Proprietor of Highway Inn learned ropes while interned

By Bob Sigall

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Feb 15, 2013

~~<p>You've probably heard of Highway Inn, the Hawaiian food restaurant in Waipahu. But did you know the founder learned the restaurant business in Arkansas and California internment camps during World War II?</p>
<p>Seiichi Toguchi was born in Hawaii in 1914, but when his father broke his leg and couldn't work, 4-year-old Seiichi and two older sisters were sent to Okinawa.</p>
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You've probably heard of Highway Inn, the Hawaiian food restaurant in Waipahu. But did you know the founder learned the restaurant business in Arkansas and California internment camps during World War II?

Seiichi Toguchi was born in Hawaii in 1914, but when his father broke his leg and couldn't work, 4-year-old Seiichi and two older sisters were sent to Okinawa. Login for more...