The Hawaiʻi Sports Hall of Fame is a sports hall of fame and museum in the U.S. state of Hawaiʻi. According to the hall's official website, it serves 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 Hawaiʻi's rich sports history." The organization was founded in 1997 and a selection committee meets once a year in December. 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 Maʻake Kemoeatu and Chris Kemoeatu for American football.
Inductees
Auto racing Roland Leong Danny Ongais
Baseball 2005 Little League World Series Championship Team 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 Jim Leahey
Canoe racing A. E. Minvielle Joseph Napoleon
Coaching Kenneth A. Bray Tony Sellitto
Decathlon Bryan Clay
Diving Rachel Kealaonapua O'Sullivan
American football Junior Ah You Charlie Ane Jr. Herman Clark Russ Francis Rocky Freitas Kurt Gouveia Hank Hughes Maʻake Kemoeatu Chris Kemoeatu Otto Klum Olin Kreutz Edison Miyawaki Chad Owens Jesse Sapolu Maa Tanuvasa Mosi Tatupu Mark Tuinei Herman Wedemeyer Jeris White Wally Yonamine
Golf Francis Hyde Iʻi 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.
Racquetball Egan Inoue
Sailing Michael Rothwell & David McFaull – 1976 Silver Medalist Sailing Team
Skateboarding Darren Ho
Skeet shooting James Austin
Soccer Brian Ching Natasha Kai Jack Sullivan
Sport fishing Peter Fithian
Sports promotion Larry Price Donnis Thompson Mackay Yanagisawa
Steer roping Ikua Purdy
Sumo Konishiki Yasokichi Takamiyama Daigorō Musashimaru Kōyō Akebono Tarō
Surfing Ben Aipa Lynne Boyer George Downing Sunny Garcia Fred Hemmings Derek Ho Andy Irons Duke Kahanamoku Richard Keaulana Gerry Lopez Kelia Moniz 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 Chris Woo Bill Woolsey
Tennis Jim Schwitters
Track and field Jim Barahal Duncan MacDonald Jack Scaff Norman Tamanaha
Volleyball Robyn Ah Mow-Santos Tita Ahuna Lindsey Berg Linda Fernandez Tom Haine Fanny Hopeau Beth McLachlin Sharon Peterson Dave Shoji Clay Stanley Jon Stanley Pedro Velasco
Water polo Brandon Brooks Christopher Duplanty
Weightlifting Pete George Emerick Ishikawa Tommy Kono Tony Leiato Harold Sakata Richard Tom
Wind surfing Robby Naish
Women's sports Patsy Mink
Wrestling Clarissa Chun
Yacht racing Clarence W. MacFarlane
References
External links Official site List of inductees