13 Notable alumni of
Chaminade University of Honolulu
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The Chaminade University of Honolulu is 3088th in the world, 1059th in North America, and 1004th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 13 notable alumni from the Chaminade University of Honolulu sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Elaine Duke
- Occupations
- civil servantbusinessperson
- Biography
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Elaine Costanzo Duke is an American civil servant and former United States Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security, serving from April 10, 2017 until April 15, 2018. She became acting Secretary of Homeland Security on July 31, 2017, when John F. Kelly assumed the office of White House Chief of Staff. She left the acting position on December 6, 2017, upon the confirmation of Kirstjen Nielsen.
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Danny Yamashiro
- Occupations
- radio personalityuniversity chaplainmotivational speakerresearchermissionary
- Biography
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Daniel Keauhou Matsu Yamashiro, also known as D. K. M. Yamashiro, is an American clergyman, author, radio and podcast host, researcher, Christian media personality, and a chaplain at MIT who survived a 400-foot (120-meter) fall from the ridge of the Nuʻuanu Pali in Honolulu, Hawaii, at 18. He is the first researcher to present aggregate data on childhood trauma as it relates to American presidents. Yamashiro also produced the first comprehensive study on American presidents that investigates the influence of religious development from a lens of trauma.
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Melissa Melendez
- Enrolled in the Chaminade University of Honolulu
- Graduated with Bachelor of Arts in history and political science
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Melissa Ann Melendez is an American politician who served in the California State Senate. A Republican, she represented the 28th District from 2012 to 2022, which encompassed large portions of Riverside County. She previously served in the California State Assembly and on the Lake Elsinore City Council.
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Bob McDermott
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Robert Charles McDermott is an American politician and Republican former member of the Hawaii House of Representatives who served from 1996 to 2002 and 2012 to 2022.
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Tony deBrum
- Years
- 1945-2017 (aged 72)
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Tony deBrum was a Marshallese politician and government minister. His cabinet posts included Minister in Assistance to the President of Marshall Islands, Minister of Finance, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of Education.
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Derek Kawakami
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Derek S.K. Kawakami is an American politician serving as the eleventh Mayor of Kauai since December 3, 2018. Kawakami previously served as a Kauai County Councilmember from 2016-2018 and 2008-2011 and as a member of the Hawaii House of Representatives from April 4, 2011 through November 8, 2016. Kawakami was appointed by Governor Neil Abercrombie to fill the vacancy caused by the appointment of Hermina Morita to chair the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission. Kawakami is a member of the Democratic Party.
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Jeffrey Fowler
- Occupations
- military officer
- Biography
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Jeffrey L. Fowler is a United States Navy vice admiral who served as the 60th Superintendent of the United States Naval Academy until his retirement in August 2010.
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David A. Tapp
- Occupations
- judge
- Biography
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David Austin Tapp is a judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims and a former circuit court judge from Kentucky.
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Louis Molina
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- official
- Biography
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Louis A. Molina is an American police officer and 7th Commissioner of the New York City Department of Citywide Administrative Services. Commissioner Molina formerly served as Assistant Deputy Mayor for Public Safety for the City of New York, and the 37th Commissioner of the New York City Department of Correction. He was formerly the Chief of the Department of Public Safety for the City of Las Vegas and detective with the New York Police Department.
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William M. Faulkner
- Occupations
- military leader
- Biography
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William M. Faulkner served as a United States Marine Corps lieutenant general in commands including Deputy Commandant for Installations and Logistics. He retired in 2015.
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John Tree
- Enrolled in the Chaminade University of Honolulu
- 1992-1994 graduated with Master of Business Administration in marketing
- Occupations
- military officer
- Biography
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Major General John Tree is an American business owner and a major general in the United States Air Force Reserve, currently serving as the Senior Reservist to the Air Force Chief of Staff at the Pentagon in Washington DC. In this role he assists the Chief with the organization, training and equipping of 685,000 active-duty, Guard, Reserve and civilian forces serving in the United States and overseas. Previously he was the Senior Reservist to the Director for Logistics, Engineering and Security Cooperation (J4), Headquarters, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii. In that capacity he assisted the Director with the planning, coordination, and integration of strategic Logistics, Engineering and Security Cooperation in support of U.S. National Defense Strategy in order to build U.S. and partner capacities to accomplish the USINDOPACOM mission across the Asia-Pacific theater. For his work in the Pacific, General Tree was awarded the Defense Superior Service Medal.
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Gervin Miyamoto
- Biography
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Gervin Miyamoto. He is the 19th and retired United States Marshal for the District of Hawaii. As the United States Marshal, he leads an office of Deputy US Marshals charged with enforcing laws and protecting the United States Federal District Court of Hawaii.
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J. Richard Capka
- Enrolled in the Chaminade University of Honolulu
- Graduated with Master of Business Administration
- Occupations
- military officerbusiness executive
- Biography
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J. Richard "Rick" Capka was sworn in as the 16th Federal Highway Administrator on May 31, 2006, and served until he resigned on January 24, 2008. Previously, Capka had been appointed the Deputy Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) in August 2002 and was the Acting Administrator since August 2005. In those capacities, he helped to prepare the Bush administration's proposed transportation reauthorization legislation; to shape the management of highway mega-projects and; to develop national programs and initiatives to relieve congestion. He was also the first U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) official to deploy to Iraq (2003) and led the highly successful federal response to the tragic 2007 collapse of the I-35 W Bridge in Minneapolis, MN.
