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weird. interesting that some articles list Molokai is where Ann Dunham married Lolo Soetoro and Molokai was where segregated Leprosy colony was located. Obama signed a bill in 2009, Kalaupapa Memorial Act, which has permitted the organization to establish a memorial listing the names of everyone sent to the peninsula. This is to help the “lost children of Kalaupapa”, children born on the colony and then removed to be adopted, to reconnect with family. Not saying Barry was the son of a Kalaupapa colonist, but it would make an interesting theory.
http://www.aroundhawaii.com/community/features/2011-09-a-lost-child-of-kalaupapa.html

These are the people we’ve been told were in the plane:
Kawasaki, the 60-some-year-old pilot, in white shirt and buzz cut

Phillip Hollstein, a white-haired 70-year-old guy who swam to shore.

Yamamoto, Fuddy’s deputy director who was wearing shorts and has a goattee

A 70-ish-year-old man who was fine and glad to see rescue swimmer Mark Peer. The Coast Guard said they transported 3 to Honolulu - one straight to a hospital and 2 to the Honolulu Airport where they were picked up by EMS. The 3rd person they transported just about has to be this guy. The 73-year-old woman was probably his wife.

Ferdinand Puentes, a 34-year-old construction worker who had a cut and bump on his head and was taken to Honolulu on the Coast Guard “plane” - presumably the larger, military-transport plane, as opposed to the smaller helicopters)

Jacob Key, husband to Rosa Key, an administrator for the National Park in Kalaupapa.

Rosa Key, wearing a white shirt with gray stripes and a ponytail. Jocob and Rosa were both taken to Molokai.

A 73-year-old woman who barely looked up at CG rescuer pj ornot and was transported to Honolulu in the Coast Guard plane (I presume she is the one pictured being treated for hypothermia. )

Loretta Fuddy, wearing a purple shirt with collar and a purple flowery jacket.

I presume that the 2 who refused medical treatment were Kawasaki and Yamamoto, who instead were flown in a Makani Kai plane to Honolulu, where Yamamoto was driven to his home and didn’t show up to work at least the next day, and Kawasaki (or his son, depending on which story you believe) drove him to the hospital for stitches and a concussion that required 2 days in the hospital and no flying until he was medically cleared.

There were only 3 women, and that gal in post 45 doesn’t fit the description for any of them.