James Kimo Campbell, whose Pohaku Fund supported various community groups, passed away at age 65 from complications from ALS.
Campbell was a student at College of Marin and went on to UC Berkeley. He later served four terms on the Marin Community College Board.
He worked for a time at the Marin Independent Journal and later established Pueo Press, a small publishing house which focused on Hawaiian culture and history, according to the Honolulu Star-Advertiser.
He is survived by his wife Kerry Tepperman Campbell of San Rafael and his two children.