Neurotrauma Program

In 1976 while a Senior at Damien Memorial High School, Bill joined the Hawaii Air National Guard. After boot camp he received specialty training in munitions, bombs, missiles, bullets, and land mines. Having achieved top secret clearance status while with the National Guard, Bill easily cleared the background check to work at Loomis armored services. Bill went on to serve the State of Hawaii as a grounds supervisor at the Hawaii Youth Correctional Facility (HYCF) teaching the youth inmates about groundskeeping and life. While working at HYCF, Bill was sworn in as a deputy sheriff to serve subpoenas for Child Protective Services. Bill later transferred from the HYCF to the City & County of Honolulu to work as a park’s grounds maintenance supervisor.

Since 1985 Bill has been a member of Hawaii’s oldest motorcycle club, The Sons of Hawaii. Through the club and as a part of the mayor’s motorcycle classes, Bill taught motorcycle safety. In 1999, while driving home on the H-1, after a long day on a demolition job, Bill fell asleep. He and his motorcycle were found on a concrete barrier on the freeway median. After spending 6 weeks in a coma, Bill entered rehabilitation to learn how to walk, talk, feed himself, and get on with normal life. Normal life would include enrolling into Hawaii College of Health Sciences. After 1 ½ years of schooling and taking the test 4 times, Bill became a licensed massage therapist in the State of Hawaii.