BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The Society is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors comprised of community leaders. Directors are elected by the membership for a three-year term. Initial terms can range from 1-3 years depending on which class the Director is placed in. The Directors are further divided into three “classes” so that one-third of the Board comes up each year for reelection, which allows for continuity.
Officers are elected by the Board of Directors and serve for a one-year term that coincides with the Society’s fiscal year that runs from January 1st to December 31st. Positions include the Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary, and Treasurer.
OFFICERS OF THE SOCIETY
Chair
Mr. Steve Sombrero
President
Cushman & Wakefield ChaneyBrooks
Vice Chair
Mr. Peter Dames
Executive Vice President
Servco Pacific, Inc.
Secretary
Ms. Betty Brow
Financial Advisor
Merrill Lynch
Vice Chair
Mr. Alexander Jampel
Attorney at Law
Jampel Law Firm LLC
Treasurer
Mr. Alex Yee
Principal
KKDLY LLC
DIRECTORS
Mr. David Asanuma
Retired Director, Community Relations
JTB Hawaii
Mr. Dennis Francis
President & Publisher
Honolulu Star-Advertiser
Ms. Sachi Braden
President & Principal Broker
Sachi Hawaii Pacific Century Properties LLC
Lt. Gen. Emerson Gardner
President
Emerson Gardner LLC
Mr. Stanford Carr
President
Stanford Carr Development LLC
Mr. Gerard Gibson
Vice President & Managing Director
Turtle Bay Resort
Mr. Daniel Dinell
President
Trees for Honolulu's Future
Mr. Douglas Goto
President
The Pacific Bridge Companies
Mr. Howard Hamamoto
President
Quarters Inc.
Ms. Ann Hartman
Dean, Education Program
East-West Center
Mr. Tyler Hiranaka
Owner
Le Jardin Royaux
Mr. Shigeo Hone
Senior Vice President, Japan Business Development
First Hawaiian Bank
Mr. Robert Ichikawa
Managing Partner
Kobayashi, Sugita & Goda LLP
Ms. Atsuko Igarashi
Past Chair
Tomodachi Committee
Mr. Nobuyuki Inada
Senior Vice President
Halekulani Corporation
Mr. Duane Kawamoto
Food & Beverage Manager
Neiman Marcus
Mr. Hiroyuki Kitagawa
President & CEO
JTB Hawaii Inc.
Ms. Karen Knudsen
Former Director, Office of External Affairs
East-West Center
Mr. Hiroshi Kuroda
Vice President & Regional Manager
Japan Airlines
Mr. Akemi Kurokawa
Director
The Breakers at Waikiki
Mrs. Kazuko Love
Chair
Tomodachi Committee
Mr. Toshiya Matsumoto
Vice President, International Banking Division
Bank of Hawaii
Mr. Sal Miwa
President
Miwa Associates, LLC
Mr. Owen Ogawa
President
Nippon Golden Network Inc.
Mr. Lawrence Okinaga
Partner
Carlsmith Ball LLP
Mr. John Rankin
Real Estate Advisor
Cushman & Wakefield ChaneyBrooks
Ms. Jean Rolles
Chair
Youth Education Committee
Mr. Joichi Saito
Chairman Emeritus
Central Pacific Bank
Mr. Joji Seta
Senior Vice President & International Banking Advisor
Central Pacific Bank
Ms. Barbara Tanabe
President & Owner
Hoakea Communications LLC
Mrs. Ina Tateuchi
President
Atsuhiko & Ina Goodwin Tateuchi Foundation
Ms. Sharon Weiner
Former Senior Advisor
DFS Group LP
Mr. Kozo Yoshida
Sales Executive, US Sales
Hawaiian Airlines, Inc.
Mr. David Watanabe
Senior Director of Sales - International
Hilton Grand Vacations