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 George Vincent Hogan, 95, of Kaneohe, died May 7, 2009. Born in Honolulu, He was a Prominent Architect in the state of Hawaii. Survived by his sons, Vincent, Timothy and Jonathan.
Services for George Hogan were held on: Monday, June 1st, 2009 at 10:00 a.m.
Windward United Church of Christ - Kailua
38 Kaneohe Bay Drive
Kailua, Hawaii 96734
(808)254-3802 George was born in Honolulu, and raised in Kaimuki, attending Liliuokalani Elementary School and McKinley High School. In the 1930's, he went to Seattle to study Architecture at the University of Washington. However, because of the Great Depression, he was unable to finish his studies there. In 1939, he took the exams to become a registered architect and later attended the Graduate School of Design at Harvard University. He came back to Hawaii in 1941, but with war imminent, there was little architecting to be done, so he went to work for Hawaiian Dredging, big in defense work at the time. During World War II, George worked as a civilian for the Army Corps of Engineers, spending some time on Saipan and Iwo Jima. After the war, he was a full-time architect, either in partnership or on his own. Mostly residential while on his own, but as a partner was involved in building schools, the UH Hamilton Library, the UH Animal Sciences Building, Mililani Town, and some six hotels! He retired in 1979, only to go back to work from 1981 to 1987. Then he quit for  good. While George worked on many commercial projects including hotels and office buildings, he is best known for the custom homes he designed over his 50 years as one of the islands’ most sought after architects. George lost his first wife Phyllis Pike in 1995 after 46 years of marriage. He raised three sons with Phyllis. In 2002, George moved to Pohai Nani and became very active in the community and involved with the Windward United Church of Christ. In 2006, at the young age of 92, George married Fern Pietsch, another resident at Pohai Nani. Sadly, Fern passed only a year later. However, during their time together, it was a very happy relationship. On May 7, 2009, George died peacefully at Pohai Nani. George is survived by three sons: Vincent, Timothy and Jonathan. The attachments below include articles about George, his work and his family.
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