Kenneth Brown died Feb. 7, 2014.
Ken graduated from Princeton magna cum laude and as a member of Phi Beta Kappa. The great-grandson of John Papa ’I’i, a prominent public figure of 19th-century Hawaii, Ken’s career followed his family’s model of civic distinction, spanning architecture, business, and politics.
Ken served in the Hawaii state senate. He was chair of the board of the Queen’s Health Systems Medical Center and president of Mauna Lani Resort, roles that enabled him to support his Hawaiian heritage. He was elected to the College of Fellows of the American Institute of Architects. He was director of the Nature Conservancy, chair of the Bishop Museum Board of Directors and the East-West Center Board of Governors, and president of the Hawaii Maritime Center. He received the Red Cross Humanitarian of the Year Award in 1986.
Ken is survived by his wife, Joan Elizabeth Schaefer Brown; their children, Laura Schaefer Brown, Frances Hyde ’I’i Brown White, and Bernice Victoria Brown Johnston; and grandchildren Ana ’I’i Brown-Cohen, Jonah Isaac Brown-Cohen, Lawrence Schaefer Brown-Cohen, Kenneth John ’I’i White, Philip Brown White, Francis ’I’i Kniskern White, Josephine Kiyomi Johnston, Everett Kahalelaukoa Johnston, Samuel ’I’i Brown Johnston, and Reynolds Palani Johnston.