{"id":231509,"date":"2026-03-31T12:19:13","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T22:19:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=231509"},"modified":"2026-03-31T12:46:27","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T22:46:27","slug":"rick-nakashima-awarded-community-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2026\/03\/31\/rick-nakashima-awarded-community-service\/","title":{"rendered":"Former UH<\/abbr> track and field coach Rick Nakashima awarded for community service"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>

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Former University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at M\u0101noa track and field coach Rick Nakashima received the 2025 K\u0101ne Fernandez Community Service Award, presented by the UH<\/abbr> Letterwinners Club<\/a>, on March 28.<\/p>\n

As CEO<\/abbr>-Partner of Ruby Tuesday Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>, Nakashima has supported UH<\/abbr> Athletics through programs such as the Braddahhood and Sistahhood Grindz, providing supplemental meals for student-athletes, and has donated tens of thousands of meals to those in need. He also partnered with Aloha United Way to raise funds for community initiatives.<\/p>\n

The annual award honors the late K\u0101ne Fernandez and recognizes past UH<\/abbr> letterwinners who volunteer selflessly to advance the community.<\/p>\n

Read more at Hawaiiathletics.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Nakashima was awarded for his work supporting student-athletes and the community, including providing thousands of meals and raising funds with Aloha United Way.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":231503,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1362],"tags":[58,9,550],"class_list":["post-231509","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-athletics","tag-athletics","tag-uh-manoa","tag-manoa-athletics","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t