Dayle Kalama Turner was born and raised on the windward side of the island of Oahu in the beautiful state of Hawaii. One of five children of Martha and Charles Turner, Dayle developed a love of sports, nature, and the wonder of the written word while growing up. He was educated at the Kamehameha Schools where he graduated in 1976 (yes, a long time ago).
At Kamehameha, Dayle immersed himself in athletics, being a member of several championship teams including the 1974 and 1975 Oahu Prep Bowl championship football teams and the 1976 Hawaii high school state championship basketball team, which he co-captained.
After graduating from high school, he attended Boise State University, Windward Community College, and the University of Hawaii. He eventually earned a bachelor's degree in English. The highlight of his undergraduate career was having a personal narrative, "Children and Champions," published in Honolulu magazine in 1983.
During his undergraduate years, Dayle returned to Kamehameha where he coached football and basketball at the junior varsity and varsity levels. Several of the teams he coached won league championships.
After working at various jobs in Honolulu, Dayle decided to give grad school a try and in the summer of 1989, he enrolled at Northern Arizona University. He graduated summa cum laude with a master's degree in English in May 1990, with the goal of teaching writing at the community college level.
Dayle applied for several dozen teaching positions across the country, eventually receiving a call from Kay Porter, the then-Language Arts Division Chair at Leeward Community College. He was offered a position teaching four sections of developmental writing in the PASS Program.
After working as a lecturer, Dayle applied for a full-time, tenure-leading position as a writing instructor at LCC, where he was hired. In the summer of '97, Dayle cleared a major career hurdle when he was awarded tenure.
Even today, Dayle enjoys playing in community basketball leagues, running, kayaking, hiking, and bicycling. He and Jacqueline Delgado, who he married on 6/5/04, hiked to the top of Mauna Loa in the summer of 1995. They are members of the Hawaiian Trail and Mountain Club (HTMC), where Dayle served as club president in 2002-2003, and he enjoys writing about the many hikes he has done.
Dayle and Jacque are members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Kaneohe 1st Ward). They have vowed to care for each other and their four children through this life and in the eternities.
Life has been fruitful for Dayle, and every day he feels fortunate to have received so many blessings.
Aloha!!
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