Background
Okinaga, Sam was born on November 26, 1926 in Honolulu. Son of Sohei and Hatsu (Kakimoto) Okinaga.
Okinaga, Sam was born on November 26, 1926 in Honolulu. Son of Sohei and Hatsu (Kakimoto) Okinaga.
Bachelor, University Hawaii, 1949. Postgraduate, University Indiana, 1969—1971.
Assistant to public Rural Oahu Reporter, 1949—1950. Office manager Engineering Equipment Company, 1950—1953. Chairman board, director State Savings & Loan Association, Honolulu, 1953—1984.
President, director MGS Hawaii Corporation, since 1984, CTE Hawaii Corporation, since 1984. Vice president JSO Hawaii Corporation, since 1984. Chairman management committee Mid-Pacific television Associates.
President Ten-Tel Associates, Inc., Honolulu. Board directors Servco Pacific Inc.
President Hawaii council Camp Fire Girls, Inc., 1962. President Friends of Library., 1974, Council Social Agencies, 1966. Trustee University Hawaii Foundation, 1973—1980.
Active Hawaii Bicentennial Commission, 1974—1976, Hawaii State Council of Revenues, since 1984. Treasurer United States Senator Spark Matsunaga Campaign Committee, since 1972. Board directors Kuakini Hospital, 1966—1968.
Member of United States League Savings Association (board directors 1976-1979), American Savings and Loan Institute (president), Savings and Loan Controllers, Savings and Loan League Hawaii 1973-1974, Honolulu Japanese Junior Chamber of C. 1959-1960.
Married Genevieve N. Takemoto, August 20, 1949. Children: Garner, Mia.