LYNN COOK Obituary

LYNN COOK Lynn Maureen Kawaileleowa'ahila (Jacobsen) Cook passed away peacefully on July 3, 2025, with her beloved family by her side. She is survived by her two granddaughters, Lindsey and Lauren Allen, and her extended ohana, including her hanai son Earl Bowers. Lynn's daughters, Elizabeth "EE" (Cook) Allen and Terry (Logan) Green, grandson Alex Green, and her husband Richard Hardy preceded her in death. Born in Bremerton, Washington, in 1942, Lynn was raised on the beaches of Puget Sound and in the forests of the Olympic Mountains. A printmaker, travel and cultural tourism writer, photographer, and graphic artist, Lynn was an active member of the Honolulu Printmakers and a freelance writer for a wide variety of publications, including the Honolulu Star-Advertiser, Hana Hou Magazine, Hawai'i Magazine, Ka Wai Ola, and many more. Moving to Hawai'i in 1963, she began a 60-year love affair with Hawai'i's ancient petroglyphs -- na ki'i pohaku. She researched and photographed carved designs and petroglyphs around the Pacific Rim while writing about her travels. She studied at the University of Washington and the University of Hawai'i at Manoa and was a lifelong student of art, anthropology, and culture. Lynn also practiced hula for many years under her treasured Kumu Hula Mapuana de Silva in Halau Mohala 'Ilima. An expert on petroglyph interpretation, an award-winning writer and artist, and a teacher of Hawaiian arts and culture, Lynn's impact on Hawai'i will be felt for many years and will always be remembered. Despite her acclaimed career, Lynn's greatest source of joy and adventure was her family. She raised her daughter, Elizabeth, on O'ahu where Elizabeth attended Punahou (Class of 85). Her granddaughters had the honor of growing up with Hawai'i as their second home and continue to reside in Washington state. Lynn later married her beloved Richard and cherished the time she spent sharing her love of Hawai'i with him, family, friends, and extended ohana around the world. Lynn's ashes will be spread in a canoe to rejoin her daughter and husband off the coast of O'ahu. Services will be held at the Outrigger Canoe Club on Saturday, August 23rd, 2025, at 2:00 pm.