{"id":103749,"date":"2019-09-23T08:23:13","date_gmt":"2019-09-23T18:23:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=103749"},"modified":"2019-09-23T11:56:41","modified_gmt":"2019-09-23T21:56:41","slug":"passing-of-taniguchi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2019\/09\/23\/passing-of-taniguchi\/","title":{"rendered":"Statement on passing of KTA<\/abbr>, community leader Barry Taniguchi"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>
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Patrick Guillen, Barry Taniguchi and Marcia Sakai<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Hawaiʻi<\/span> lost a true giant and a pillar of our community with the passing of Barry Taniguchi last Friday. The successful leader of KTA<\/abbr> Superstores<\/a>, a thriving Hawaiʻi<\/span> Island institution, Barry cared deeply for his community and the entire state of Hawaiʻi<\/span>. He was passionate about giving back and showed it through decades of dedication and service to numerous community organizations, for which he was widely recognized.<\/p>\n

Barry was a strong supporter of the University of Hawaiʻi<\/span> at Hilo<\/a>, Hawaiʻi<\/span> Community College<\/a> and the entire university system to which he provided farsighted contributions of time, talent and resources. He established the Taniguchi Memorial Fund<\/a> in memory of his grandparents who founded KTA<\/abbr>, and he endowed 糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> Hilo\u2019s first permanent faculty endowments to help the campus attract and retain the best teachers and scholars. The fund provides awards for excellence and innovation that will recognize and support University of Hawai\u2018i at Hilo faculty members who show special promise in the areas of teaching and scholarship. Demonstrating his aloha for youth programs and for athletics, this year, KTA<\/abbr> launched its Score for Scholarships program<\/a> to benefit 糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> Hilo student athletes.<\/p>\n