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PIONEEER – PROFESSIONAL GOLFER David Ishii David Ishii won the 1990 Hawaiian Open Golf Tournament. Over his 25 year career in professional golfing he won five JAL Rainbow Open titles, a dozen Japan PGA tournaments, six Hawaii Pearl Open titles and two Mid Pacific Open championships. In 1973 he was the Hawai’i state high school…

WORLD CHAMPION – SURFING Philip Andrew “Andy” Irons Three-time Association of Surfing Professional (ASP) world champion Philip Andrew “Andy” Irons was born in Lihue and learned to surf at the age of 8 at Pine Trees Beach, located on the north shore of Kauai. His competitive spirit drove him to win three National Scholastic Surfing…

WORLD CHAMPION – RACQUETBALL Egan Inoue Egan Inoue is an entrepreneur. He owns a fitness company, with three gyms on O’ahu, as well as a cryotherapy business. Inoue is also an author and a motivational speaker, who used to be a mixed martial arts fighter, who before that was the first non-Brazilian to win a…

CONTRIBUTOR – BOXING Sam “Sad” Ichinoise “Sad” Sam Ichinose was considered Hawai’i’s “Mr. Boxing” for 50 years. He was “Dado” Marino’s pilot. He took him to three continents, seeking a world championship. He went as far as Glasgow, Scotland with his world flyweight contender. He earned his nickname “Sad” Sam because he rarely made any…

PIONEER – FOOTBALL/BASEBALL Henry “Honolulu” Thomas Hughes, Jr. As a pioneer of college and professional football, Henry “Honolulu” Hughes, Jr. was the first native Hawaiian to play professional football. Hughes played when football was developing as a national professional sport. He also played football for the Boston Braves in 1931 and 1932. Hughes was an…

PIONEER – VOLLEYBALL Fanny Hopeau Fanny Hopeau showed the way for other female volleyball players in the state of Hawai’i. During her long career, Hopeau was named All-American seven times and won a silver medal at the 1966 World Games in Japan. She was a member of the USA’s Championship Team in 1967. With her…

CONTRIBUTOR – SURFING Derek K. Ho In 1993, Derek Ho became the first Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) champion from Hawai’i. He finished In the top 16 for the ASP Championships 9 times, including 2nd (1989) and 4th (1991). Derek is a 4-time winner of the Triple Crown of Surfing championship (1984, 1986, 1988 and…

PIONEER – BOWLING Hiroto “Hiro” Hirashima Hiroto “Hiro” Hirashima was pivotal in obtaining equal rights and privileges for his fellow Japanese-American bowlers, as well as other minorities at a time when non-Caucasians were not eligible for American Bowling Congress (ABC) membership. In 1963, he was elected to the ABC board of directors, becoming the first…

WORLD CHAMPION – SURFING Fred Hemmings Fred Hemmings is a graduate of Punahou School. In January 1965, he became the youngest person to win the Makaha Senior Men’s International Surfing Championship. In 1968, he was crowned the World Surfing Champion in Rincon, Puerto Rico. Hemmings was inducted into the International Surfing Hall of Fame in…

PIONEER – BOXING Stan Harrington Stan Harrington was voted “Fighter of the Decade” for the 1960’s by the Honolulu Advertiser. He was unsuccessful at two attempts on the World Junior Middleweight Championship losing in a 15-round decision to Denny Moyer in 1963 and another 15-round decision to Ki Soo Kim in 1966. Harrington’s career record…