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The Hawaii Karate Seinenkai salutes the many Karateka who have come to Hawaii since the turn of the century (1900) to help establish and spread the art. Hawaii's own Karateka also deserve recognition for their contributions to the art, as do their students, families and supporters. We are what we are because of all of them!The Hawaii Karate Seinenkai salutes (in alphabetical order):
- Shuichi Agena, 1911 - 2001.
- Kiyoshi Aihara, 1932.
- Chonin Sanra Arakaki, 1894 - 1975.
- Heizo Arakaki, 1915 - 1979.
- Sadao Arakaki, 1895 - 1981.
- Tomu Arakawa, 1925 - 1997.
- Tetsuhiko Asai, 1935.
- Sadao Asato, 1899 - 1987.
- Taru Azama, 1900? - 1945?.
- Takamasa Bingo, 1926 - 2003.
- Joseph A. Bunch, 1938.
- George Chang, 1925 - 2003.
- Tsuyoshi Chitose, 1898 - 1984.
- Peter Choo, 1926 - 1997.
- William K. S. Chow, 1914 - 1987.
- Lee Donohue, Sr., 1942.
- Simeon Eli, 1912 - 1971.
- Adriano Emperado, 1926.
- Feliciano "Kimo" Ferreira, 1949.
- Kenneth Funakoshi, 1938.
- Taro Ginoza, 1889 - 1964.
- Bruce Haines, 1934.
- Watoku Higa, 1888 - 1986.
- Zenko Heshiki, 1938.
- Shintei Higa, 1897 - 1994.
- Tsutao ("Rubberman") Higami (1896 - 1972).
- Morio Higaonna, 1938.
- Kamesuke Higashionna, 1904 - 1968?
- Kiyohisa Hirano, 1938 - 2009.
- Winfred E. S. Ho, Sr., 1927.
- Joe Holck, 1926.
- Robert Igarashi, 1914 - 2004.
- Takeji Inaba, 1929.
- G. Hisae Ishii-Chang, 1949.
- Kanki Izumigawa, 1908 - 1969.
- Hirokazu Kanazawa, 1931.
- Kenwa Kanna, 1877 - 1950.
- Kitaro Kawakami, 1895 - 1950.
- Kitatsu "Kanshun" Kawamae, 1897 - ?.
- Arthur Keawe, 1902 - 1979.
- Richard Kim, 1917 - 2001.
- Chinzen Kinjo, 1873 - 1962.
- Chinyei Kinjo, 1899 - 1987.
- Kame (Ritaro) Kinjo, 1869 - 1933.
- Chokei Kishaba, 1929 - 2000.
- Ishun Kishimoto, 1905 - 1981.
- Kiyoshi Kiyabu, 1912 - 2005.
- Mitsugi Kobayashi, 1923.
- Chuzo Kotaka, 1943.
- Alan Lee, 1949.
- Bobby Lowe, 1929.
- Shimpo Matayoshi, 1922 - 1997.
- Patrick McCarthy, 1954.
- James Mitose, 1916 - 1981.
- Chojun Miyagi, 1888 - 1953.
- Jimmy Miyaji, 1928.
- Thomas Shigeru Miyashiro, 1915 - 1977.
- Masataka Mori, 1932.
- Seio Morikone, 1881 - 1977.
- Pat Morita, 1932.
- Tommy Morita, 1919 - 2000.
- Choki Motobu, 1871 - 1944.
- Chosei Motobu, 1925.
- Kenneth Murakami, 1932 - 1992.
- Wayne Muromoto, 1954.
- Mizuho Mutsu, 1898 - 1970.
- Fumio Nagaishi, 1926.
- Shoshin Nagamine, 1907 - 1996.
- Tokushin Nakamoto, 1924 - 2010.
- Shigenobu Nakano, about 1926.
- Jiro Nakamura, 1917? - unknown.
- Seigi Nakamura, 1924 - 1999.
- Pat Nakata, 1944.
- Walter Nishioka, 1932.
- Hidetaka Nishiyama, 1928.
- Yukio Noguchi, 1927 - 1998.
- Akio Nozoe, 1926 - 1987.
- Seikichi Odo, 1926 - 2002.
- Hironori Ohtsuka, 1892 - 1982.
- Henry Seishiro Okazaki, 1890 - 1951.
- Frank Ordonez, 1926.
- Paul Ortino, Jr., 1954.
- Masaichi Oshiro, 1926.
- Toshihiro Oshiro, 1949.
- Masutatsu ("Mas") Oyama, 1923 - 1994.
- George "Big Boy" Oyasato, 1920 - 2000.
- Edmund Parker, 1931 - 1990.
- William H. Rabacal, 1925 - 1998.
- Del Saito, 1948.
- Oki Shikina, 1904 - 1983.
- Rodney Sadao Shimabukuro, 1948.
- Carlton S. Shimomi, 1933 - 2002.
- Katsuhiko Shinzato, 1939.
- Koto Shiroma, 1904 - 1998.
- Tatsuo Suzuki, 1928.
- Kizo Teruya, 1896 - 1980.
- Marino Tiwanak, 1927 - 1998.
- Tetsuo Toyama, 1882 - 1971.
- Anthony "Tony" Troche, 1929.
- Clarice Tsuchiya-Hirano, 1944 - 2003.
- Seishin Uehara, 1901 - 1956.
- Dr. Ryoon Uesato, 1883 - 1979.
- Seiichi Urasaki, 1884 - 1966.
- Ansei Uyeshiro, 1912 - 2001.
- Kentsu Yabu, 1863 - 1937.
- Gogen Yamaguchi, 1909 - 1989.
- Paul Yamaguchi, 1925.
- Sadao Yoshioka, 1922 - 1990.
- Richard C. Kai Young, 1937.
- Thomas S. H. Young, 1915 - 1995.
The spirit of Karate is the Aloha spirit
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