Annual Puna District Interfaith Memorial Day Observance

Saturday, May 27, 2023 at 10:00am
Puna Hongwanji Mission
16-492 Old Volcano Rd
Free

Join us for our 76th year of honoring and remembering those from the Puna District that have gave the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom today.

Our guest speaker will be Lieutenant Colonel Kevin Cronin the Pōhakuloa Training Area Commander.

We honor and remember these Puna District residents that were killed in action:

World War II (Stanley Cabral; Yuzo Hayashida; John Hernandez; Seiji Higa; Isamu Kanetani; Yutaka Kawamoto; Morio Mizumoto; Frank Mugihira; Shoichi Nakahara; Tadao Nakamura; Mitsuru Ochiai; Eishin Oshiro; Seikichi Oshiro; Kazumi Tsutsui; and Alfred Veriato).

Korean Conflict (David Aspili; Julio Figueroa; Yoshimi Fukumoto; Isaac K. Hale; Koichi Moriwaki; Wilson Park; and Paul K. Ura).

Vietnam Conflict (Moses I. Kuahiwinui Jr.; George G. Luis; Gilbert Olivar; Hayward K. Peleiholani; and George S. Salema).

Iraq-Afghanistan Conflict (Ray M. Furhmann II and Kirk Takeshi Fuchigami Jr).

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