COLIN C. CAMERON AWARD

MEDB is pleased to announce that State Representative Bob Nakasone is the 2007 Colin C. Cameron Award honoree. Representative Nakasone was presented with the Colin C. Cameron Award at the recent KeAlahele benefit A Pathway to our Future.

MEDB President and CEO Jeanne Skog presents State Representative Bob Nakasone with the 2007 Colin C. Cameron Award.

Senator Daniel K. Inouye, 2007 Colin C. Cameron Award winner State Representative Bob Nakasone and Mayor Charmaine Tavares at the recent KeAlahele benefit See more photos from the event >>

Colin C. Cameron Award History

MEDB has created the Colin C. Cameron Award recognizing Colin’s leadership and vision in founding MEDB and advancing its vision in the community and state. He was MEDB’s first chair and served in that position for nearly 10 years until his untimely death in 1991. The Colin C. Cameron Award is presented to deserving individuals whom the board feels has made outstanding contributions to strengthening and diversifying Maui County’s economy. Since its inception in 1994, the award has been presented to: Senator Mamoru Yamasaki; Representative Joseph Souki; Mayor Hannibal Tavares; Mr. Don Malcolm; Mr. Michael H. Lyons II; and Senator Daniel K. Inouye. It is not presented every year.

2004 Mr. Masaru “Pundy” Yokouchi
Founding member of MEDB; presented in recognition of his longstanding work in support of the arts in Maui County—the cornerstone of our community’s economic health

Mr. Yokouchi is a founding member of MEDB and noted community leader. Among his many affiliations include past chair of the Hawai`i State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, chair and founder of the Maui Arts & Cultural Center. He was the 2002 recipient of the Sidney R. Yates Advocacy Award (Association of Performing Arts Presenters) for devoting his life to advocating for the arts and arts education, enriching the lives of citizens with his creative leadership.

2003 Mr. Michael H. Lyons, II
Founding member, MEDB Treasurer, and decade-long Chair of the Board; funder through the Fred Baldwin Memorial Foundation

2001 The Honorable Daniel K. Inouye
Presented to the Senator in recognition of the his steadfast support of Maui’s diversification efforts

1998 The Honorable Hannibal Tavares
Presented to the former Mayor Tavares who spearheaded MEDB’s formation with Colin Cameron

1996 Mr. Donald Malcolm
MEDB’s founding president with a decade-long tenure, and later Chair of the Board

1994 Representative Joseph Souki and Senator Mamoru Yamasaki
Presented jointly in recognition of their visionary leadership in securing funding for the state funded Maui Research & Technology Center