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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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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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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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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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