.
Died January
26, 2009 (age 82 years, 82
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Norman K. Lyman (1879-1936) —
of Hawaii.
Born in Hawaii, 1879.
Republican. Member of Hawaii
territorial House of Representatives, 1910-30; Speaker
of Hawaii Territory House of Representatives, 1925-26.
Asian/Pacific ancestry.
Died in 1936
(age about
57 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Masaji Marumoto (1906-1995) —
of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Born in Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii, January
27, 1906.
Son of Tamajiro Marumoto and Matsu (Nakayama) Marumoto.
Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; justice of
Hawaii territorial supreme court, 1956; justice of
Hawaii state supreme court, 1959-60, 1967-70; director, Queen's
Hospital,
Honolulu.
Japanese ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association.
Died February
10, 1995 (age 89 years, 14
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Spark Masayuki Matsunaga (1916-1990) —
also known as Spark M. Matsunaga —
of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Born in Kukuiula, Island of Kauai, Kauai
County, Hawaii, October
8, 1916.
Son of Kingoro Matsunaga and Chiyono (Fukushima) Matsunaga.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of Hawaii
territorial House of Representatives, 1954-59; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Hawaii, 1959; U.S.
Representative from Hawaii, 1963-77 (at-large 1963-71, 1st
District 1971-77); U.S.
Senator from Hawaii, 1977-90; died in office 1990; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Hawaii, 1980.
Episcopalian.
Japanese ancestry. Member, Disabled
American Veterans; Lions; American Bar
Association; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in Toronto, Ontario,
April
15, 1990 (age 73 years, 189
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at National
Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Island of Oahu,
Hawaii.
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Richard M. Matsuura (c.1933-1997) —
also known as Dickie Matsuura —
of Hilo, Island of Hawaii, Hawaii
County, Hawaii.
Born in Waialua, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii, about 1933.
Democrat. Member of Hawaii
state house of representatives, 1983-84; member of Hawaii
state senate, 1985-97; resigned 1997.
Methodist.
Japanese ancestry.
Died, of pancreatic
and liver
cancer, in Hilo, Island of Hawaii, Hawaii
County, Hawaii, May 2,
1997 (age about 64
years).
Cremated.
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Patsy Takemoto Mink (1927-2002) —
also known as Patsy T. Mink; "Patsy
Pink" —
of Waipahu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii; Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Born in Paia, Island of Maui, Maui
County, Hawaii, December
6, 1927.
Democrat. Member of Hawaii
territorial House of Representatives, 1956-58; member of Hawaii
territorial senate, 1958-59; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Hawaii, 1960,
1980,
1996,
2000;
member of Hawaii
state senate, 1962-64; U.S.
Representative from Hawaii, 1965-77, 1990-2002 (at-large 1965-71,
2nd District 1971-77, 1990-2002); died in office 2002; candidate for
Democratic nomination for President, 1972;
candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Hawaii, 1976; candidate in primary for Governor of
Hawaii, 1986; candidate for mayor
of Honolulu, Hawaii, 1988.
Female.
Protestant.
Asian/Pacific ancestry. Member, NAACP; Americans
for Democratic Action.
Died, of pneumonia,
at the Straub Clinic and Hospital,
Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii, September
28, 2002 (age 74 years, 296
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Richard Nishimura —
of Papaikou, Island of Hawaii, Hawaii
County, Hawaii.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Hawaii, 1960.
Asian/Pacific ancestry.
Still living as of 1960.
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Rudolph Pacarro (b. 1927) —
of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Born in Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii, October
6, 1927.
Son of Frank Suan Pacarro and Juliana (Adorna) Pacarro.
Democrat. Real estate
sales; member of Hawaii
state house of representatives 12th District, 1963-66.
Congregationalist.
Filipino ancestry. Member, Lions.
Still living as of 1967.
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Patricia Fukuda Saiki (b. 1930) —
also known as Patricia F. Saiki; Patricia Hatsue
Fukuda —
of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Born in Hilo, Island of Hawaii, Hawaii
County, Hawaii, May 28,
1930.
Republican. School
teacher; business
executive; member of Hawaii
state house of representatives, 1968-74; delegate to
Hawaii state constitutional convention, 1969; member of Hawaii
state senate, 1974-82; U.S.
Representative from Hawaii 1st District, 1987-91; candidate for
U.S.
Senator from Hawaii, 1990; candidate for Governor of
Hawaii, 1994.
Female.
Japanese ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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Thomas Tameichi Sakakihara (b. 1900) —
also known as Thomas T. Sakakihara —
of Hilo, Island of Hawaii, Hawaii
County, Hawaii.
Born in Hilo, Island of Hawaii, Hawaii
County, Hawaii, July 17,
1900.
Son of Shinzo Sakakihara and Hiso (Hagihara) Sakakihara.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Hawaii
territorial House of Representatives, 1932-54; alternate delegate
to Republican National Convention from Hawaii Territory, 1948;
delegate
to Hawaii state constitutional convention, 1950.
Japanese ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Toshio Serizawa —
of Hilo, Island of Hawaii, Hawaii
County, Hawaii.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Hawaii, 1960.
Asian/Pacific ancestry.
Still living as of 1960.
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Matsuo Takabuki —
of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Hawaii
Territory, 1956.
Asian/Pacific ancestry.
Still living as of 1956.
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Tokuichi Takushi —
of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Hawaii, 1960;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Hawaii, 1972.
Asian/Pacific ancestry.
Still living as of 1972.
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Wilfred C. Tsukiyama —
of Hawaii.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Senator from Hawaii, 1959; chief
justice of Hawaii state supreme court, 1959-66.
Japanese ancestry.
Still living as of 1966.
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John T. Ushijima —
of Hilo, Island of Hawaii, Hawaii
County, Hawaii.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Hawaii, 1960.
Asian/Pacific ancestry.
Still living as of 1960.
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John David Waihee III (b. 1946) —
also known as John D. Waihee —
of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Born in Honokaa, Island of Hawaii, Hawaii
County, Hawaii, May 19,
1946.
Democrat. Delegate to
Hawaii state constitutional convention, 1978; member of Hawaii
state house of representatives, 1981-82; Lieutenant
Governor of Hawaii, 1983-86; Governor of
Hawaii, 1986-94; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Hawaii, 1996,
2004,
2008;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Hawaii, 2004.
Christian.
Asian/Pacific ancestry. Member, Lions.
Still living as of 2009.
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Herman John Wedemeyer (1924-1999) —
also known as Herman Wedemeyer; "Squirmin'
Herman"; "Hula Hips"; "The
Hula-Hipped Hawaiian"; "The Hawaiian
Hurricane"; "The Hawaiian
Centipede" —
of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Born near Hilo, Island of Hawaii, Hawaii
County, Hawaii, May 20,
1924.
College football star; elected to the National Football Foundation
College Hall of
Fame and the Hawaii Sports Hall of
Fame; played pro football
for the Los Angeles Dons and the Baltimore Colts in 1948-49; played
pro baseball
for the Salt Lake City Bees (farm team for the San Francisco Seals)
in 1950; member of Hawaii
state house of representatives, 1971-74; as an actor,
he was a regular on the television
series "Hawaii Five-O," playing the role of Duke Lakela, 1971-80.
Hawaiian, German, Irish, English,
Chinese, French,
and Tahitan ancestry.
Died, of complications from a heart
attack, at Queens Hospital,
Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii, January
25, 1999 (age 74 years, 250
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered.
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Mamoru Yamasaki —
of Wailuku, Island of Maui, Maui
County, Hawaii.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Hawaii, 1960.
Asian/Pacific ancestry.
Still living as of 1960.
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Andy Yamashiro —
of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Hawaii Territory, 1932.
Asian/Pacific ancestry.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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