HOS Orchidist of the Year
This award is to recognize and honor a member for outstanding and unselfish service and valuable contributions to the Society. This award can be presented to a member only once. Prior to 1972, this award was know as “Orchid Man of the Year”.
1955 Seiji Obata
1956 Benjamin T. Kodama, Sr.
1957 Dr. John Beaumont
1958 Chew Wong
1959 Wallace Otaguro
1960 Walter Uohara
1961 Mrs. Toy Len Chang
1962 Masayuki Yoshimura
1963 Edward C. C. Wong
1964 George Char
1965 Mrs. Rose Ching
1966 Francis Tsukiyama
1967 Richard Fujio
1968 Mordecai Hudson
1969 William Chong
1970 Richard Takase
1971 Mrs. Violet Chong
1972 Francis Tanaka
1973 John Costa
1974 Richard Lum
1975 See Yin Goo
1976 Walter T. C. Lum
1977 Tom Kosaki
1978 Robert Tokushige
1979 Mrs. Bobbie Yu
1980 Clarence Kelley
1981 Gilman K. M. Hu
1982 Mrs. Shirley Knisley
1983 Philip Ho
1984 Harry Whang
1985 Glenn Kageyama
1986 Wilson W. Lee
1987 R. Fernandez
1988 Mrs. Toyoko Ajifu
1988 Everett Knisley
1988 Mrs. Williette A. L. Wong
1989 James Arakaki
1989 Ralph K. Ajifu
1990 Mrs. Ellie Christie
1991 Roy T. Yahiro
1992 Bernard Lee
1993 Mrs. Connie Gellert
1994 David E. De Witt
1995 Dale Y. Miyasaki
1996 Mrs. Charlotte K. De Witt
1997 Edwin K. Oka
1997 Melvin Z. Waki
1998 Arthur F. Buckman
1999 Alexander “Bobbie” Fraser
1999 Mrs. Barbara J. Schafer
1999 Tomoyuki “Tom” Uyesugi
2000 Robert & Susan Perreira
2000 Jack & Nancy Woltmon
2001 Ruth P. Chun
2001 Frank and Patricia Thrall
2002 Benjamin T. Kodama, Jr.
2003 Mrs. Jean Inouye
2004 Dr. Ingelia P. White
2005 Vivian McCoy
2006 Carol De Witt
2007 Ben Sills
2008 Inez Brunson
2009 Clem Roldan
2010 Robert Moffitt
2011 Marisa Maemori
2012 Calvin Abe, Sherry Abe, Jackie Lai and Charlotte Yamamoto
2013 Ronald Yamauchi
2014 Bradley Lau
2015 Katherine Sakuda
2016 Robert and JoAnn Higuchi
2017 Ian Sandison and Katherine Leonard
2018 Adam Almeida
2019 Calvin Kumano
2020 Jan Takamiya
2021 Linda Inouye
2022 Jed Smith and June Yokomoto
2023 Dorothy Nakama