  {"id":153589,"date":"2021-12-21T15:16:12","date_gmt":"2021-12-22T01:16:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=153589"},"modified":"2021-12-28T10:30:10","modified_gmt":"2021-12-28T20:30:10","slug":"2021-in-memoriam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2021\/12\/21\/2021-in-memoriam\/","title":{"rendered":"2021 In memoriam: Honoring those who passed"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> &lt; 1<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minute<\/span><\/span><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/manoa-hawaiinuiakea-fern-sun-gnrc.jpg\" alt=\"Fern frond in the sunlight\" width=\"676\" height=\"381\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-152146\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/manoa-hawaiinuiakea-fern-sun-gnrc.jpg 676w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/manoa-hawaiinuiakea-fern-sun-gnrc-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/manoa-hawaiinuiakea-fern-sun-gnrc-130x73.jpg 130w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A number of the University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span>\u2019s most respected educators and graduates passed in 2021, including icons from the Native Hawaiian, <abbr>糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> sports and research communities. Here are their In Memoriam stories, as each had a profound impact on the university, <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> and the world.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/manoa-american-studies-trask-thmb.jpg\" alt=\"Haunani-Kay Trask\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-140196\" \/> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2021\/07\/03\/in-memoriam-haunani-kay-trask\/\"><strong>Haunani-Kay Trask<\/strong>, exemplary Native Hawaiian scholar<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#160;<br \/>\n&#160;<br \/>\n&#160;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/hilo-baybayan-c-thmb.jpg\" alt=\"Baybayan\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-138964\" \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2021\/04\/09\/in-memoriam-chad-kalepa-baybayan\/\">Navigator: <strong>Chad K\u0101lepa Baybayan<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#160;<br \/>\n&#160;<br \/>\n&#160;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/jabsom-tam-elizabeth-kihei-thmb.jpeg\" alt=\"elizabeth tam thumb\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-149496\" \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2021\/10\/08\/in-memoriam-elizabeth-tam\/\"><strong>Elizabeth &ldquo;Liz&rdquo; Tam<\/strong>, beloved faculty member, educator<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#160;<br \/>\n&#160;<br \/>\n&#160;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/manoa-athletics-brennan-676-130x130.jpg\" alt=\"Colt Brennan\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-141206\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/manoa-athletics-brennan-676-130x130.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/manoa-athletics-brennan-676-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/manoa-athletics-brennan-676.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2021\/05\/11\/in-memoriam-colt-brennan\/\"><abbr>糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> football star <strong>Colt Brennan<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#160;<br \/>\n&#160;<br \/>\n&#160;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Robert_Kekaula_thmb.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-143995\" \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2021\/06\/21\/in-memoriam-robert-kekaula\/\"><abbr>糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> athletics voice, alum <strong>Robert Kekaula<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#160;<br \/>\n&#160;<br \/>\n&#160;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Billy_Kenoi_2012_thmb.jpg\" alt=\"Billy Kenoi\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-134588\" \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2021\/01\/27\/in-memoriam-billy-kenoi\/\">Former Mayor <strong>Billy Kenoi<\/strong>, <abbr>糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> alum, instructor<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#160;<br \/>\n&#160;<br \/>\n&#160;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/brewbaker-thmb.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-21309\" \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2021\/03\/29\/in-memoriam-james-brewbaker\/\">Horticulturist <strong>James Brewbaker<\/strong>, the &ldquo;King of Corn&rdquo;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#160;<br \/>\n&#160;<br \/>\n&#160;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/manoa-aunty-pat-thmb.jpg\" alt=\"Patience Namaka Wiggin Bacon\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-138642\" \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2021\/04\/06\/in-memoriam-aunty-pat-namaka-bacon\/\">\u02bb\u014clelo Protector <strong>Aunty Pat Namaka Bacon<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#160;<br \/>\n&#160;<br \/>\n&#160;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/manoa-barbarasmith-thmb.jpg\" alt=\"Barbara Smith\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-119791\" \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2021\/07\/03\/in-memoriam-barbara-smith\/\"><strong>Barbara Smith<\/strong>, ethnomusicology program founder<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#160;<br \/>\n&#160;<br \/>\n&#160;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/system-bor-michael-mcenerneythmb.jpg\" alt=\"michael mcenerney headshot\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-145639\" \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2021\/07\/27\/in-memoriam-michael-mcenerney\/\">Former <abbr>糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> regent, professor, alumnus <strong>Michael T. 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