Hawaiian Olympians: Legends of the Past
Moderated by Wesley Nakama
The Hawaiian HIstorical Society, the Hawai‘i State Library, and the Hawai‘i Chapter of U.S. Olympians invite Society members and friends to attend a special program, Hawaiian Olympians: Legends of the Past, on Thursday, September 9, 2004, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Hawai‘i State Library, 478 South King Street in Honolulu.
The program will include a panel of Hawai‘i Olympians from different eras and sports along with an illustrated presentation composed of photographs from the Olympics. The moderater will be Honolulu Advertister sports journalist Wesley Nakama. There will be an opportunity for the audience to ask questions of the panel.
The panel will consist of :
- William Smith, a gold medal winner in swimming in the 1948 games in London.
- Tommy Kono, a gold medal winner in weightlifting at the 1932 Helsinki games and the 1956 games at Melbourne.
- Keala O'Sullivan Watson, a bronze medal winner in diving at the 1968 games in Mexico City.
- Chris Woo, a swimming team member at the 1976 games at Montreal.
- Kevin Asano, a silver medal winner in judo at the 1988 games in Seoul.
- Brian Viloria, a boxing team member at the 2000 games in Sydney.
The program is free and open to the public. Free parking is available on the grounds of ‘Iolani Palace.