Update
Our friend David Chung has died.
He was a wonderful husband and father and friend to many who loved him. His sudden passing hit the Honolulu Woodturners community hard as it came without any warning. Slowly it dawned on everyone what a constant positive and generous presence he was in the community
If you are lucky to have something he made in your life, I hope you use it with joy and remember that life is short and we do not have long to gladden the hearts of others so be quick to be kind, as a wise person once said. Aloha no David, we all miss you.
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Honolulu-born David Chung was raised in Moanalua Gardens and Kalihi. The son of a cabinetmaker, he grew up in a shop environment. He became an architect in 1973 and retired in December 2010. In 2002 he acquired a lathe and there was no turning back. Self-taught as a woodturner, what was a week-end pursuit of his acquired passion can now be undertaken full time. David’s shop is in a converted garage at his home in Kaneohe on the windward side of Oahu. Before woodturning, he started a line of wooden clocks sold in galleries and trade shows under the name ArchiClocks. David is a past President and an active member of the Honolulu Woodturners club and a member of the American Association of Woodturners.