Manly Ku’ualohapoina’ole Kanoa Jr. ’73

Manly Ku’ualohapoina’ole Kanoa Jr. ’73 died on November 13, 2018, in Kailua, Hawaii, from complications following surgery. He came to Dartmouth from St. Louis High School in Honolulu. At the College he majored in history and played football until a recurring injury ended his participation. After graduation Manly earned an M.B.A. in retail management at the University of Virginia McIntire School of Commerce. He began his business career in banking and later worked in financial services. In 2006 Manly transitioned to a new career in hospitality, tourism, and Hawaiian cultural interpretation. He was certified as a Hawaiian cultural trainer and was affiliated with the Native Hawaiian Hospitality Association, for which he conducted training seminars for the tourism industry. Manly was the owner of the Hōkūpa’a Learning Center, LLP, in Honolulu and conducted historical tours, cultural seminars, and talk-story sessions. Since 2013 he annually taught a course on managing by cultural values at the University of Hawaii Manoa School of Travel Industry Management. Manly was also a cultural practitioner, knowledgeable in the arts of lomilomi massage and ho’oponopono, the practice of forgiveness and reconciliation. He was an alumni interviewer from 1994 to 2006, and served for two of those years as a district enrollment director. In 2017 and 2018 Manly also assisted Dartmouth alumni as a career network volunteer. He is survived by sons Manly III and Dennen and daughters Megan and Dana.