In memoriam: Pan-STARRS pioneer, trailblazing astronomer Nick Kaiser
Kaiser was an astronomer at IfA from 1998 to 2017.
In memoriam: Jimmy Yagi, the father of small college basketball in Hawaiʻi
Former UH Hilo Basketball Coach James Toshio Yagi died on June 14 at the age of 88.
In memoriam: Former regent, UH alumna, communications professional Kitty Yannone
Yannone served for six years on the UH Board of Regents, including two as chair and two as vice chair.
In memoriam: Loren Kroenke, ‘iron man of UH expeditionary marine research’
Loren Kroenke, emeritus faculty researcher in the UH Mānoa School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology, died on May 17 at the age of 84.
In memoriam: Andres Albano, Jr., former BOR vice chair, local real estate legend
Andres Albano, Jr. passed away on March 28, 2023.
In memoriam: Aquaculture economics pioneer Eugene Y.C. Shang
The globally regarded aquaculture economics educator and researcher died on February 20, 2023.
In memoriam: Global conservationist, groundbreaking scientist Eleanor Sterling
Eleanor Jane Sterling, director of the UH Mānoa’s Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology, died on February 11.
In memoriam: Former UH football coach Greg McMackin
McMackin compiled a 29-25 head coaching record with UH and led the Rainbow Warriors to a pair of Sheraton Hawaiʻi Bowl appearances in 2008 and 2010.
In memoriam: Devoted education mentor, professor Christine Sorensen Irvine
Irvine served the UH Mānoa College of Education from 2007 until her death on January 27, 2023.
In memoriam: Francis M. Pottenger, III, innovator in science, curriculum development
Pottenger jumpstarted science education research for the College of Education.
