"PERCY POMAIKAI KIPAPA, also known as Sumotori Daiki, 31, of Waikane, died May 16, 2005. Born in Kailua. Retired sumo wrestler. Survived by parents, Priscilla and George Jr.; brother, Kurt; sisters, Selisa Cockett; grandmother, Rosaline. Visitation 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 1 p.m. Cremation to follow. Casual attire."
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In 1991, Percy graduated from Castle High School in Kaneohe.
Percy Kipapa wrestled for about 10 years in Japan and was in the top junior division. Percy's professional wrestling name was Daiki (Azumazeki-beya). His mother, Priscilla, described the 410-pound Kipapa as a "gentle giant who would never hurt anyone."
Percy retired from the sport and returned to Hawaii from Japan about 1997 or 1998, suffering from appendicitis and knee injuries. After his return, he worked for a tour company using his fluent Japanese.
He then began the practice of lomi lomi massage. He learned about massage and pressure points while in Japan. "He had a gift in his hands," said his mother Priscilla.
The 31-year-old man stabbed to death in a truck Monday night in Kahaluu was retired sumo wrestler Percy Kipapa, whose professional wrestling name was Daiki.
Kipapa's body was found slumped over the steering wheel of a 1991 red GMC pickup truck about 9 p.m. Monday night 5/16/05 on Okana Road. Kipapa died at the scene with multiple stab wounds to the chest and stomach.
Credits: Excerpts from Leila Fujimori
Published biography "Big Happiness: The Life and Death of a Modern Hawaiian Warrior" (University of Hawaii Press, 2011), by UH Hilo Professor Mark Panek. 304 pages, paperback
ISBN: 978-0824834685.
http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2005/May/23/ln/ln50pobituaries.html
In 1991, Percy graduated from Castle High School in Kaneohe.
Percy Kipapa wrestled for about 10 years in Japan and was in the top junior division. Percy's professional wrestling name was Daiki (Azumazeki-beya). His mother, Priscilla, described the 410-pound Kipapa as a "gentle giant who would never hurt anyone."
Percy retired from the sport and returned to Hawaii from Japan about 1997 or 1998, suffering from appendicitis and knee injuries. After his return, he worked for a tour company using his fluent Japanese.
He then began the practice of lomi lomi massage. He learned about massage and pressure points while in Japan. "He had a gift in his hands," said his mother Priscilla.
The 31-year-old man stabbed to death in a truck Monday night in Kahaluu was retired sumo wrestler Percy Kipapa, whose professional wrestling name was Daiki.
Kipapa's body was found slumped over the steering wheel of a 1991 red GMC pickup truck about 9 p.m. Monday night 5/16/05 on Okana Road. Kipapa died at the scene with multiple stab wounds to the chest and stomach.
Credits: Excerpts from Leila Fujimori
Published biography "Big Happiness: The Life and Death of a Modern Hawaiian Warrior" (University of Hawaii Press, 2011), by UH Hilo Professor Mark Panek. 304 pages, paperback
ISBN: 978-0824834685.
"PERCY POMAIKAI KIPAPA, also known as Sumotori Daiki, 31, of Waikane, died May 16, 2005. Born in Kailua. Retired sumo wrestler. Survived by parents, Priscilla and George Jr.; brother, Kurt; sisters, Selisa Cockett; grandmother, Rosaline. Visitation 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 1 p.m. Cremation to follow. Casual attire."
http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2005/May/23/ln/ln50pobituaries.html
In 1991, Percy graduated from Castle High School in Kaneohe.
Percy Kipapa wrestled for about 10 years in Japan and was in the top junior division. Percy's professional wrestling name was Daiki (Azumazeki-beya). His mother, Priscilla, described the 410-pound Kipapa as a "gentle giant who would never hurt anyone."
Percy retired from the sport and returned to Hawaii from Japan about 1997 or 1998, suffering from appendicitis and knee injuries. After his return, he worked for a tour company using his fluent Japanese.
He then began the practice of lomi lomi massage. He learned about massage and pressure points while in Japan. "He had a gift in his hands," said his mother Priscilla.
The 31-year-old man stabbed to death in a truck Monday night in Kahaluu was retired sumo wrestler Percy Kipapa, whose professional wrestling name was Daiki.
Kipapa's body was found slumped over the steering wheel of a 1991 red GMC pickup truck about 9 p.m. Monday night 5/16/05 on Okana Road. Kipapa died at the scene with multiple stab wounds to the chest and stomach.
Credits: Excerpts from Leila Fujimori
Published biography "Big Happiness: The Life and Death of a Modern Hawaiian Warrior" (University of Hawaii Press, 2011), by UH Hilo Professor Mark Panek. 304 pages, paperback
ISBN: 978-0824834685.
http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2005/May/23/ln/ln50pobituaries.html
In 1991, Percy graduated from Castle High School in Kaneohe.
Percy Kipapa wrestled for about 10 years in Japan and was in the top junior division. Percy's professional wrestling name was Daiki (Azumazeki-beya). His mother, Priscilla, described the 410-pound Kipapa as a "gentle giant who would never hurt anyone."
Percy retired from the sport and returned to Hawaii from Japan about 1997 or 1998, suffering from appendicitis and knee injuries. After his return, he worked for a tour company using his fluent Japanese.
He then began the practice of lomi lomi massage. He learned about massage and pressure points while in Japan. "He had a gift in his hands," said his mother Priscilla.
The 31-year-old man stabbed to death in a truck Monday night in Kahaluu was retired sumo wrestler Percy Kipapa, whose professional wrestling name was Daiki.
Kipapa's body was found slumped over the steering wheel of a 1991 red GMC pickup truck about 9 p.m. Monday night 5/16/05 on Okana Road. Kipapa died at the scene with multiple stab wounds to the chest and stomach.
Credits: Excerpts from Leila Fujimori
Published biography "Big Happiness: The Life and Death of a Modern Hawaiian Warrior" (University of Hawaii Press, 2011), by UH Hilo Professor Mark Panek. 304 pages, paperback
ISBN: 978-0824834685.
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