Makoto Hirata
Makoto Hirata Obituary
Makoto Hirata passed away peacefully at his home in Kapaʻa on November 10, 2023, at the age of 95. He was born in Wailua Homesteads on July 15, 1928, and graduated from Kapaʻa High School. He and his wife Miyoko raised their family in Gardena, CA where he had a long career in construction. In 1993 they moved to Coos Bay, OR where they lived their dream of retiring on the Oregon Coast--enjoying the bounty of the sea and the forests and hosting many visitors. In 2011, the couple returned to Kauai to live out their years in their Kapa’a home. Makoto maintained abundant gardens in every place he lived.
He was preceded in death by his wife Miyoko, parents Shiro and Ichi Hirata, siblings Yoneo Hirata, Satoshi Hirata, Ichiyo Kunichika, Hatsue Onuma, Kaoru Hirata and James Hirata.
He is survived by his brother Yutaka Hirata, of Torrance, CA, daughters Susan Hirata (Mark Young) of Eugene, OR, and Julie Hirata of Huntington Bch., CA, and grandchildren Winter Young of Minneapolis, MN, and Jade Young of Portland, OR.
The family would like to extend their gratitude to the Alegado/Ancajas family and Kauaʻi Hospice for their care and support.
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July 15, 1928-November 10, 2023
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