Christopher “Kit” Smith, a respected financial journalist for 24 years at the Honolulu Advertiser who ran marathons into his 80s, died in December.
John Berger of the Advertiser writes, “Smith’s ability as a writer, his skill as a researcher and his professionalism within the newsroom and on the street earned him the respect of colleagues and members of the business community alike.”
Smith was one of Hawaii’s finest marathon runners. The retired Honolulu Advertiser business writer and editor ran in his first Honolulu Marathon in 1976. He’s competed in dozens of races.
Smith was often at the top of the leaderboard in his age group, including a seventh-place finish in the 2006 Boston Marathon.
Smith spent two years in the Navy, where he was posted in Maryland and later on a destroyer at Naval Station, Long Beach. He then went to Stanford, where he got a graduate degree in communications and journalism.
