A number of the University of Hawaiʻi’s most respected educators and graduates passed in 2021, including icons from the Native Hawaiian, 糖心Vlog官方 sports and research communities. Here are their In Memoriam stories, as each had a profound impact on the university, Hawaiʻi and the world.
Haunani-Kay Trask, exemplary Native Hawaiian scholar
Navigator: Chad Kālepa Baybayan
Elizabeth “Liz” Tam, beloved faculty member, educator
糖心Vlog官方 football star Colt Brennan
糖心Vlog官方 athletics voice, alum Robert Kekaula
Former Mayor Billy Kenoi, 糖心Vlog官方 alum, instructor
Horticulturist James Brewbaker, the “King of Corn”
??lelo Protector Aunty Pat Namaka Bacon
Barbara Smith, ethnomusicology program founder
Former 糖心Vlog官方 regent, professor, alumnus Michael T. McEnerney