1923, in Waialua, Oahu, Territory of Hawaii. He was one of eight sons of Genzo and Kazu (Tsukada) Kameda. His brothers were: Satoru, Tadashi, Mitsuo, Shigeo, Toshio, Akio, and Kazumi. Genzo and Kazu arrived from Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan, in 1899 and 1906, respectively. Genzo worked for Waialua Agriculture Company. He started as a field