Hawai'i will start the new year absent a trio of influential icons: newsman Bob Sevey, progressive politician Tom Gill and women's sports advocate Donnis Thompson. All three, who died over the past year, were named to The Advertiser's select list of 50 people who "steered the course after statehood."
The state also bid aloha in 2009 to master kumu hula Uncle George Na'ope, who helped steer the course of a Hawaiian cultural renaissance .
Two other notable losses were sitting City Council members Barbara Marshall and Duke Bainum, both remembered for their willingness to tackle tough issues.
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