in the war: Yoshio Iwamasa and Roy Sueichi Inkyo. Those honored for their service were Yutaka Nakashima, Roy T. Hiraoka, Tadashi Umamoto, William Moku, Jacob Kupakaa, and Waichi Hiraoka. Masao’s brother Takeo Iwamasa was the general chairman of the event. In July 1948, Masao and his younger brother Matsuto returned to the Big Island for