Richard Holland was born in Pennsylvania on September 29, 1959. Out of a desire to see the world, he joined the US Navy. He had an episode of déjà vu while stationed in Japan, feeling a deep connection to the country.
Afterward, with his credentials as a top-class flight mechanic, he had the opportunity to work at NASA. Instead, he married a Japanese woman and moved to Japan. After living in Japan for 20 years, he was led to Hawaii by his infant daughter Ariya, who passed away from vaccine-related causes.
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