Prof. Schutz kindly helped me out with references and his own research when i occupied an office opposite his about 2012. I was researching the history of Hawaii Sign Language. I had found a letter from the  leader of the first company of missionaries that described signs in use in 1820 by hearing and deaf Hawaiians. But Prof. Schutz told me that Hawaiian is a fully spoken language. So for years I gathered more information on signs used by hearing Hawaiians in the past, and what could have happened to them. Finally i was ready to ask him to review my paper, and found his obituary. I’m so sorry to have lost this kind and generous scholar who was exactly who i needed for my work. 

I met Al in about 1985 when he joined our lectures at university in Hamilton New Zealand. His sense of humour and joy with life was fun to be around. I visited him in Honolulu 3 times over the next 30 years and we emailed each other from time to time. His knowledge of people and cultures was always fresh and alive. I am glad you were in the world and great I came to know you. 

I met Al in 1980 in a phonetics course he taught, and we both knew instantly that we would become friends.  I loved his sense of humor, his warmth, his voice.  For a few years I lived a few  doors away from his then new house on Huelani, and we got together often until I left Hawai'i.  Even then we stayed in touch, and it was always a treat to hear from him.   I will miss him more than I can say.

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9 août 1936 – 23 août 2020

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