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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Sunday, October 30, 2005

City honors 100 notables

By Dan Nakaso
Advertiser Staff Writer

Fran Kirk of Waikiki got a hug from entertainer Danny Kaleikini yesterday at Honolulu Hale. Kaleikini was among 100 people honored for making long-lasting contributions to the city. He said young people should study their elders' examples: "You'll learn things that you will never learn in school."

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HONOLULU 100

Listed in alphabetical order

Eddie Aikau (1946-1978), lifeguard, surfer

Abraham Akaka (1917-1997), kahu, Kawaiaha'o Church

Daniel Akaka (1924- ), U.S. senator

Riley Allen (1884-1966), editor, Honolulu Star-Bulletin

Wally Amos (1936- ), cookie entrepreneur, motivational speaker

Alfred Apaka (1919-1960), singer

Chang Apana (1871-1933), Honolulu police officer

Salevaa "Konishiki" Atisanoe (1963- ), sumo wrestler

Alice Ball (1892-1916), Hansen’s disease researcher

Winona Beamer (1923- ), Hawaiian culture practitioner

John Bellinger (1923-1989), First Hawaiian Bank executive

Heinrich "Henry" Berger (1844-1929), conductor, Royal Hawaiian Band

Neal Blaisdell (1902-1975), Honolulu mayor

Harriet Bouslog (1912-1998), lawyer

John Burns (1909-1975), governor

Gladys Brandt (1906-2003), principal, Kamehameha Schools

Charles Campbell (1918-1986), state senator

Robert (1949- ) and Roland (1950- ) Cazimero, entertainers

Hung Wo Ching (1912-1996), Aloha Airlines

Anna Rice Cooke (1853-1934), founder, Honolulu Academy of Arts

Sam (1937- ) and Mary (1936- ) Cooke, founders, Manoa Heritage Center

Jack de Mello (1916- ), composer

Jon de Mello (1947- ) founder, Mountain Apple Co.

Charles William Dickey (1871-1942), architect

Benjamin Dillingham (1844-1918), developer

Walter Dillingham (1875-1963), developer

Walter Dods (1941- ), First Hawaiian Bank

James D. Dole (1877-1958), founder, Hawaiian Pineapple

Rev. Claude DuTeil (1920-1997), founder, Institute for Human Services

Webley Edwards (1902-1977), producer and host, "Hawaii Calls"

Kenneth P. Emory (1897-1992), anthropologist, Bishop Museum

Frank Fasi (1920- ), Honolulu mayor

Joseph James Fern (1872-1920), Honolulu mayor

Edwin Kane "E.K." Fernandez (1883-1970), entertainment entrepreneur

Hiram Fong (1907-2004), U.S. senator

Juliette May Fraser (1887-1983), painter, printmaker, illustrator

Dorothy Kahananui Gillett (1919-1996), educator, musician

Jack Hall (1915-1971), leader, International Longshoremen’s and Warehousemen’s Union

Thomas Hamilton (1914-1979), president, University of Hawai'i

Carl "Kini Popo" Hebenstreit (1929- ), television personality, publisher

George Helm Jr. (1950-1977), musician

Chris Hemmeter (1939-2003), developer

Charles Higa (1930- ), founder, Zippy’s Restaurants

Chinn Ho (1904-1987), business executive

Don Ho (1930- ), entertainer

Daniel Inouye (1924- ), U.S. senator

Duke Paoa Kahanamoku (1890-1968), Olympic swimmer, surfer, Honolulu sheriff

Henry J. Kaiser (1882-1967), industrialist

Danny Kaleikini (1937- ), entertainer

Eddie Kamae (1927- ), musician, filmmaker

Israel Kamakawiwo'ole (1959-1997), singer

Abigail Kawananakoa (1926- ), president, Friends of 'Iolani Palace

Nina Keali'iwahamana (1936- ), singer

Richard "Buffalo" Keaulana (1934- ), surfer

Genoa Keawe (1918- ), singer

Monsignor Charles Kekumano (1919-1998), pastor

Roy Kelley (1905-1997), founder, Outrigger Hotels

John M. Kelly Jr. (1919- ), musical director, surfing activist

Charles E. King (1874-1950), composer

Jonah Kuhio Kalaniana'ole (1871-1922), congressman

Ma'iki Aiu Lake (1925-1984), kumu hula

Hal "J. Akuhead Pupule" Lewis (1917-1983), radio personality

Kui Lee (1933-1966), singer, songwriter

Queen Lili'uokalani (1838-1917), Hawaiian monarch

Jack Lord (1920-1998), television actor

Cherilla Storrs Lowrey (1861-1918), environmental activist

Richard Mamiya (1925- ), surgeon

Reyn McCullough (1918-1984), founder, Reyn Spooner

Ah Quon McElrath (1915- ), social worker, ILWU

Kimo McVay (1927-2001), talent manager

Robert Midkiff (1920- ), philanthropist, business leader

Mollie Hong Min (1887-1979), Red Cross volunteer and delegate

Tom Moffatt (1930- ), entertainment promoter

Alice Namakelua (1892-1987), Hawaiian culture practitioner

Vladimir Ossipoff (1907-1998), architect

Gabby Pahinui (1921-1980), slack-key guitarist, singer

Michael W. Perry (1947- ) and Larry Price (1934- ), radio show personalities

Robert Pfeiffer (1920-2003), business executive

Alfred Preis (1911-1993), architect

Mary Kawena Pukui (1895-1986), Hawaiian culture practitioner

Frank Leonard Rego Sr. (1915-1980), founder, Leonard’s Bakery

Rap Reiplinger (1950-1984), comedian

Faustino Respicio (1905-2002), radio and television personality

William S. Richardson (1919- ), chief justice, Hawai'i Supreme Court

Randall Roth (1948- ), author, law professor

Art Rutledge (1907-1997), union leader

Nolle Smith (1889-1982), engineer, state representative

Maurice Sullivan (1908-1998), founder of Foodland, philanthropist

Rell Sunn (1950-1998), surfer, lifeguard

Matsuo "Matsy" Takabuki (1923- ), lawyer, Bishop Estate trustee

Madge Tennent (1889-1972), artist

Myron B. "Pinky" Thompson (1924-2001), social-services advocate

Nainoa Thompson (1953- ), navigator, Höküle'a

Haunani-Kay Trask (1949- ), political theorist, educator, poet

Herman Wedemeyer (1924-1999), actor, politician, professional athlete

Harry Weinberg (1908-1990), philanthropist

John Henry Wilson (1871-1956), Honolulu mayor

Chatt Wright (1941- ), president, Hawai'i Pacific University

Roy Yamaguchi (1956- ), chef, restaurateur

Wally Kaname Yonamine (1925- ), professional athlete

Source: Honolulu Centennial Celebration Commission

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Scott Fernandez said it is "overwhelming" to see his grandfather, Edwin Kane "E.K." Fernandez, named to the list of 100 significant residents.

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Scott Fernandez remembers attending the funeral of his grandfather, Edwin Kane "E.K." Fernandez, as a 4-year-old boy surrounded by Honolulu's rich and famous, and everyday people who adored Fernandez's fairs, circuses and various productions.

Yesterday, as the president of the modern-day incarnation of E.K. Fernandez Shows, 40-year-old Scott Fernandez celebrated the inclusion of his paternal grandfather's name on the list of 100 people who have made long-lasting contributions to Honolulu over its 100-year history.

"My grandfather was known for all of his firsts — the first to bring entertainment to the Islands, the first to have a car, the first with a movie camera," Fernandez said. "But 100 people in 100 years? That's a lot of people to be considered. To be selected is overwhelming."

Mayor Mufi Hannemann oversaw the 100th anniversary of the incorporation of Honolulu County (originally O'ahu County) in July and yesterday helped unveil the list of notables, who range from surfers to sumo wrestlers. Hannemann characterized the names as a "microcosm of the greatness of this city." The list, he said, offers "a great opportunity to reflect on our past."

Because some of the listings include pairs, such as musicians Robert and Roland Cazimero and radio personalities Michael Perry and Larry Price, the list actually includes 103 names.

Thirty-seven of the people are still alive, including 68-year-old Danny Kaleikini, the entertainer and former candidate for lieutenant governor who is often described as "Hawai'i's ambassador of aloha."

Before yesterday's ceremony in the entrance to Honolulu Hale, Kaleikini joked that he originally did not understand the honor.

"When they called to tell me about this," Kaleikini said, "I said, 'I'm not 100 years old.' "

Kaleikini knew many of the 100 people on the list, whom he described as "my teachers. Thank God I grew up with the majority of them. I worked with the masters. The lesson for the young people of today is to listen to the kupuna. You'll learn things that you will never learn in school."

There was no lack of suggestions for who should be on such a list, said Linda Wong, vice-chairwoman of the Honolulu Centennial Celebration Commission.

The city's Office of Culture and Arts received 400 to 500 nominations, Wong said. And the 16 members of the centennial celebration commission each came up with their own 50 names.

From July through August, the members of the committee winnowed the list by considering the range of people and the eras they represent.

"Our mission was to find people from 1905 to 2005 that come from different walks of life — arts, sports, politics," Wong said. "We really wanted to get a cross-section of the community."

A formal celebration honoring the men and women on the list will be held Nov. 17 at the Sheraton Waikiki Hotel & Resort.

Reach Dan Nakaso at dnakaso@honoluluadvertiser.com.


Correction: The Honolulu Centennial Celebration Commission asked Honolulu Magazine to work with it in drawing up a list of 100 notable people who have made contributions to the city of Honolulu over its 100-year history. The selection process was organized and steered by Honolulu Magazine, which had the final say over the list. A previous version of this story did not mention the magazine's role in drawing up the list.