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.
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| September 9, 2009 | Dr. Panos D. Prevedouros, “Mass Transit on Oʻahu” |
| October 14, 2009 | Jim Donovan, Athletic Director, “Issues Facing the Athletic Department” |
| November 12, 2009 | Howard Dicus, of KGMB9, brought us up to date on the economic crisis |
| December 9, 2009 | Carol Mon Lee, Honolulu District Member, Board of Education, at Tree Tops Restaurant spoke on “A New Perspective on Public Education” |
| January 13, 2010 | West Oʻahu Chancellor Gene Awakuni: “The present and Future of the West Oʻahu Campus” |
| February 10, 2010 | Dr. Cedric Cowing, “Major Transitions In U.S. History (King George-George Washington; Buchanan-Lincoln; Bush-Obama, with special focus on HERBERT HOOVER-FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT(1932-1933)” |
| March 10, 2010 | Dr. Donald Char, MD, Discussion: “Universal Health Care for All Americans?” |
| April 14, 2010 | Barbara Stanton, Director of AARP–Hawaiʻi, member of the Board of Directors, Maunalani Foundation and Nursing Care “Long Term Health Care: A Threat to Hawaiʻi’s Healthcare Future” |
| May 10, 2010 | Retirees Reception, Queen Liliʻuokalani Center for Student Services, Room 412, 4:00–6:00 Speaker: Dr. David McClain, UH President |
