Fabulous Fifty Bash
Honoring Hawai`i's Brightest Stars
In 2006, in celebration of 50 years of achievement, the SONDH paid tribute to 50 nurses from throughout the state who represent the best of nursing in Hawai`i (see list below). The service and dedication of these "Fabulous 50" brought honor to the nursing profession, advancements in healthcare, adn extended the spirit of aloha to countless patients and families in our community. To see the program from the event that contains biographies of the honored guests, pictures, and letters of support, please click here.
Also honored were four members of the Class of 1956, the remarkable young women who ere the start of a new direction in nursing as the first graduates from a beginning nursing baccalaureate program in Hawai`i. They went on to rich careers in healthcare, administration and research, and set the stage for the evolution of one of the leading healthcare institutaions in the state: the University of Hawai`i School of Nursing and Dental Hygiene.
To see more pictures from the event, click here.
Kaua`i Island News features the Fabulous 50 nurses from the Garden Isle.
Fabulous 50 Honored Nurses
| May Akamine- Waimanalo Health Center | Dee Jay Mailer- Kamehameha Schools |
| Dale Allison- Hawaii Pacific University | Geri Marullo- Consuelo Foundation |
Juliet Beniga- The Queen's Medical Center | Joan Matsukawa- Kapiolani Community College |
| Rick Carmichael- Kauai Community College | Judy Mikami- Na Pu`uwai Native Hawaiian Healthcare System |
| Olivia Castro- Kaiser Permanente | Adele Mitchell- University of Phoenix |
| Mary Catiel-Lanai Community Hospital | Alison Miyasaki -Kaiser Permanente |
| Toby Clairmont- Healthcare Association of Hawaii | Dorothy Motoyama- Kuakini Medical |
| Lori Conley-Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children | Paulette Nakamatsu- Shriners Hospital for Children |
| Hope Cooper-Oliver- Tripler Army Medical Center | Fay Nakamoto- State Dept. of Health, retired |
| Stephen Cull- Kauai Veteran's Memorial Hospital | Patricia Nishimoto- Tripler Army Medical Center |
| Melodee Deutsch- Kaiser Foundation Hospital | Mary Frances Oneha- Waianae Coast Comprehensive Healthcare |
| Lenora Fabrao-Wong- Lanai Community Hospital | Hob Osterlund- The Queen's Medical Center |
| Patricia Gilbert- Castle Medical Center | Ruth Ota- Department of Health |
| Beth Hoban- Prime Care Services Hawaii | David Peterson- Tripler Army Medical Center |
| Kathy Johnson- The Queen's Medical Center | Rose Ann Poyzer- retired |
| Nancy Johnson- Maui Community College | Desiree Puhi- Molokai General Hospital |
| Sandra Kakiuchi- Kaiser Permanente | Laura Rogers- Tripler Army Medical Center |
| Leilani Karasaki- The Queen's Medical Center/ Hospice Hawaii | Margaret Salvador- Arcadia Retirement Residence |
| Christi Keliipio- Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi | Ann Sasuga- Department of Health |
| Melody Kilcommons- Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children | Dondria Smith-Hollies- Naval Health Clinic Hawaii |
| Karen Klemme- Care Resource Hawaii | Mahealani Thomas- Castle Medical Center |
| Mala Lange- St. Francis Medical Center, Liliha | Mark Toles- The Queen's Medical Center |
| Kim Larsen-Hester- Private Nurse | Patricia Tom- Castle Home Care |
| Sister Alicia Damien Lau- Ito Group Healthcare Companies | Caroline Yee- Straub Clinic and Hospital |
| Rep. Marilyn Lee- Hawaii State Legislature | Kenneth Zeri- Hospice Hawaii |