Background
Hirai, Wallace Azusa was born on January 1, 1929 in Makawao, Maui, Hawaii, United States. Son of Katsutoshi and Miyuki (Honda) Hirai.
Hirai, Wallace Azusa was born on January 1, 1929 in Makawao, Maui, Hawaii, United States. Son of Katsutoshi and Miyuki (Honda) Hirai.
Student, University Hawaii, 1946—1947. Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Iowa State University, 1951. Master of Business Administration, University Hawaii, 1979.
Designer Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, California, 1952. Sugar technical trainee Hawaiian Sugar Planters Association, Honolulu, Wailuku, 1954—1956. Project engineer Wailuku Sugar Company, 1956—1958.
Process engineer Hilo Sugar Company, Hawaii, 1958, Terminal Steel Company, Honolulu, 1959—1962. Mechanical engineer City & County Honolulu Sewer Department, 1962. Chief design engineer C Brewer & Company, Hilo, 1963—1971.
President, manager Western Australia Hirai & Associates Inc., since 1972. Chairman Hawaii County Energy Self Sufficiency Committee, Hawaii County Plumbing Code Review Committee, Hawaii County 208 Plan Advisory Committee, Hawaii County Underground Injection Control Advisory Committee. 1st lieutenant Civil Engineering United States Army, 1952-1954, Republic of Korea.
Member of National Society of Professional Engineers, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Hawaii Society Professional Engineers (president 1982-1983), Japanese Chamber of Commerce & Industry Hawaii, Hawaii Island Chamber of Commerce.
Married Mae Michiyo Iga Hirai, December 27, 1951. Children: Allen Kazuo, Michael Katsumi.