Pete Thompson

Pete Kaululaau Gustave Thompson (1949 – March 2, 2015) was an activist and professor in the Ethnic Studies department at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. He is best known for his work in the Waiāhole-Waikāne struggle and the protests against constructing the Interstate H-3.

Early life and education Thompson was born in Honolulu in 1949. He graduated from Kamehameha Schools in 1967. Thompson's interest and support of land rights extended into the greater Pacific, with his attendance at events like the conference in 1974/1975 for a Nuclear Free Pacific.

After working as a professor, he became an investment broker at Smith Barney, ranking 51st in the United States in 2008. He also served as a board member for the Hawaii People’s Fund and the Hawaii Institute of Public Affairs.

Thompson died on March 2, 2015.