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.
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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. Alexander Jampel
Attorney at Law
Jampel Law Firm LLLC
Vice Chair
Mr. Peter Dames
Executive Vice President
Servco Pacific, Inc.
Treasurer
​Mr. Alex Yee
Principal
KKDLY LLC
DIRECTORS
Mr. Shigeto Aoki
Senior Vice President
Halekulani Corporation
Mr. Takeshi Aoki
Vice President & Regional Manager
Japan Airlines
Ms. Betty Brow
Financial Advisor
Merrill Lynch
Mr. Stanford Carr
President
Stanford Carr Development LLC
Mr. Dennis Francis
President & Publisher
Honolulu Star-Advertiser
Mr. Tatsuya Fujimoto
Deputy CEO
First Insurance Company of Hawaii Ltd.
Mr. Tyler Hiranaka
Owner
Constellate Hawaii
Mr. Shigeo Hone
Senior Vice President, Japan Business Development
First Hawaiian Bank
Ms. Karen Knudsen
Former Director, Office of External Affairs
East-West Center
Mr. Go Kobayashi
Founder
Go Law Office
Mr. Akemi Kurokawa
Trustee
Urasenke Foundation of Hawaii
Mrs. Kazuko Love
Chair
Tomodachi Committee
Mr. Roy Nishimura
Founder
River Capital LLC
Mr. Owen Ogawa
President
Nippon Golden Network Inc.
Ms. Jean Rolles
Chair
Youth Education Committee
Mr. Steve Sombrero
President
Cushman & Wakefield ChaneyBrooks
Mr. Hikaru Utsugi
SVP, General Manager, International Banking
Central Pacific Bank
Mr. David Watanabe
Regional Broker in Charge
Hilton Grand Vacations LLC
Mr. David Asanuma
Former Director, Community Relations
JTB Hawaii
Ms. Sachi Braden
President & Principal Broker
Sachi Hawaii Pacific Century Properties LLC
Mr. Daniel Dinell
President
Trees for Honolulu's Future
Mr. Stephen Dyer
Partner
Chong Nishimoto Sia Nakamura & Goya, LLP
Mr. Gerard Gibson
General Manager
Waikiki Beach Marriott Resort & Spa
Ms. Ann Hartman
Dean, Education Program
East-West Center
Mr. Robert Ichikawa
Managing Partner
Kobayashi, Sugita & Goda LLP
Ms. Atsuko Igarashi
Past Chair
Tomodachi Committee
Ms. Denise Konan
Dean
College of Social Sciences - University of Hawaii at Manoa
Mr. Tetsuya Kubo
President & CEO
JTB Hawaii Inc.
Mr. Sal Miwa
President
Miwa Associates, LLC
Mr. Ken Niimura
Senior Vice President, International Private / Client Group Manager
Bank of Hawaii
Mr. Lawrence Okinaga
Partner
Carlsmith Ball LLP
Mr. John Rankin
Real Estate Advisor
Cushman & Wakefield ChaneyBrooks
Ms. Barbara Tanabe
President & Owner
Hoakea Communications LLC
Mrs. Ina Tateuchi
President
Atsuhiko & Ina Goodwin Tateuchi Foundation
Mr. Kozo Yoshida
Sales Executive, US Sales
Hawaiian Airlines, Inc.