UH mourns health justice advocate who inspired Hawaiʻi’s medical community
Internationally acclaimed medical anthropologist Paul Farmer died on February 21.
2021 In memoriam: Honoring those who passed
A number of the University of Hawaiʻi’s most respected educators and graduates passed in 2021.
In memoriam: Professor Emerita Marita Nelson, dedicated UH advocate
The longtime director of the Willed Body Program at the medical school died on August 8, 2021.
UH retires late Colt Brennan’s #15
Brennan suddenly passed away in May at the age of 37.
In memoriam: Elizabeth “Liz” Tam, beloved faculty member, exemplary educator
Tam was a pulmonologist who championed the causes of the American Lung Association in Hawaii for tobacco control and dog research
In memoriam: English instructor Nancy Carolyn Alpert Mower, celebrated keiki author
Mower is remembered for instilling inspiration within her students and colleagues.
In memoriam: Former UH regent, professor, alumnus Michael T. McEnerney
McEnerney was appointed to the Board of Regents in 2015 and served until June 2020.
In memoriam: Barbara Smith, ethnomusicology program founder
The champion for the study of music and dance from Hawaiʻi, Asia and the Pacific died on Saturday, July 3.
In memoriam: Haunani-Kay Trask, exemplary Native Hawaiian scholar
One of the most recognized names in Hawaiian studies and Hawaiian rights, Haunani-Kay Trask dies.
In memoriam: UH athletics voice, alum Robert Kekaula
Longtime Hawaiʻi sports and news anchor and University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa alumnus Robert Kekaula died on June 19.
