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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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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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Louis B. Blissard (1913-1998) —
of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Born in Port Norris, Cumberland
County, N.J., July 15,
1913.
Son of David Corson Blissard and Bertha Mae (Haines) Blissard.
Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; lawyer; real estate
developer; U.S.
Attorney for Hawaii, 1954-61.
Protestant. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Jesters;
Phi
Delta Phi.
Died May 12,
1998 (age 84 years, 301
days).
Interment at National
Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Island of Oahu,
Hawaii.
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Edward Espenett Case (b. 1952) —
also known as Ed Case —
of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Born in Hilo, Island of Hawaii, Hawaii
County, Hawaii, September
27, 1952.
Democrat. Lawyer;
staff member for U.S. Rep. Spark
M. Matsunaga, 1975-77; member of Hawaii
state house of representatives, 1994-2002; candidate in primary
for Governor of
Hawaii, 2002; U.S.
Representative from Hawaii 2nd District, 2002-07; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Hawaii, 2004;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Hawaii, 2006.
Protestant.
Still living as of 2009.
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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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