On October 19th, over 450 guests joined Historic Hawai‘i Foundation at The Royal Hawaiian Hotel to recognize Beadie Kanahele Dawson as the 2019 Kama‘āina of the Year for her lifelong commitment to helping others.
Beadie was honored for her leadership in the restoration of Iolani Palace, her pivotal role in the reorganization of Bishop Estate Trust and her advocacy to support the native Hawaiian community.
Mahalo to each of our sponsors, guests, donors, musical entertainers and event partners for your generous support of Historic Hawai‘i Foundation and helping to make our tribute to the beloved Beadie Kanahale Dawson a night to remember.
Click the timeline images below to learn more about Beadie
Our Tribute to Beadie Kanahele Dawson
Video created by Robin Lung, Nested Egg Productions
Event Photos
by Michelle Mishina Photography
Click on any image to enlarge
“I am the culmination of my culture and all of the people that have come before me. If there’s any good in me, it’s because I have absorbed the spirituality of all that have come before me.
Our obligation is to teach family that they must do the right thing. It is expected of us. And that the right thing is going to be a good thing in the end. I believe that and I live that way.”
From “Beadie Kanahele Dawson: Living Ho‘oponopono,” Sam Davenport, Twin Fin Filmworks
Mahalo to Our 2019 Kama‘āina of the Year Sponsors and Donors
POU HANA/LEAD
HOAPILI/FRIEND
KĀKO‘O/PATRON
Cades Schutte
Crabb ‘Ohana
Deloitte + Joanna Oshiro
Dr. Thomas Kosasa
DTL LLC
Enterprise Holdings Foundation
Farm Benedict Sugihara/Donna Kalama
First Hawaiian Bank
First Insurance Company of Hawai‘i Charitable Foundation
Hawaiian Airlines
Hawaiian Electric Companies
Julie Cooke
Kaiser Permanente
Ko Olina Resort
Mason
Settle Meyer Law + ‘Ahe Group
Queen’s Health System
WCIT
KŌKUA/BENEFACTOR
AHL
Beadie & Donne Dawson
Chris Lee + Rock Salt Media + Solutions Pacific
Coffman Engineers
G70
Galiher DeRobertis & Waxman LLP
Hawaii National Bank
HVRM Ralph and Catherine Gray
Haleakalā Ranch Company
Hunt Companies
Jeff Ono
MidPacific Assets Advisors
Papa Ola Lōkahi
PBR Hawai‘i
R.M. Towill Corporation
Tihati Productions
United Laundry Services
Wendy Rice Peterson/Kaonoulu Ranch
William S. Richardson School of Law, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, Native Hawaiian Bar Association, Native Hawaiian Legal Corporation
Zephyr Insurance
BEVERAGE SPONSORS
DONORS
Alexander & Baldwin
Altres
Anonymous
Armstrong Foundation
Aukahi
Brookfield Properties
Donne Dawson
Fred Cachola
The Gentry Companies
Goodfellow Brothers
Greg Pietsch
Jackie Smythe
Jerris Hedges
Jim Niess & Stephanie Austin
JN Group
Jonathan Starr Foundation
Laura Thompson
Louise Ing and Michael Sitch
Matson
MidPacific Assets Advisors
Monarch Insurance
Niu Pia Land Co.
Pat L. Griffin
Peter Tsukazaki
Philpotts Interiors
Pūlama Lāna‘i
Rick Kiefer
Rider Levett Bucknall
Royal Contracting
Servco Foundation
Watumull Foundation
Whitney and Harvalee Limm
Wilson Okamoto Corporation