Hawaii Sports Hall of Fame explained

The Hawaii Sports Hall of Fame is a sports hall of fame and museum in the U.S. state of Hawaii. According to the hall's official website, it servers as the "state museum for sports history in the islands," and "is best described as an educational repository created to enshrine athletes, pioneers and contributors of Hawai'i's rich sports history."^{[1] [2]} The organization was founded in 1997 and a selection committee meets once a year in December.^[3] The flagship exhibition for the hall is located in the Bishop Museum in Honolulu.

The 2016 class, inducted in May 2016, included water polo player Brandon Brooks, decathlete Bryan Clay, soccer player Brian Ching, and brothers Ma'ake Kemoeatu and Chris Kemoeatu for American football.^{[4] [5]}

Inductees

Auto racing

• Danny Ongais

Baseball

• J. Ashman Beaven
• Alexander Cartwright
• Sid Fernandez
• Hank Hughes
• Mike Lum
• Les Murakami
• Steere Noda
• Lenn Sakata
• Derek Tatsuno
• Shane Victorino
• Tadashi Wakabayashi
• Wally Yonamine

Basketball

• Red Rocha

Boat racing

• Thomas Gentry

Bowling

• Hiroto Hirashima
• Kotaro Miyasato

Boxing

• Takeshi Fuji
• Andrew Ganigan
• Stan Harrington
• Sam Ichinose
• Robert M. Lee
• Dado Marino
• Bobo Olson
• Jesus Salud
• Albert Silva
• Ben Villaflor

Broadcasting

• Les Keiter
• Chuck Leahey

Canoe racing

• A. E. Minvielle
• Joseph Napoleon

Coaching

• Kenneth A. Bray

Decathlon

• Bryan Clay^[4]

Diving

• Rachel Kealaonapua O'Sullivan^[6]

American football

• Junior Ah You
• Charlie Ane Jr.
• Herman Clark
• Russ Francis
• Rocky Freitas
• Kurt Gouveia
• Hank Hughes
• Ma'ake Kemoeatu^[4]
• Chris Kemoeatu^[4]
• Otto Klum
• Olin Kreutz
• Edison Miyawaki^[7]
• Jesse Sapolu
• Maa Tanuvasa
• Mosi Tatupu
• Mark Tuinei
• Herman Wedemeyer
• Jeris White
• Wally Yonamine

Golf

• Francis Hyde I`i Brown
• David Ishii
• Tom Kaulukukui
• Ted Makalena
• Jackie Pung
• Lenore Muraoka
• Dean Wilson

Martial arts

• Kevin Asano
• Dae Sung Lee
• Ed Parker

Motorcycle racing

• John DeSoto Jr.^[3]

Skeet shooting

• James Austin

Soccer

• Brian Ching^[4]
• Natasha Kai
• Jack Sullivan

Sport fishing

• Peter Fithian

Sports promotion

• Donnis Thompson
• Mackay Yanagisawa

Steer roping

• Ikua Purdy

Sumo

• Konishiki Yasokichi
• Takamiyama Daigorō
• Musashimaru Kōyō
• Akebono Tarō

Surfing

• Lynne Boyer
• George Downing
• Sunny Garcia
• Fred Hemmings
• Derek Ho
• Andy Irons
• Duke Kahanamoku
• Richard Keaulana
• Gerry Lopez
• Margo Oberg
• Randy Rarick
• Rell Sunn

Swimming

• Thelma Kalama
• Dad Center
• Dick Cleveland
• Buster Crabbe
• E. Fullard-Leo
• Mariechen Wehselau
• Duke Kahanamoku
• Samuel Kahanamoku
• Maiola Kalili
• Manuella Kalili
• Evelyn Kawamoto
• Pua Kealoha
• Warren Kealoha
• Ford Konno
• Keo Nakama
• Yoshi Oyakawa
• Soichi Sakamoto
• Bill Smith
• Aileen Riggin
• Allen Stack
• Bill Woolsey

Tennis

• Jim Schwitters

Track and field

• Jim Barahal
• Duncan MacDonald
• Jack Scaff
• Norman Tamanaha

Volleyball

• Robyn Ah Mow-Santos
• Lindsey Berg
• Linda Fernandez
• Tom Haine
• Fanny Hopeau
• Sharon Peterson
• Dave Shoji
• Clay Stanley
• Jon Stanley
• Pedro Velasco

Water polo

• Brandon Brooks^[4]
• Christopher Duplanty

Weightlifting

• Pete George
• Emerick Ishikawa
• Tommy Kono
• Harold Sakata
• Richard Tom

Wind surfing

• Robby Naish

Women's sports

• Patsy Mink

Wrestling

• Clarissa Chun

Yacht racing

• Clarence W. MacFarlane

External links

• Official site
• List of inductees

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mission Statement - Hawaii Sports Hall of Fame. hawaiisportshalloffame.com. Hawaii Sports Hall of Fame. October 14, 2016.
2. Web site: Hawai'i Sports Hall of Fame 2016 Induction Banquet. eventbrite.com. Eventbrite. October 14, 2016.
3. News: Motocross: DeSoto inducted into Hawaii Sports Hall of Fame. February 24, 2004. Motorsport.com. October 14, 2016.
4. News: Harmon. Collin. Five inducted into 2016 Hawaii sports Hall of Fame class. October 14, 2016. Hawaii News Now. May 4, 2016.
5. News: Hawaii Sports Hall of Fame. Kekaula. Robert. May 4, 2016. KTIV Channel 4. October 14, 2016.
6. Web site: Inductees by Class Year | Hawai‘i Sports Hall of Fame . Hawaiisportshalloffame.com . 2018-01-15 . 2019-10-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191021073646/http://www.hawaiisportshalloffame.com/wp/inductees/inductees-by-class/ . dead .
7. News: Miyawaki, Napoleon selected for Hawaii Sports Hall of Fame. October 14, 2016. Honolulu Star-Bulletin. 352. December 18, 2007.