Honorary Members

The Honorable. Josh Green
Governor, State of Hawaii

The Honorable. Rick Blangiardi
Mayor, City and County of Honolulu

The Honorable. Lee Seo Young
Consul General, Consulate General of the Republic of Korea

The Honorable. Emil Fernandez
Consul General, Consulate General of the Philippines

The Honorable. Andrea Gleason
Consul General, Consulate General of Australia

The Honorable. Richard Lin
Director General, Taipei Economic & Cultural Office in Honolulu

Honorary Committee Members

Jaime Kinoshita Oliveira
Chair of the Board, Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii

Karen Knudsen
Chairman, Japan-America Society of Hawaii

Kristi Inkinen Yanagihara
Chair of the Board, Honolulu Japanese Chamber of Commerce

Helene (Sam) Shenkus
President, Aloha Festivals

Brandon Nakasone
President-Elect, Hawaii United Okinawa Association

Aaron Muraki
President, Honolulu Japanese Junior Chamber of Commerce

Keith Sakuda
President, United Japanese Society of Hawaii

James Tokioka
Director, State of Hawaii, DBEDT

Working Committee Members

Ronald *Ushijima (*Chairman of the Working Committee)
President Emeritus, Honolulu Japanese Chamber of Commerce

Wendy Abe
Director of External Relations, U.S. – Japan Council

Nate Gyotoku
President & Executive Director, Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii

Carole Hayashino
President Emeritus, Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii

Steven Teruya
President & CEO, Honolulu Japanese Chamber of Commerce

Jon Itomura
Executive Director, Hawaii United Okinawa Association

Reyna Kaneko
President, Japan-America Society of Hawaii

Janice Yasunaga
Director, Passenger Sales, Hawaii Region, USA, Japan Airlines