This is based on a history by Agnes Niyekawa written probably in 1995 or 1996, supplemented with documents from the following years. Corrections and additions are most welcome.
Following up on a suggestion made by Chancellor Dick Kosaki at a reception for retirees in the Spring of 1985, one Wytze Gorter sent out 341 questionnaires to retired faculty on September 16th to gauge their interest in establishing a retiree’s association. All but five of the 201 who responded supported the idea. All but one of them were willing to pay “as much as $5” dues, and 75 volunteered to help organize and/or operate the association.
The first meeting was held January 22, 1986, a party in the Campus Center Ballroom, with Gorter the first president. By that time, the FRA had changed its name to FRAUHM, but it was noted that the “Faculty” at the beginning of the name and the “Mānoa” at the end were not meant to exclude retirees from other campuses, or retired staff.
Officers and Board Members
Elected Officers
Bob Cole, President
Sheldon Varney, 1st Vice President
L. Ralph Berger, 2nd Vice President
Ira Lichton, Secretary
Nora Kirkpatrick, Treasurer
Board Members
(to 1998)
Rohma Bowers
Paul Durham
Roy McArdle
Anastacio L. Palafox
G. Raymon Nunn
(to 1999)
Ruth Iams
Robert Kamins
Elizabeth McCutcheon
Perry Phillip
Theodore Woodin
Consultants (Past Presidents)
Ed Chui
Wytze Gorter
Jim Koshi
Agnes Niyekawa
Bluebell Standal
Sid Townsley
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| September ??, 1997 | (At AAUW Residence in Makiki) Harris Gitlin, on his retirement adventures in a 30-foot ketch |
| October 9, 1997 | (In Student Services Bldg) Robert Kiste, Professor and Director of the Center for Pacific Studies “The Contemporary Pacific: Projections into the Next Century” |
| November 13, 1997 | (In then “Porteus” Hall 704) Dr. Barry Coyne, Clinical Psychologist “Managing Sex Offenders in Hawaiʻi” |
| December 2, 1997 | (at 2:30) field trip to Kewalo Basin Marine Mammal Laboratory |
| January 8, 1998 | Dr. Gigliola Baruffi, MD, MPH, UH School of Public Health “Worsening Pregnancy Outcomes Among Samoan Women in Hawaiʻi” |
| February 12, 1998 | Prof. James Brandon, Dept. of Theater and Dance, “The History of Asian Theater at UH” |
| March 3, 1998 | Field trip to the Heritage House at Kamehameha |
| March 12, 1998 | Prof. Emeritus Agnes Niyekawa, “Culture, Language and Thought: Problems in Translation” |
| April 9, 1999 | Annual Luncheon and Business Meeting, ʻOhelo Bldg., Kapiʻolani Community College |
| May 7, 1999 | Prof. Seiji Naya, Dept. of Economics, Director of Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism “Hawaii’s Economic Problems” |
Important Board Decisions and Discussions
| Date | Decision |
|---|---|
| June 19, 1999 | In return for a list of recent retirees, FRAUHM to name a member to serve on Aloha United Way committee |
