Officers, Advisors, and Committees (2024-2025)

Officers and Advisors 2024-2025

(2 years)

Honorary President Yoshiko Umitani
President Linda Nagai (Hawaii Island)
Imm. Past President Lois Toyama (Honolulu)
1st Vice President Claire Tamamoto (Oahu)
2nd Vice President Carol Valentine (Kauai)
Secretary Sharon Nohara (Maui)
Assistant Secretary June Asato (Oahu)
Treasurer Dorene Toma (Honolulu)
Assistant Treasurer Karen Kikukawa (Honolulu)
Auditor Jean Heselden (Maui)
Auditor Eileen Usagawa (Hawaii Island)
Honorary Advisor Bishop Toshiyuki Umitani
Minister Advisor Rev. Blayne Higa

United Presidents  2024, 2025 (1 yr)

Honolulu Lois Ohta (Moiliili)
Oahu Susan Morishige (Aiea); June Asato (Mililani)
Kauai Lynne Matsumura (Lihue); Lynette Mizuo (Lihue)
Maui Diane Nako (Makawao); Sharon Nohara (Lahaina)
Hawaii Ellen Okano (Hilo); Jane Iida (Hilo)

United Minister Advisors  2024, 2025 (1 yr)

Honolulu Rev. Shindo Nishiyama (Jikoen); Rev. David Fujimoto (Moiliili)
Oahu Rev. Mariko Nishiyama (Pearl City)
Kauai Rev. Shawn Yagi (Lihue)
Maui Rev. Kerry Kiyohara (Makawao); Rev. Ai Hironaka (Lahaina)
Hawaii Rev. Kazunori Takahashi (Hilo)

Directors  2024, 2025 (1 yr)

Honolulu (1) Lynn Nakata
Oahu (1) Carolyn Uchiyama
Kauai (1) Shirley Kakuda
Maui (1) Kallie Keith-Agaran
Hawaii (1) Karen Maedo

Committees and Chairs (2 years) 2024-2025

Bylaws and Policies Cynthia Alm (Honolulu)
Education Irene Nakamoto (Honolulu) and Penny Atcheson (Honolulu)
Finance Karen Kikukawa (Honolulu)
Membership Carol Valentine (Kauai)  2nd VP
Newsletter Jo desMarets (Honolulu)
Projects Claire Tamamoto (Oahu) 1st VP
Social and Reception   vacant
Student Exchange Karen Kikukawa (Honolulu) and Yoshiko Umitani
Transportation Liane Wong (Honolulu); Ann Nakata

Other Committees (2 years) 2024-2025

2027 World Convention Steering Committee Linda Nagai (Kona) conv chair; Claire Tamamoto (Aiea) and Yumi Suzuki (Pearl City) conv. co-chairs
Historian Carol Valentine (Kauai)
Media Susan Morishige and Donna Higashi (website)    Lois Toyama (facebook)
See Also

Hawaii Federation Executive Board 1954-2017