Alan Yoshio Fujioka

three children and only son. He has two sisters Sara (and Glen) Uchihara and Laura Mau. He attended

Heeia Elementary, King Intermediate, and graduated in 1975 from Castle High School in Kaneohe. He

was active in band, playing the bassoon, clarinet, and oboe in concert and marching band.

He met his wife Kathy Matsumura in 1979 at Hawaii National Bank where they both worked. They were

married on May 8, 1982. Kathy had a son, Ryan born in 1977, whom he adopted and raised. They had

two more children, Kristin born in 1983 (husband Matthew Migita) and Kevin born in 1988 (wife

Jennifer). He has seven grandchildren Lauren, Kyle, Ali, Nathan, Mattie, Ellie, and Katie; and former

daughter-in-law Melissa Fujioka (and Rob) Burnz.

Shortly after meeting Kathy, he went to work in construction. His first company was working with his

father, Harry, at Pan Pacific Construction. Alan worked in the construction industry for 38 years; starting

with the carpenter’s union as an apprentice and working his way up to project superintendent. For the

last 10 years he has been a project manager in the solar industry. Alan was never afraid of new

challenges and would often be up late into the night learning his trade. He completed his projects in

January 2021 and retired, to spend more time with his dad, mom, and family.

His children and grandchildren’s activities were important to him. No matter how busy his work

schedule was, he would make time to go to their events, later going back to work late into the night. He

was proud of their achievements. Ryan’s pitching arm, Kristin’s wrestling and going to the U.S. Olympic

team trials in Indianapolis, and Kevin’s creativity in getting out of wrestling moves. He went to Florida

for his granddaughter’s (Lauren) cheerleading competition and attended his other granddaughter’s (Ali)

singing recitals. He encouraged them to finish what you start and finish strong.

In 1983, he became a Christian, the same year Kristin was born. Having a daughter changed his life. He

realized if he wanted people to treat his daughter respectably, he would have to be the same way. He

experienced change again about 15 years ago when he commented about a worker on his project. No

matter how messed up the job got, the worker remained calm and was conscientious about making

things right. He found out this worker was also a pastor. Pastor Luigi told Alan, “If I be about my Father’s

business, my Father will be about mines.” From that day, Alan felt the Lord say, “That’s the kind of man I

want you to be.”

His relationship with the Lord was most important to him. It was important that he and Kathy start every

morning in prayer and devotions as husband and wife.

In 2017, he went to Japan with his parents and sisters. Before leaving, he researched Japan, religion, and

the places they would be visiting. He became fascinated with the history of Japan and the Japanese

culture of honor, duty, and excellence. Upon his return, he was prompted by the Lord to write a book,

which he named The Christian Bushido. He worked on the book from 2017 up to his death.

He also felt a burden for the young adults between the ages of 20 to 36. He saw them as the next

generation of parents and leaders and he started another webpage called Project Timothy.

Alan was passionate in what he was doing, whether with work, Bible study, or writing his book. He

would spend hours researching and learning, oftentimes being up all night. He loved sharing it with

others.

In asking his children and grandchildren what they remember their dad/papa telling them. They

remembered him saying:

“Do the first things first.” “Finish what you start and finish strong.” “If you’re going to do something, do

it right the first time.”

“Take care of your husband/family.”

“Eat time eat.”

“Use your video gaming skills, go look it up.”

“Money is not equity, people are equity, it’s your relationships that count.”

“Are you observant? Pay attention to the people around you so you know how to help. Sometimes

people don’t know they need your help, so just wait and be patient until they call on you.”

That was Alan. He loved God and he loved his family. He was observant of people because relationships

were important to him.

On the morning of June 23, 2021, Alan went home to the Lord. He is survived by his wife Kathy; his

parents Harry and Nancy; his children Ryan, Kristin (and Matthew), and Kevin (and Jennifer); his

grandchildren Lauren, Kyle, Ali, Nathan, Mattie, Ellie, and Katie; and his siblings Sara (and Glen) and

Laura.

Feel free to check out Alan’s book, The Christian Bushido, at

https://thechristianbushido.wordpress.com/

Thank you for all the love and support you have given the family. The family is truly grateful and

appreciative of you all.