PAST `Ō`Ō AWARD RECIPIENTS
Since 1977, the Native Hawaiian Chamber has awarded the ‘Ō‘ō Award to leaders in the community. In 1995, NHCC recognized an increase in the number of Native Hawaiians in business leadership positions by choosing to award multiple honorees each year. Below is the full list of every esteemed ‘Ō‘ō Award honoree since the award's inception.
1978 - Randolph Lee
1979- Joseph Kealoha
1980 - D.G. Andy Anderson
1981 - William Kimi
1982 - Fred Trotter
1983 - Kenneth Brown
1984 - John Bellinger
1985 - Aaron Chaney
1986 - Richard Lyman
1987 - Winona Rubin
1988 - Gladys Brandt
1989 - Oswald Stender
1990 - Momi Cazimero
1991 - Sen. Daniel Akaka
1992 - Samuel and Frederick Kamaka
1993 - Michael Chun
1994 - Haunani Apoliona
1995 - Irmgard Farden Aluli
Elia Long
Colette Machado
1996 - Bernard Kea
Charles Kekumano
Bruss Keppeler
1997 - James Ahloy
Peter and Rachel Haili
James Haynes
Patrick Yim
Walter Yim
1999 - Herman Lemke
David Peters
Kali Watson
2000 - Wright Bowman
Malia Craver
Douglas Ing
Crystal Rose
2001 - Frank Brandt
Sam Choy
2002 - Herb Kane
Scott May
2003 - Edwin Hulihe'e
Samuel King
2004 - Ezra Kanoho
Andrew Poepoe
2005 - Thomas Kaulukukui, Jr.
Mary Lou Kakuewa
Paulette Kahalepuna
2006 - Paige Barber
Robert Kihune
2007 - Genoa Keawe
Clifford Jamile
2008 - Peter Apo
Nake'u Awai
Ron Jarrett
Brothers Cazimero
2010 - Mary Philpotts McGrath
Alice Flanders Guild
201 1 - Kekuni Blaisdell
Ben Young
Al Souza
2012 - Claire Hughes
Irwin Cockett
2013 - Vaughn Vasconcellos
Dee Jay Mailer
Gov. John D. Waihe'e
2014 - Dr. Clayton Chong
Dr. Noreen Mokuau
Nainoa Thompson
2015 - Warren Kaleialoha Asing
Vicky Holt Takamine
Dr. Kalani Brady
2016 - Ivan Michael Ilihia Lui-Kwan
Dr. Raymond Jardine, Jr.
Carl Veto Baker
2017 - Gerald Akaka
Herb Lee
Naomi Clarke Losch
2018 - Marlene Akau
Jan Dill
Heather Giugni
2019 - Elliot Mills
Na Leo Pilimehana
Angela Pratt MD