When he was young Wai liked to surf and he played several sports in high school and college. He graduated from college with a degree in finance. Although he started planning to work with his father he joined the Hawaii National Guard. He was commissioned a lieutenant. Wai was sent with his unit to fight in World War II. He was killed during the U.S. amphibious assault on Leyte, Philippines.
w ɛ n WORD_BOUNDARY h iː WORD_BOUNDARY w ʌ z WORD_BOUNDARY j ʌ ŋ WORD_BOUNDARY w aɪ WORD_BOUNDARY l aɪ k t WORD_BOUNDARY t ə WORD_BOUNDARY s ɜː f WORD_BOUNDARY æ n d WORD_BOUNDARY h iː WORD_BOUNDARY p l eɪ d WORD_BOUNDARY s ɛ v ɹ ə l WORD_BOUNDARY s p ɔ ɹ t s WORD_BOUNDARY ɪ n WORD_BOUNDARY h aɪ WORD_BOUNDARY s k uː l WORD_BOUNDARY æ n d WORD_BOUNDARY k ɑ l ɪ d̠ʒ WORD_BOUNDARY h iː WORD_BOUNDARY ɡ ɹ æ d j uː eɪ t ɪ d WORD_BOUNDARY f ɹ ʌ m WORD_BOUNDARY k ɑ l ɪ d̠ʒ WORD_BOUNDARY w ɪ ð WORD_BOUNDARY ʌ WORD_BOUNDARY d ɪ ɡ ɹ iː WORD_BOUNDARY ɪ n WORD_BOUNDARY f aɪ n æ n s WORD_BOUNDARY ɔ l ð oʊ WORD_BOUNDARY h iː WORD_BOUNDARY s t ɑ ɹ t ɪ d WORD_BOUNDARY p l æ n ɪ ŋ WORD_BOUNDARY t ə WORD_BOUNDARY w ɜː k WORD_BOUNDARY w ɪ ð WORD_BOUNDARY h ɪ z WORD_BOUNDARY f ɑ ð ə ɹ WORD_BOUNDARY h iː WORD_BOUNDARY d̠ʒ ɔɪ n d WORD_BOUNDARY ð ə WORD_BOUNDARY h ə w aɪ iː WORD_BOUNDARY n æ ʃ ə n ə l WORD_BOUNDARY ɡ ɑ ɹ d WORD_BOUNDARY h iː WORD_BOUNDARY w ʌ z WORD_BOUNDARY k ə m ɪ ʃ ə n d WORD_BOUNDARY ʌ WORD_BOUNDARY l uː t ɛ n ə n t WORD_BOUNDARY w aɪ WORD_BOUNDARY w ʌ z WORD_BOUNDARY s ɛ n t WORD_BOUNDARY w ɪ ð WORD_BOUNDARY h ɪ z WORD_BOUNDARY j uː n ɪ t WORD_BOUNDARY t ə WORD_BOUNDARY f aɪ t WORD_BOUNDARY ɪ n WORD_BOUNDARY w ɜː l d WORD_BOUNDARY w ɔ ɹ WORD_BOUNDARY ɹ oʊ m ə n WORD_BOUNDARY t uː WORD_BOUNDARY h iː WORD_BOUNDARY w ʌ z WORD_BOUNDARY k ɪ l d WORD_BOUNDARY d ʊ ɹ ɹ ɪ ŋ WORD_BOUNDARY ð ə WORD_BOUNDARY j uː WORD_BOUNDARY ɛ s WORD_BOUNDARY æ m f ɪ b iə s WORD_BOUNDARY ʌ s ɔ l t WORD_BOUNDARY ɔ n WORD_BOUNDARY l eɪ t WORD_BOUNDARY f ɪ l ɪ p iː n z WORD_BOUNDARY