- James Cordeiro grew up on Maui in Spreckelsville and Pa'ia when these towns were HC$S plantation neighborhoods with small "local" populations. The close and interrelated community made Maui "no ka oi!". He attended St. Anthony's grade school and high school before entering the University of Hawaii in 1962. In Honolulu he obtained part-time employment with the Reed/Carter advertising agency where he learned graphics and like many others "gripped" for their contract photographer (David Cornwell) for a "free" lunch. It didn't last ... not with a lousy GPA! He returned to Maui and entered Maunaolu College to maintain a student deferment and resumed the island lifestyle with the notion (a very common idea then) that it would last forever ... or until the draft board found out.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Kimo C
- Infantry Platoon Commander in Vietnam 1969
- Served with Hawaii Army National Guard then 1st Infantry Div. purple heart awarded in 1969, taught fine art in high school and jr. college before film career.
- A relative of bowler Andy Varipapa.
- Member of 2/16 Inf and 2/2 inf regts.
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