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OLYMPIC MEDALIST – SWIMMING Warren Paoa Kealoha Warren Paoa Kealoha won a gold medal at the 1920 Olympics in the 100-meter backstroke and another gold medal in the same event at the 1924 Olympics. He also was an all-around athlete at the Kamehameha Schools. BORN 1902

OLYMPIC MEDALIST – SWIMMING Evelyn Kawamoto-Kono Evelyn Kawamoto-Konno won two Bronze Medals at the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki, Finland. Her medal winning performances were in two events in the swimming competition: The 400 Meter FreestyleThe 4×100 Meter Freestyle

OLYMPIC MEDALIST – SWIMMING Manuela Kalili Manuela Kalili won the silver medal for swimming in the 4×200 freestyle relay at the 1932 Olympics in Los Angeles. He shared the medal with his brother, Maiola, who swam with him on the same relay team along with Frank Booth and George Fissler. He also competed in the…

OLYMPIC MEDALIST – SWIMMING Maiola Kalili Maiola Kalili won the silver medal for swimming in the 4×200 freestyle relay at the 1932 Olympics in Los Angeles. He shared the medal with his brother, Manuela, who swam with him on the same relay team along with Frank Booth and George Fissler. The Kalili brothers were part…

OLYMPIC MEDALIST – VOLLEYBALL Natasha Kai Kai attended the University of Hawaii on a full scholarship and was recognized as the UH WAC Freshman of the Year in 2002. With her passion for soccer, Kai was the first soccer player to be named Freshman of the Year and the WAC Player of the Year. Kai…

OLYMPIC MEDALIST – SWIMMING Samuel Alapai Kahanamoku Olympic Medalist Samuel Alapai Kahanamoku was born and raised in Honolulu (Waikiki). Kahanamoku was one of the nation’s top sprint swimmers in the 1920s. At the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, he finished 3rd in the 100 meters Free style with a time of 1:01:8 seconds, behind Duke,…

OLYMPIC MEDALIST – SWIMMING Duke Paoa Kahanamoku Duke Kahanamoku was Hawai’i’s first Olympic medalist. He participated in four Olympic Games: 1912 in Stockholm, Sweden (one gold and one silver medal); 1920 in Antwerp, Belgium (two gold medals); 1924 in Paris (one silver medal). Duke won a total of five Olympic medals! He is a member…

PIONEER – FOOTBALL Thomas Ka’awai Ka’ulukukui Thomas Ka’awai Ka’ulukukui graduated from Hilo High School in 1932. He enrolled at the University of Hawaii and earned 17 letters in five years. He was a mere 5 feet 5 inches and 145 pounds. Grantland Rice honorably mentioned Ka’ulukukui on his 1935 All-American team after watching him run…

OLYMPIC MEDALIST – SWIMMING Mariechen Wehselau Jackson Mariechen Wehselau Jackson won two medals at the 1924 Olympics. She won a gold medal in the 4×100-meter free-style relay and a silver medal in the 100-meter free-style for the U.S. Swim Team. BORN 1906

WORLD RECORD HOLDER – WEIGHTLIFTING Emerick K. Ishikawa Emerick K. Ishikawa has been a weightlifter his entire adult life. He reached his prime early in his career by setting a world record in the Bantamweight Class in 1944 at the U.S. National Weightlifting Championships in Chattanooga, Tennessee before a stunned crowd. He went on to…