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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, the Senate concurring, 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 Concurrent 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:	_____________________________

Report Title:

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

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	H.C.R. NO.	71
THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2022
STATE OF HAWAII