Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 6, Number 1, 1 January 1989 — In Memoriam [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

In Memoriam

KS/BE Trustee Richard Lyman Dies at Age 85

With songs and heartfelt emotion, the family, friends and associates of the late Richard Jewell Ka'ilihiwa Lyman, Jr. gathered to celebrate his life at a memorial service held December 28, 1988. The Bernice Pauahi Bishop Memonal Chapel at the Kamehameha Schools Campus was filled by the many whose lives he had touched and inspired, from prominent statesmen to students. Together with an assembled choir of students, alumni and staff, they sang the familiar songs of Hilo, Puna and Kohala of his beloved home island of Hawai'i, and the stirring songs of the Kamehameha Schools. lt was a fitting tribute to "Papa" Lyman, who for many years took great pleasure in presenting the awards in thē annual Kamehameha Song Contest. And as the lyrics of the hymn, "Only Remembered (By What We Have Done)" proclaimed, Lyman will indeed be remembered by his life of service to the education of Hawaiian children and to preserving the culture and ideals of Princess Bernice Pauahi Bishop-. Richard J. Lyman, Jr., President of the Kamehameha Schools/Bernice Pauahi Bishop Estate's board of trustees, died December 23 at Straub Hospital. He was 85 years old and had suffered from the effects of congestive heart disease. "Mr. Lyman's passing leaves a great void in the operation of both the education and business functions of the Schools/Estate," stated William Richardson, speaking on behalf of Lyman's fellow trustees. "He was our link to the past, an authority on matters that were truly Hawaiian, a custodian of the history, morals and values of our culture. "He constantly admonished trustees and staff to 'think Hawaiian', to consider the mana'o of our ancestors expressed in placenames or other subtleties of the language, to question the assumptions and writings about our cultural heritage." Lyman was named a trustee May 29, 1959. He was the last trustee to be appointed to a life-term. The terms of subsequent trustees were limited by mandatory retirement ages. From the moment of his appointment he thought of himself as a lifetime retainer to the princess. "Richard never got over the wonderment of Pauahi's legacy," observed longtime friend Gladys Brandt, chair of the Board of Regents, University of Hawai'i and former principal of the Kamehameha School for Girls. "He dedicated his life to carrying out Pauahi's vision for the education of Hawaiian children and to preserving the culture and ideals she embodied." "Mr. Lyman was our Hawaiian conscience," said trustee Richardson. "We will miss him, but we also feel more committed than ever to carry on the work of this institution, the work he began almost 30 years ago." Lyman was born in Hilo in 1903, son of Richard and Phoebe Williams Lyman. He graduated from Hilo High School and earned a degree in agriculture from the University of Hawai'i. His distinguished career spanned many fields, including education, agricultural development, corrections and government. For 15 years, he was a school teacher. At the outbreak of World War II he was recruited to work with the Army Engineers building defense projects on O'ahu. In 1943, he was appointed supervisor of food production for the Marianas, Marshall and Caroline Islands. Following the war, Lyman was Superintendent of Kulani Prison for two years. He served as a delegate to the 1950 State Constitutional Convention and was elected to the Hawai'i County Board of Supervisors. In 1958, he was elected senator in the last Territorial Legislature and re-elected in the first State Legislative election in 1959. Lyman is survived by his wife Jane, son Carl, daughter Betty Ann Keala and eleven grandchildren. A memorial service was held December 28 at the Bishop Memorial Chapel on the Kamehameha Schools campus. A funeral service followed the

ed membership in the Japan-Hawai'i Eeonomie Council, Japan-America Institute of Management Science (JAIMS), Hui Hanai, Hawaiian Civic Club of Honolulu, Urasenke Foundation of Hawai'i, Hawaiian Scholars Program (Na Poki'i), Crown Prince Akihito Scholarship Committee, Committee for the Restoration of Kamehameha's Birth Site, Kaulana Na Pua Institute, Native Hawaiian Study Commission. Honors and awards he received since 1975 included: 1975 — Second order of the Sacred Treasure (Japan), David Maloaward, Rotary Club of West Honolulu, University of Hawai'i outstanding alumni award; 1977-University of Hawai'i Foundation trustee award for distinguished leadership; 1980 — University of Hawai'i Alumni Association 50 years of service to humanity award; 1981 — Humanitarian Award, National Jewish Hospital, Honorary Trustee, Bishop Museum, President's Club, University of Hawai'i; 1982 — University of Hawai'i honorary Doctor of Laws degree for outstanding contributions to Hawai'i award, Hongwanji Mission Living Treasure of Hawai'i award, University of Hawai'i Rainbow Award; 1985 — Puna Research Center (Noi'i O Puna) dedicated to Richard Lyman; 1986 — O'o Award, Hawaiian Business Person of the Year, Pa'u Marshall, Kamehameha Day Parade; 1987 — Na Po'okela Humanitarian Award; 1988 — Lei Hulu Mamo Award, Outstanding Hawaiian Politician, Hawaiian Civic Political Action Committee.

next day at Haili Church in Hilo, with commitment at Homelani Cemetery. In lieu of floral offerings or gifts, the tamily suggests that donations be made to the Richard Lyman, Jr. Memorial Scholarship Fund. Lyman's extensive community activities includ-

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