Haunani-Kay Trask, a renowned scholar and advocate for Hawaiian sovereignty, died over the weekend at age 71 after living with Alzheimer's.
Haunani-Kay Trask, a Hawaiian leader and sovereignty activist with a distinguished career as an academic at the University of Hawaii, died today at age 71.!
Haunani-Kay Trask (October 3, 1949 – July 3, 2021) was a Native Hawaiian activist, educator, author, poet, and a leader of the Hawaiian sovereignty movement.
She was professor emerita at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, where she founded and directed the Kamakakūokalani Center for Hawaiian Studies. A published author, Trask wrote scholarly books and articles, as well as poetry.
She also produced do*entaries and CDs. Trask received awards and recognition for her scholarship and activism, both during her life and posthumously.
Early life and education
Trask was born to Haunani and Bernard Trask.
Haunani-Kay Trask was a Hawaiian activist, educator, author, and poet.She was born in San Francisco, California and grew up on the Koʻolau side of the island of Oʻahu in Hawaiʻi.
Trask graduated from Kamehameha Schools in 1967. She attended the University of Chicago, but transferred to the University of Wisconsin–Madison to complete her bachelor's degree in 1972, master's degree in 1975, and Ph.D.
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