GLOSSARY

The following words and phrases are non-English terms. Non-English is here defmed as any lexical item not found in Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary (Springfield, Mass.: Merriam Webster Inc., 1986).

The language family of each word or phrase is indicated by a letter or letters in parentheses:

(C) (H) (HCE) (J)

Chinese Hawaiian Hawai'i Creole English Japanese

References for the definitions used in this glossary include: Koh Masuda, ed., Kenkyilsha' s New Japanese-English Dictionary, 4th ed. (Tokyo: KenkyUsha, Ltd., 1974) and Mary Pukui and Samuel Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, rev. and exp. ed. (Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press, 1986).

In some instances, the spellings and definitions were provided by Center for Oral History staff or the interviewee. Such items are asterisked.

The following definitions apply to the lexical items as they appear in the context of the transcript.

A-1

akamai (H) smart, clever, expert

benshi (J) a film interpreter

-chan (J) term of address suffix usually applied to children, relatives, and close acquaintances*

char siu (C) slightly sweet roast pork* chihO-jin kai (J) locality club of people from

the same ancestral district* crack seed (HCE) Chinese preserved seeds*

dashi (J) broth; soup stock

'Ewa (H) place name west of Honolulu, used as the west direction term

furo (J) bath, public bath

go (J) national board game of Japan goza (J) mat gun (J) district

Haole (H) Caucasian ho'olaule'a (H) celebration

kaizen (J) improvement; betterment kama'iiina (H) one born in a place; (HCE)

Caucasian who is a longtime Hawai'i resident*

kamaboko O)f~hcake kanji (J) Chinese characters used in Japanese

writing Kanno :.ama (J) Goddess of Mercy ken (J) prefecture; district kendO (J) Japanese fencing kome-ya (J) rice store; rice dealer konbu (J) kelp kotonk (HCE) Mainland-born Japanese person* kuleana (H) responsibility, concern

liinai (H) porch, veranda, balcony

makai (H) toward the sea manini (H) stingy; (HCE) small* mauka (H) toward the upland or mountain

A-2

negi (J) onion chives

o-furo (J) See furo o-kotsu (J) ashes; remains o-cha (J) tea omiya-mairi (J) visit a Shinto shrine

pali (H) cliff; steep hill

-san (J) Mr., Mrs., Ms. shinnen enkai (J) New Year's party shOyu (J) soy sauce shilshin (J) morals; ethics soba (J) buckwheat noodles stink eye (HCE) to give a dirty look*

talk stink (HCE) malicious gossip* tamago (J) egg tanomoshi (J) mutual financing association

udon (J) thick wheat noodles

wonton min (C) potsticker and noodle soup*

zabuton (J) floor cushion

Antebi, Joe, 82, 83, 89 Aoki, Daniel T., 101 Ariyoshi, George R., 28, 147, 156, 167, 187,

232, 233, 234, 235 Atomic bomb, 49, 63-65, 67, 70-72, 76-78.

See also MIT Atomic Energy Commission, 64

Brown, Stuart M., 132-33 Burns, John A., 28, 97, 112, 124, 131, 140,

164, 173 and East-West Center, 186 as governor of Hawai'i, 80-81, 100-101 relationship with Oeveland, Harlan, 134.

See also Oeveland, Harlan relationship with Matsuda, Fujio, 93-95,

117-18, 129-30. See also Matsuda, Fujio

Campbell Estate, 106 Carlsmith, Merrill L., 104 Ching, Donald, 173-74 Chu, Arthur N.L., 82 Cleveland, Harlan, 128, 130-34, 135, 136, 139,

144, 148, 152, 155, 159, 161-62, 171, 177, 183,185,190,208,209,232

Cold War, 78 Community colleges, 144

articulation to University of Hawai'i, 143, 145, 148, 176-77

See also University of Hawai'i (UH) Computers, 67--68. See also University of

Hawai'i Craven, John, 115

Department of Defense, 64, 72, 73 Department of Transportation (DOT),

Hawai'i State airports, 97-100, 102-103; reef runway,

119-20 alternative transportation, 111, 112, 114,

127 harbors, 103-107 highways, 107-116; H-1 Freeway, 107-108,

128; H-2 Freeway, 113, 114, 128; H-3 Freeway, 108-14, 122-23, 124, 128, 129

INDEX

B-1

reorganization (poststatehood), 96-97 See also Matsuda, Fujio

Dillingham, Lowell, 104 Dillingham Land Corporation, 104, 105, 106 Durham, Paul, 202

East-West Center, 184-88 English-standard school. See Roosevelt High

School

Field Artillery Observation Battalion, 42-45 442nd Regimental Combat Team, 27, 33, 39,

49-50, 94, 140 522nd Field Artillery Battalion, 43 as postwar college students, 54 232nd Combat Engineer Company, 40-43,

94 See also 100th Infantry Battalion

GI Bill of Rights, 51-53, 60, 62, 64, 70, 96 Gill, Thomas P., 173 Gorter, Wyue, 139,161,162,226

Hamilton, Thomas, 144, 152, 157, 210 Hawai 'i Government Employees Association.

See University of Hawai'i: unions Hawai'i Natural Energy Institute (HNEI),

194-95 Hawaiian Pineapple Co., Ltd., 32-33 Hawaiian Tuna Packers, Ltd., 3, 8-9 Hayashida, Kazu, 87, 127 Hirata,Ed,87 Hluboky,Frank,23, 55 Ho, Stuart, 128 Hoag, John A., 146 Holly, Myles J., 66 Holmes, Wilfred Jaspar, 83-84, 88, 89, 95

Inouye, Daniel K., 29, 94, 115

Japanese in Kaka'ako, 5-8 in Mainland, 40-41 as professionals, 80 See also 442nd Regimental Combat Team;

1 OOth Infantry Battalion

Kaka'ako, 2-6 ethnic makeup, 5-8 social activities, 6 See also Japai;lese

Kaka'ako ChihO-jin Kai, &-7 JCelly,John, 119,120 IGm, Dewey, 172 JCosaki, Richard H., 28, 29, 131-32, 136, 151,

152, 162, 172

Language English, 4-5 Japanese, 18-20 pidgin English, 5

Long.~ood. 150,182,184,188,228

~cClain,Leo,57-58,62, 81 Matsuda, Amy Saiki (wife), 69-70, 95-96 Matsuda, Fujio

childhood, 2-25_ as DOT director, 93-95; politics 80-81, 92,

93, 99, 100, 101, 118, 124, 127, 138, 151, 233. See also Department of Transportation

early aspirations, 21 early jobs, 18, 32-33 education: informal, 18-19; Japanese­

language school, 19-20, 3~31; McKinley High School, 22-24, 2&-30, 47; parents' influence, 20; Pohukaina School, 8, 22, 47; postsecondary, 20, 21, 48, 51-72; Washington Intermediate School, 22-23. See also MIT, Rose Polytechnic Institute, University of Hawai'i

as engineer, 53, 69, 79-80, 88, 91-92 family: children, 69-70; grandfather, 3;

parents, 17, 39, 50; privileged son status, 2~21; sisters, 12, 14, 17-18. See also Matsuda, Amy Saiki; Matsuda, Shimo Iwasaki; Matsuda, Yoshio

family saimin business, 8-18, 34-35, 37 kendO, 19, 24-25 as MIT student, 62-71 nickname, 34 as professor, 74, 78, 85-87 relationship with Burns, John A. See Burns,

John A. religion, 7

B-2

as researcher, 72-73, 78. See also MIT; University of Hawai 'i; University of illinois

ROTC [Reserve Officers' Training Corps], 26

school politics, 24 socioeconomic status, 5, 7 as UH department chair, 81-82, 88-89 as UH president: centralization, 149; goals,

153-55; politics, 151-53, 154, 15&-57, 164,173,177,185,200,219,220,228, 233-35; reflection on presidency, 22&-36; relationship with legislature, 164-72; resignation, 22&-27; selection process, 134-39. See also University of Hawai'i

as UH student, 23, 53-56 as UH vice president, 128, 129, 13~31 World War II: reaction to, 38-39; as soldier

and officer, 39-51. See also World War II

Matsuda, Shimo Iwasaki (mother), 3, 5, 8-9 Matsuda, Yoshio (father), 3-4, 6 MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology),

48, 62, 73, 81, 86, 138 experiments and research, 63-69, 71-72, 78

Miyataki, Glenn, 172 Mortimer, Kenneth P., 155, 178, 188

Nagel, Ray, 202 NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic

Association), 203, 205, 206 Newmark, Nate, 73 Nuclear bomb testing, 63-64, 65-66, 71,

7&-78. See also Atomic bomb, MIT

Odo, Franklin S., 189 lOOth Infantry Battalion, 48-50, 94. See also

442nd Regimental Combat Team O'Neil, Bruce, 203, 205 Ossipoff, Vladimir, 99-100

Park & Yee, 79, 88. See also Yee, A1 PICHrR (Pacific International Center for High

Technology Research), 194-95 Plantation-based society, 50 Price, lAuly, 139, 141, 159, 161-62, 164

Roosevelt High School, 28

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. See Rose Polytechnic Institute

Rose Polytechnic Institute, 23, 48, 56, 81, 86 athletics, 59, 163 description, 59-60

Save Our Surf, 119, 147 Shimabukuro, Roy, 92. See also Shimazu,

Matsuda & Shimabukuro Shim.azu, Don, 43, 56, 88, 92. See also

Shim.azu, Matsuda & Shimabukuro Shim.azu, Matsuda & Shimabukuro (SMS), 88,

91-92, 94 Simone, Albert J., 155, 178, 183, 188, 209,

230-31,233-34,235 Stanford Research Institute (SRI), 78 Statehood, 93

Takabuki, Matsuo, 94 Talbot Laboratory. See University of illinois Tokunaga.~e. 101

United Public Workers, 138 University of Hawai 'i (UH)

aWnllrlstration, 148-50, 175-84 admissions, 201-202, 222-23 athletics, 202-207. See also Price, Larry autonomy, 156, 157-58 Board of Regents, 144, 185; budgeting

process, 155-56, 170, 171, 180-81; governance philosophy, 144, 146-47; micromanagement, 139, 159-64; relationship with Matsuda, Fujio, 151, 184. See also East-West Center

budget, 145, 155-56 College of Engineering, 85-88 College Hill, 208-210 computer system, 178-80 endowments. See University of Hawai'i

Foundation Engineering Experiment Station, 83, 89, 90 faculty, 142; research, 81-83, 89; service,

87, 89-91; standards for advancement, 215-20; teaching load, 81, 89. See also University of Hawai 'i: unions

graduate education, 143 local vs. nonlocal issues, 136, 139-41, 142,

161, 162, 168, 185

B-3

mission and purpose, 140-42, 148, 164-66, 174-75

professional schools, 199-201 programs, 174-75, 188-89 racial discrimination, 56 research, 81, 193-99 as state agency, 147, 156 students, 142 support staff, 140-41 unions, 149, 178, 180; Hawai'i Government

Employees Association, 204; University of Hawai'i Professional Assembly, 137, 138,178,210-15,220-21,224-26. See also United Public Workers

See also Matsuda, Fujio University of Hawai'i Foundation, 190-91 University of Hawai'i Professional Assembly.

See University of Hawai'i: unions University of Hawai'i-West O'ahu, 144, 152,

178, 212 University of Illinois, 64, 81

Talbot Laboratory, 90

Vierra, Ted, 99

Watanabe, Kenichi, 23, 55, 56, 83, 86 Western Interstate Commission for Higher

Education (WICHE), 200 World War ll, 35-51

atomic bomb. See Atomic bomb December 7, 1941, 38-39 effect on education, 35-38, 51, 59, 61 Hitler, Adolf, 46 nisei veterans, 49-50 Triple V (Varsity Victory Volunteers), 39 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 35 See also 442nd Regimental Combat Team;

GI Bill of Rights; Matsuda, Fujio; lOOth Infantry Battalion

Wright, E. Alvey, 115, 116, 129

Yee, AI, 61, 92. See also Park & Yee Yukimura, JoAnn, 121

PRESIDENTS OF THE

UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI'I

FUJIO MATSUDA

CENTER FOR ORAL HISTORY

SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH INSTITUTE

UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI'I AT MANOA

JULY 1998