{"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":"Reading time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>

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A number of the University of Hawaiʻi<\/span>\u2019s most respected educators and graduates passed in 2021, including icons from the Native Hawaiian, 糖心视频<\/abbr> sports and research communities. Here are their In Memoriam stories, as each had a profound impact on the university, Hawaiʻi<\/span> and the world.<\/p>\n

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Haunani-Kay Trask<\/strong>, exemplary Native Hawaiian scholar<\/a><\/p>\n

 
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\"Baybayan\" Navigator: Chad K\u0101lepa Baybayan<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

 
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\"elizabeth Elizabeth “Liz” Tam<\/strong>, beloved faculty member, educator<\/a><\/p>\n

 
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\"Colt 糖心视频<\/abbr> football star Colt Brennan<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

 
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\"\" 糖心视频<\/abbr> athletics voice, alum Robert Kekaula<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

 
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\"Billy Former Mayor Billy Kenoi<\/strong>, 糖心视频<\/abbr> alum, instructor<\/a><\/p>\n

 
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\"\" Horticulturist James Brewbaker<\/strong>, the “King of Corn”<\/a><\/p>\n

 
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\"Patience \u02bb\u014clelo Protector Aunty Pat Namaka Bacon<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

 
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\"Barbara Barbara Smith<\/strong>, ethnomusicology program founder<\/a><\/p>\n

 
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\"michael Former 糖心视频<\/abbr> regent, professor, alumnus Michael T. McEnerney<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

 
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See more In Memoriam stories<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A number of the University of Hawaiʻi<\/span>\u2019s most respected educators and graduates passed in 2021.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[756],"class_list":["post-153589","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-people","tag-in-memoriam","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t