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
Karen Yamaga, President
Jacquie Maly, Vice President
, Secretary
Sue Cowing, Treasurer
Board of Directors
Ced Cowing, Program Chairman
John Hall
Victor Kobayashi
Bart Mathias, Webmaster, Announcement Editor
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| September 12, 2017 | Film about W.S. Merwin, “Even Though the Whole World is Burning” |
| October 10, 2017 | Dr. Miriam Stark, “Archeological Approaches to Glory that was Angkor” |
| November 14, 2017 | Allison Yap, on UH Mānoa’s Study Abroad Program |
| December 5, 2017 | Rick Blangiardi, “The Media and the University” |
| January 9, 2018 | Dr. Warren Nishimoto, “Talking Hawai‘i’s Story: The Center for Oral History at UHM” |
| February 13, 2018 | Dr. Karen Yamaga, “Why Heart Mountain’s Story is Relevant Today” |
| March 13, 2018 | Patti Epler, Ben Nishimoto, “Civil Beat Hawaii News” |
| April 10, 2018 | Dr. Jacqueline Maly conducted “A Field Trip to the Hokulani Imaginarium at Windward Community College” |
| May 8, 2018 | Michael Jones and Laura Ruby, “The Beginning and End of the Bomb” |
