Hilo Merchant, Michael Tokunaga was named Hawaii’s SBA Business Person of the Year. Tokunaga is the third generation owner of S. Tokunaga Store which sells fishing, hunting and outdoor supplies. And I am proud to say that I am a patron of his store. Let’s just say that he has the widest selection of diving equipment in town and his gear helps me catch a few lobsters from time to time. Where exactly do I dive for them? Well that’s my little secret.
Anyway, Tokunaga will be representing Hawaii in Washington D.C. at a big SBA event in May. Tokunaga is the son of Ethel and Earl Tokunaga. Ethel, his mother, ran the store after his grandfather retired. I also remember seeing Earl at the store from time to time too. Back in the day, I remember hearing stories from Earl about his exploits in bowling. From what I recall, he was quite the bowler. In fact, I believe that he bowled 300 a number of times. To someone like me who struggles to break 80 in a round of bowling that is impressive indeed.
Photo is from the Pacific Business News website where I spotted the original article.