The Hawaii Karate Seinenkai has profiles of many of Hawaii's Karate pioneers, including (in alphabetical order):
Hawaii has an important place in the history of Karate. Please visit the Hawaii Karate Seinenkai and Hawaii Karate Museum websites for more information.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. Tsuyoshi Chitose, 1898 - 1984. William K. S. Chow, 1914 - 1987. Lee Donohue, Sr., 1942. Simeon Eli, 1912 - 1971. Feliciano "Kimo" Ferreira, 1949. Kenneth Funakoshi, 1938. Taro Ginoza, 1889 - 1964. Bruce Haines, 1934. Hawaii Karate Kodanshakai, 1984. 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. Winfred E. S. Ho, Sr., 1927. 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 - ? Richard Kim, 1917 - 2001. Chinzen Kinjo, 1873 - 1962. Chinyei Kinjo, 1899 - 1987. Chokei Kishaba, 1931 - 2000. Ishun Kishimoto, 1905 - 1981. Kiyoshi Kiyabu, 1912 - 2005. Mitsugi Kobayashi, 1923. 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. Shigenobu Nakano, about 1926. 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. 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. Oki Shikina, 1904 - 1983. Rodney Sadao Shimabukuro, 1948. Carlton S. Shimomi, 1933 - 2002. Katsuhiko Shinzato, 1939. Koto Shiroma, 1904 - 1998. Tatsuo Suzuki, 1928. 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.
Respectfully,
Charles C. Goodin