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CONTRIBUTOR – WRESTLING Clarissa Chun Born and raised on Oahu, Clarissa Chun got involved with judo at the age of 7 and over the course of her young career she won five junior national championships. In 1998, as a junior at Roosevelt High School, she gave wrestling try. In her debut in the sport Clarissa…

PIONEER – SOCCER Brian Ching Brian was the first Native Hawaiian selected in the MLS draft and the first Hawai’i-born player to play internationally representing the U.S. His soccer career started when he was 7 years old, under the condition that his mom was to be their soccer coach for Brian and his two brothers.…

CONTRIBUTOR – SWIMMING George “Dad” Center George “Dad” Center was one of Hawai’i’s famous swim coaches. He was assistant coach of the U.S. Swim Team at the 1920 Games in Antwerp, Belgium, where Hawai’i swimmers finished in the first four places in the 100-meter free-style swim. He also was a tireless fund-raiser, a stern taskmaster…

CONTRIBUTOR – BASEBALL Alexander Joy Cartwright Alexander Joy Cartwright, one of the founders of the amateur Knickerbocker Baseball Club, developed the rules of the game. Those rules were first used in a game at Hoboken, New Jersey, on July 19, 1846, between the Knickerbockers and the New York Nine. After arriving in Honolulu in 1849,…

PIONEER – GOLF Francis “Mr. Sports of Hawaii” Hyde I’i Brown Francis Hyde l’i Brown, former legislator, philanthropist and sportsman, was known as “Mr. Golf of Hawai’i.” In Hawai’i, Brown won the Manoa Cup a record nine times. Within an 18-month period, from 1929 to 1930, he won amateur golf championships in Japan, California and…

OLYMPIC MEDALIST – WATER POLO RACING Brandon Brooks Brandon was born in Rock Island, IL. In 1989 Brandon Brook’s family moved to Hawai’i whenhe was 8 years old. Brandon attended Lili’uokalani Elementary School and then attended Punahou School,excelling in water polo. Upon graduation in 1999, he attended the University of California atLos Angeles (UCLA) and…

CONTRIBUTOR – SPORTSMAN Father Kenneth Bray Father Kenneth Bray’s name is synonymous with ‘Iolani School. He was more than a coach, teacher, counselor, confidant and priest to hundreds of students, players, parents, faculty members and friends – he was an inspirational leader, role model and humanitarian. Bray left a long line of sons and daughters…

WORLD CHAMPION – PROFESSIONAL SURFING Lynne Boyer Ms. Boyer was known for her aggressive and fearless style of power surfing in big waves. She captured two consecutive World Surfing Championships in 1978 & 1979. A fierce competitor, she is credited with raising the performance standards in women’s surfing in the 1970s and early 1980s. This…

OLYMPIC MEDALIST – VOLLEYBALL Lindsey Napela Berg Lindsey was born in Honolulu, HI (Manoa). She graduated from Punahou in 1998 and playedcollegiate volleyball at University of Minnesota. Lindsey continued to play professional volleyball in Europe for 7 years, 2002-2008. She is athree time U.S. Olympic Volleyball team setter who helped the U.S. to silver medals…

PIONEER – SPORTS PROMOTER J. Ashman Beaven J. Ashman Beaven arrived in Honolulu in 1910. In 1912, he established the O’ahu Baseball League, O’ahu Service Athletic League and the Catholic Youth Organization. In 1925, he purchased 14 fee simple acres at the ‘ewa/makai corner of King and Isenberg streets and built the Honolulu Stadium. From…