HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.R. NO.

64

THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2022

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 

 

 

 

 

HOUSE RESOLUTION

 

 

URGING THE SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION TO REQUEST THE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO HONOR MCKINLEY HIGH SCHOOL'S 132 FALLEN SOLDIERS BY SAFEGUARDING AND PRESERVING THE NAME of MCKINLEY HIGH SCHOOL.

 

 

 


     WHEREAS, established in 1865 as Fort Street English Day School, McKinley High School is one of the oldest secondary schools in the Hawaiian islands; and

 

     WHEREAS, McKinley High School has a long history of producing leaders and forerunners for Hawaii that has contributed to the growth and success of the State and the nation; and

 

     WHEREAS, the Second World War proved to be a challenge for the students and alumni of McKinley High School, as many were called for duty in service to their country to do their part in the nation's war effort; and

 

     WHEREAS, it is essential to pay tribute and safeguard the name of McKinley High School, to honor McKinley High School's 132 Fallen Soldiers, who valiantly served our nation with resolution and moral rectitude:

 

          Amakawa, Nobuo

 

          Arakaki, William Hideo

 

          Arakawa, James Yasushi

 

          Asai, Ralph Yukio

 

          Cardoza, Isaac

 

          Chu, Richard But Ho

 

          Davis, George Fleming

 

          Doi, Haruo

 

          Ebata, Ted Tetsu

 

          Eji, William Kazuhiko

 

          Eki, George

 

          Fujinaka, Noboru

 

          Fukuhara, Herbert Masuo (Joe)

 

          Furukido, Kenneth Kenzo

 

          Goo, Richard Tin Kee

 

          Goo, William Lee Yew

 

          Goshikoma, Ralph Masoe

 

          Hamanaka, Fred Yeiso

 

          Harada, Charles Kiyoshi

 

          Hashimoto, Denis Masato

 

          Hatanaka, Masao

 

          Hayama, Makoto

 

          Hayashi, Donald Shiro

 

          Higa, Toshio

 

          Higa, Yeiko

 

          Hirahara, Tomosu

 

          Hiramatsu, Kazuo Lawrence

 

          Hirata, Gerome Mitsuo

 

          Ho, William Ah On

 

          Honda, Richard Minoru

 

          Ichimura, Kenichi

 

          Ide, Edward Yukio

 

          Iguchi, Kiyoshi

 

          Iida, Martin Minoru

 

          Ikeda, George Tsuyoshi

 

          Inoue, Minoru

 

          Irie, Masaji

 

          Jichaku, Thomas Munemasa

 

          Kagawa, Yasuo

 

          Kagihara, James Junichi

 

          Kaiura, Richard Kiyoshi

 

          Kam, Henry Hon

 

          Kanaya, Walter Etsutoshi

 

          Kanda, Takezo

 

          Kawamoto, Haruo

 

          Kawata, Albert Goro

 

          Kaya, Stephen Mitsugi

 

          Kimura, Matsuichi

 

          Kimura, Paul, Jr.

 

          Kiyabu, Ronald Shigeo

 

          Kiyota, Edward Yorio

 

          Koizumi, Hayato

 

          Komatsu, Katsuto

 

          Kong, Wah Kau

 

          Kotsubo, Seichi

 

          Kubo, Yoshio

 

          Kubokawa, James Kiyoshi

 

          Kuroda, Ichiji Herbert

 

          Kutara, Masaji Howard

 

          Kuwada, Joseph Takeo

 

          Lee, George Say Hoon

 

          Leese, William R.

 

          Leong, Hon Sun

 

          Mana, James Seiso

 

          Mashita, Masatomo

 

          Matsumoto, Dick Yoshio

 

          Mekata, Thomas Tsutomu (Durham)

 

          Minatodani, Isamu

 

          Miyagi, Masayoshi

 

          Miyamoto, James Hideo

 

          Mizumoto, Larry Tamotsu

 

          Morisaki, Harold Hisao

 

          Motokane, Wilfred Masao

 

          Motoyama, Susumu

 

          Murakami, Isamu

 

          Muramoto, Masaru

 

          Murashige, Richard Kano

 

          Murata, Robert Shigeru

 

          Nagaji, Grover Kazutomi

 

          Nakamura, Henry Yoshio (Hank)

 

          Nakauye, Donald Takashi

 

          Nishimura, Wilfred Katsuyuki (Kats)

 

          Nishitani, Chieto

 

          Nishitani, Taro

 

          Nozawa, Alfred Shizuo

 

          Numa, Toshio

 

          Ogata, Masaru

 

          Ogata, Masayoshi

 

          Ogomori, Yoshio W.

 

          Okamoto, Mitsumi Donald

 

          Okamoto, Ralph Sueo

 

          Okimoto, Richard Masao

 

          Okumura, Toyokazu

 

          Otaguro, Tadashi

 

          Oyakawa, Francis Keiichi

 

          Ozaki, Robert Yukio

 

          Park, John Y.

 

          Rasmussen, Douglas Gilbert

 

          Sahara, Atsuo

 

          Sakai, Richard Motoji

 

          Sakamoto, Uichi (Willie)

 

          Shikiya, Ted Takao

 

          Shimizu, Gordon Satoru

 

          Shiyama, Henry Masayuki (Lead)

 

          Sogi, Masaru

 

          Sugiyama, Itsuo

 

          Suzuki, Takashi

 

          Takata, Joseph Shigeo

 

          Takeba, Masaharu

 

          Takubo, Kenji

 

          Tamanaha, Kunio Douglas

 

          Tamura, Toyoshi

 

          Tanaka, Keichi

 

          Tanimoto, Larry Tadayuki

 

          Tanimoto, Yukio E.

 

          Terada, Henry Mamoru

 

          Teramae, Ted Akira

 

          Teruya, Herman Takeyoshi

 

          Teruya, Kenkichi Kenneth

 

          Tokushima, Patrick Mitsuru

 

          Tokuyama, Minoru

 

          Tom, Volt Hung

 

          Toma, Tsugiyasu

 

          Tomikawa, Calvin Tetsuo

 

          Uyeno, Theodore Toshiyuki

 

          Wasada, Kenneth Yoshikazu

 

          Watanabe, Hiroshi

 

          Yamada, Raymond Tsukasa

 

          Yamamoto, Masaru

 

          Yamanaga, Thomas Isamu

 

          Yamashita, Kazuo (Red)

 

          Yonamine, Hideo (Fuku)

 

          Young, Harold W. L.

 

          Young, Henry Kwai Wa; and

 

     WHEREAS, the strong will and distinction displayed by the soldiers of McKinley High School will never be forgotten, but the efforts of the students of McKinley High School, who at the time provided economic support with two war bond drives to purchase over $200,000 in bonds and stamps and then raised another $333,000 to purchase a B-24 Liberator bomber, named Madame Pele, for the United States Air Force, will always be remembered; and

 

     WHEREAS, from a cultural heritage standpoint, it's the State's duty and obligation to honor the legacy of the school that had educated and instilled the traditions and pride into all students and alumni, and especially to the men who volunteered and enlisted as soldiers to the war efforts of World War II; and

 

     WHEREAS, the name McKinley High School will memorialize these remains, many of whom are laid to rest at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific overlooking McKinley High School, and for those who were buried on foreign land and never returned home; now, therefore,

 

     BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Thirty-first Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2022, that the Superintendent Education is emphatically urged to request the Board of Education to preserve the name of McKinley High School and its rich history to honor the legacy of its alumni, the "Greatest Generation", for their loyal service and ultimate sacrifice during World War II; and

 

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Resolution be transmitted to the Hawaii's Congressional delegation, Governor, Chairperson of the Board of Education, Superintendent of Education, Kaimuki-McKinley-Roosevelt Complex Area Superintendent, and President of the McKinley High School Foundation.

 

 

 

 

OFFERED BY:

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Report Title: 

Superintendent of Education; Board of Education; McKinley High School; World War II