every conceivable position that required high technology and skill. The Democratic dominance of 1954 was the climactic result of this educational background that the then-Governor of Hawaii, John A. Burns, first caucused with the politically motivated veterans to formulate the future political arena which helped carve a niche for the AJAs in every facet of life.
DeRussy Armory on September 28 at 5:30 p.m. Among the 500 attendees were Governor William F. Quinn, who served as guest speaker, Mayor Neal Blaisdell, and Representative John A. Burns. The memorial marker was unveiled by Kuroda’s father, Toyoichi Kuroda. Also present were Stanley M. Watanabe, 442nd Veterans Club President, Chaplain Hiro Higuchi (H Company), H
serving as the Post’s Vice President, he participated with other officers in a traditional “mortgage burning” ceremony in 1969. Above: left to right, Joe Sakato, Rupert Arai, John Noguchi, John Oya (photo by Tom Masamori) On February 28, 1969, Rupert Yukio Arai was seriously injured in an automobile accident, subsequently dying on April 17.
practice in 1951. He also served as Chairman of the Labor and Industrial Relations Appeal Board, prior to becoming Deputy Attorney General of Hawaii. In 1974, Governor John A. Burns appointed him a Circuit Court Judge. After he retired in 1984, the soft-spoken judge said he felt uneasy after he ruled against someone. But a look
discharged Territorial Guard volunteered for labor service under the guidance of the US Army. By your own will and with the help of community leaders such as John A. Burns, School Superintendent, Oren E. Long, McKinley High School Principal, Miles E. Carey, University of Hawai’i Board of Regents, and Charles R. Hemenway, Chairman of the University
guidance of his mentor and friend, Hung Wai Ching, Herbert began a career in real estate. He was later appointed to the Real Estate Commission by Governor John A. Burns, serving as Chairman, and then as a commission member. Hung Wai also introduced him to Suzanne Shizue Kobatake, from Lahaina, Maui. Sue, as she was known,
Koloa, Kauai, Territory of Hawaii. He was one of four sons and one daughter of Chimei and Ushie (Yakabi) Oyasato. His siblings were: George Chisei, Thomas Tomohiro, John Chiyoshi, and sister Aiko. Father Chinei arrived in 1903 from Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, and worked as a salesman in a retail store. Mother Ushie arrived from
bridges and operating the rock crusher up at Kolekole Pass. In late December 1942, the same Hung Wai Ching was asked to escort Asst. Secretary of Defense John J. McCloy on an inspection tour of Oahu’s defenses. Hung Wai made certain that Secretary McCloy would witness the VVV Quarry Gang cracking rocks and operating
