HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.R. NO.

156

TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE, 2017

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 

 

 

 

 


HOUSE RESOLUTION

 

 

commendation of yukio yoshikawa and mckinley car wash.

 

 

 


     WHEREAS, the people of Hawaii are honored to recognize Yukio Yoshikawa for his contribution to our small business community by providing jobs for a multi-ethnic labor force and quality car wash service for over 50 years at McKinley Car Wash on Kapiolani Blvd; and

 

     WHEREAS, Yukio Yoshikawa was born in Waianae, Oahu on April 25, 1925 and will turn 92 years young this year, graduated from McKinley High School, Class of 1943, married his wife Lillian on December 7, 1958 and raised a family of two sons, two daughters and four grandchildren; and

 

     WHEREAS, Yukio Yoshikawa at age 22 founded McKinley Motor Service with his three brothers, Tsuneo, Hiro, and Sueo in 1947, purchased the current site of the iconic McKinley Car Wash in 1963, and began operations in June 1964 with just eight employees which has now grown to over 70 employees from Samoa, Micronesia, Vietnam, and Korea; and

 

     WHEREAS, Yukio Yoshikawa at age 91 still works 12 hours a day at McKinley Car Wash and attributes the success of his business to providing the best service at all times; and his secret to a long and happy life is having an active lifestyle with exercise, eating healthy and remembering the phrase, “You eat to live, not live to eat”; and

 

     WHEREAS, Yukio Yoshikawa advises young people to study hard and get the best education possible while being honest and friendly; to surround oneself with good, trustworthy friends; and to always do one’s best and not to be afraid of hard work; now, therefore,

 

     BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Twenty-ninth Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2017, that this body hereby commends and congratulates Yukio Yoshikawa for his decades of service to our small business community and the motoring public of Hawaii, and wishes him a Happy 92nd Birthday and continued success for many years to come.

 

 

 

 

 

OFFERED BY:

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Report Title: 

Honoring Yukio Yoshikawa