owner, ira, ishihara, his, year-old, mother, janet, ishiharaya, cookie, factory, in, waipahu, unlike, lot, old-time, family, businesses, that, are, disappearing, islands, thriving, left, airline, job, california, to, take, over, which, he, views, as, legacy, it, s, been, operating, since, runs, cookie-making, machine, came, from, japan, about, years, old, took, business, uncle, mitsuo, cookies, make, way, down, conveyor, belt, into, bucket, typical, day, says, makes, pounds, senbei, japanese, word, flat, thin, measures, flour, batch, employee, midori, sato, prepare, packages, retail, trade, flavored, with, island-grown, ginger, ready, packaging