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Kenneth F. Brown

Title:CHB
Company:Mauna Lani Resort No. 139
Parent Company:Tokyu Corp.
Year of Birth:1919
Birth Place:Honolulu, HI
Education:Hotchkiss Prep, '37; Princeton U, BA, Architecture, '41
Job History:CHB, Ainamalu Properties; CHB, Mauna Lani Resort; Professional Architect; Hawaii State Senator ('68-74)
Business Clubs:Waialae CC, Pacific Club, Outrigger Canoe Club
Board Memberships:Friends of the Future, Japan-America Society of Honolulu, Hawaii Maritime Center, HUGS, WAIAHA Foundation, Bishop Museum, Marimed Foundation, East-West Center Foundation, Polynesian Voyaging Society
Hobbies:Golf, reading, computer
Spouse:Joan
Number of Children:3 children
Accomplishments:Born 1919; The ultimate kamaaina; Attended Punahou, boarding school on East Coast, then Princeton where he trained in architecture; Part of a kamaaina family, Big Five, Republican, Pacific Club, and power and money establishment that ruled Hawaii before Statehood; Upset the Establishment when he ran for Lt. Gov. as a Democrat in '66 primary when close friend John Burns stumped for Governor (Burns won, but Brown lost to Tom Gill); State senator for six years ('68-74) before returning to business community; Serves as bridge between many cultures in Hawaii; Strong ties to Hawaiian community; Brown is one-fourth Hawaiian, father George Brown was fluent in Hawaiian, his grandmother was full-blooded Hawaiian, and one of his ancestors was a Hawaiian chief who used to carry King Kamehameha's spittoon; Helped spearhead the Hawaiian renaissance; Longtime student of Zen Buddhism; Strong environmentalist; Successful businessman; Helped Japanese developer build environmentally sensitive Mauna Lani Resort (including restoration of ancient Hawaiian fish ponds on property) on Big Island land once owned by his family