{"id":170999,"date":"2022-12-27T16:45:03","date_gmt":"2022-12-28T02:45:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=170999"},"modified":"2022-12-28T10:07:17","modified_gmt":"2022-12-28T20:07:17","slug":"2022-in-memoriam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2022\/12\/27\/2022-in-memoriam\/","title":{"rendered":"2022 In memoriam: Remembering \u02bbohana and colleagues"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n\"TiA number of the University of Hawaiʻi<\/span>\u2019s most respected educators and graduates passed in 2022. Here are their In Memoriam stories, as each had a profound impact on the university, Hawaiʻi<\/span> and the world.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n

\"RocknePioneering Native Hawaiian educator and athlete Rockne Freitas<\/strong><\/a>
\nA powerful voice, once-in-a-generation, sports phenom—just a few of the superlatives used to describe the former pro-football standout and 糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> leader Rockne Freitas<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n

\"familyJasper Konter<\/strong>, dedicated mentor and exceptional scientist<\/a>
\nKonter was recruited by the Department of Earth Sciences for his globally recognized leadership in making detailed isotopic measurements of volcanic rocks to illuminate the origins of ocean island chains.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n

\"patriciaPatricia Ewalt<\/strong>, devoted student advocate and social work dean<\/a>
\nEwalt prioritized partnerships with community organizations that offer students opportunities to gain practical experience and brought those relationships to the forefront of social work education in Hawaiʻi<\/span>.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n

\"kathyKathy Cutshaw<\/strong>, dedicated and respected 糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> M\u0101noa executive<\/a>
\nCutshaw served as the 糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> M\u0101noa vice chancellor for administrative, finance and operations under six chancellors until her retirement and was awarded the title of vice chancellor emerita.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n

\"HeadshotFounding ethnic studies director Franklin Odo<\/strong><\/a>
\n“If you don\u2019t control your own culture, and your own vision of life, and your own participation in life, then you don\u2019t control anything.”—Franklin Odo<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n

\"groupAward-winning architect, adjunct professor Donald Goo<\/strong><\/a>
\nGoo led many iconic architectural projects, including the Sheraton Waikiki, the Hilton Hawaiian Village and the Hawaiʻi<\/span> Convention Center.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n

\"personHanauma Bay protector Ernst Reese<\/strong><\/a>
\nReese’s coral reef research convinced the Hawaiʻi<\/span> State Legislature to designate Hanauma Bay as a Marine Life Conservation District.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n

\"\"JABSOM founding faculty Martin Rayner<\/strong><\/a>
\nRayner leaves behind a legacy at JABSOM as an inspiring scientist, an educator to both undergraduate and graduate students and a mentor to many.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n

\"\"Longtime engineering professor Robert Grace<\/strong><\/a>
\n“While he was considered one of the toughest professors in the college, he was also one of the most respected and more importantly one of the most appreciated by his students.”—Dean Brennon Morioka<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n

\"noaNoa Emmett Aluli<\/strong>, defender of Native Hawaiians, rural health<\/a>
\n“He believed that each patient\u2019s health and well-being needed to be understood in the context of their ʻohana<\/span>, their genealogy, their lifestyle, and their ʻāina<\/span>.”—The Aluli ʻOhana<\/span><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n

\"DarolynDistrict Judge, former 糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> Vice President and General Counsel Darolyn Lendio Heim<\/strong><\/a>
\n“Her professionalism, compassion and unshakeable integrity increased respect for 糖心Vlog官方 in the community, in the three branches of state government, and among her fellow attorneys locally.”—President Emeritus David McClain<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n

\"WilliamMemorial for renowned 糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> M\u0101noa theatre professor, Kumu Kahua founder Dennis Carroll<\/strong><\/a>
\nCarroll was a longtime professor and chair of the 糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> M\u0101noa Department of Theatre and Dance, where he spent more than four decades encouraging students to write plays and create productions.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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