Age 88 years old, passed away peacefully from natural causes in Spokane, Washington on October 8, 2021. Tom ran barefoot in Waikiki during his youth before securing a degree in philosophy at the University of Minnesota. He then joined the Army before being recruited to head a laboratory at the Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission in Nagasaki where he married Tamiko Hayashida. They started their life as he attended medical school at Northwestern University in Chicago where they had three children, Mindy, Biji, and Linda. Following a residency at Deaconess Hospital and a position as Deputy Coroner in Spokane, Washington, they settled in Honolulu where Thomas was director of laboratories at Kapiolani Hospital and an associate professor at the University of Hawaii School of Medicine. Tom was a risk taker and visionary who founded Accupath Laboratories and won the 1991 Robbins World Cup Trading Championship. After retirement, he used his knowledge of medicine and passion for holistic healing to help others. In addition, he used his time to write screenplays which generated interest from filmmakers. He was known for his love of cigars, golf, ukulele, singing, and irreverent jokes.
Thomas is survived by Tamiko, his three children, and eight grandchildren.
Visitation: 12:00 p.m.; Service: 1:00 p.m., on Saturday,
September 10, 2022, at Nu'uanu Memorial Park & Mortuary
Arrangements Provided By:
Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary LLC
