Ever since his days in high school, Gary W.B. Chang has been an outgoing student, joining a variety of activities such as football and student government positions. He graduated in the class of 1972. He worked as a law clerk for several judges, as a deputy attorney, an associate attorney, and a judge for the State of Hawaii. In 2005, he received the Ikena Award from the Hawaii State Bar Association for his many educational contributions. Although having an incredible academic history, Chang admits he was not the best student in athletics or academics. However, he learned to work harder than his opponents to achieve success. After the challenge of getting into law school, he continued to work harder. He would study a minimum of 6 hours daily and keep up with a regular exercise regime. This hard work allowed him to accomplish more than one would expect, such as fulfilling the roles of various prestigious positions during law school. Chang benefits the McKinley community through scholarships, offering the Na Hoaloha O McKinley€ (Friends of McKinley) scholarship, as he is the founder and president of Na Hoaloha. This program offers scholarships to McKinley athletes and to increase the athletic budget. Most recently, this program donated $10,000 to the football team, which allowed it to travel to Oregon earlier this school year. Chang is a McKinley foundation member, speaker to student groups, lecturer on preventing sexual harassment, and a board member of the Hawaii Justice Foundation. He and his spouse, Susan C. Chang, live with their two children, Kelly C. Chang and Ryan W.B. Chang. He is very active in the community and has joined countless associations and committees since becoming a judge. Even with all his duties, he still is an honest and ideal family man. He is a great ambassador of McKinley and is truly the epitome of pride, industry and success. No matter what success he achieves throughout the community– some big, some small, he never forgets his roots at McKinley. McKinley– the school that “€œtaught me about honesty, industry, pride, perseverance, and gave me the opportunity to develop life-long friendships.”

Welcome Gary Chang, a new inductee, to the Hall of Honor.