Meet President John L. Sakamaki

President John Sakamaki is the stake president of in the Hilo Hawaii Stake (as of 1993) and member of the  Ainaola Ward. He has been a high councilor, bishop, branch president and high priests group leader. From 1971-73, he served in the Japan Central Mission. He earned a bachelor's degree in sociology in 1967 from Western Washington State University, and is now president of a moving, storage and trucking company. He was previously branch manager at a savings and loan company. He was born in Keaau, Hawaii, a son of Paul Fukuo and Elsie Teruko Uyeno Sakamaki. On July 3, 1976, he married Ann N. Hirowatari and are parents of 6 children  Two of which were born in Japan during their service to the Japan Fukuoka Mission.

Sister Sakamaki, a daughter of George Masaharu and Dorothy Sachiko Kawahara Hirowatari, was born in Honolulu, Hawaii. She was a counselor in a stake Primary presidency, counselor in a ward Primary presidency and ward Relief Society secretary.  

CONGRATULATIONS!!  The Sakamakis were proud to announce that the first marriage of one of their children took place on August 12th, 2000.

LDS Church News Archives,
Saturday, October 16, 1993 

NEW STAKE PRESIDENCIES 

HILO HAWAII STAKE: (Sept. 19, 1993) President - John L. Sakamaki, 48, transportation executive, succeeding Sanford Katsuji Okura; former mission president, stake president's counselor, high councilor, temple preparation instructor, bishop, and branch president, married Ann Naomi Hirowatari. Counselors - Aley K. Auna, Jr., 38, deputy Hawaii attorney general, former high councilor, bishop and counselor, executive secretary, elders quorum president's counselor, and seminary teacher, married Danelle Lin Yen; Roy G. Bauer, 45, Church Educational System cordinator, former high councilor, stake mission president,  executive secretary, and branch president, married Michelle Jane Parr.

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