Hall of Fame 2014 | Yoshi Honkawa

During a 50-year career in healthcare, Yoshi Honkawa developed a reputation as a master of building relationships. He's pictured here with Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.), second from left, who paid tribute to Honkawa in the Congressional Record when the healthcare executive retired from Cedars-Sinai in 2000. "He knows and counts as friends virtually every major player in the healthcare arena," Waxman said.

Honkawa, standing with the document required to secure financing and permission to build the new Cedars-Sinai campus. The loan guarantee, Honkawa says, led to "Cedars-Sinai becoming Cedars-Sinai."

In 2013 the UCS Price School of Public Policy surprised Honkawa with its first Lifetime Service Award, which carries his name.