Distinguished Citizen Dinner
About the Distinguished Citizen Award Dinner
Since 1983, the Scouting America, Aloha Council ?has presented Hawaii’s Distinguished Citizen Award to an outstanding community leader. As one of the original recognition dinners in Honolulu, this annual event recognizes excellence and the promotion of Scouting ideals. Its list of previous honorees is a Who’s Who of Honolulu.
| Past Honorees have included: | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | James F. Gary | 2002 | Vicky Cayetano |
| 1984 | Maurice J. Sullivan | 2003 | Ronald K. Migita |
| 1985 | Chinn Ho | 2004 | W. Allen Doanne |
| 1986 | Robert J. Pfeiffer | 2005 | Mike May & Carol Ai May |
| 1987 | John D. Bellinger | 2006 | Michael J. Fisch |
| 1988 | Senator Daniel K. Inouye | 2007 | Governor Linda Lingle |
| 1989 | Frank J. Manaut | 2008 | Chuck Sted |
| 1990 | Senator Spark M. Matsunaga & George Fukunaga |
2009 | Mayor Mufi Hanneman |
| 1991 | Governor John D. Waihee | 2010 | Aloha Council Presidents |
| 1992 | Russel K. Okata | 2011 | Chatt G. Wright |
| 1993 | Mayor Frank F. Fasi | 2012 | Peter S. Ho |
| 1994 | H. Howard Stephenson | 2013 | Robert P. Haim |
| 1995 | Senator Daniel K. Akaka | 2014 | Rick Blangiardi |
| 1996 | John C. Brogan | 2016 | Bill Wilson |
| 1998 | Walter A. Dods, Jr. | 2017 | Dennis Francis |
| 1999 | Don E. Carroll | 2018 | Dr. John Henry Felix, Robert "Bobby" Fujimoto & LtGen Henry C. "Hank" Stackpole III USMC, Ret. |
| 2000 | William W. Paty, Jr. | 2019 | Ray Vara |
| 2001 | Warren H. Haruki | 2022 | Hawaii First Responders |
