The Honolulu Festival is Hawaii’s premier event promoting cultural understanding, economic cooperation and ethnic harmony between the people of Hawaii and the Asia-Pacific region. Each year, educational programs and activities for the Honolulu Festival are sponsored by the Honolulu Festival Foundation, a non-profit organization.

Board of Directors

Duke Ah Moo
Vice President & Commercial Director- Hawaii and French Polynesia
Hilton Hawaii

Tom Calame
Area General Manager and Managing Director, Kyo-ya Hotels at Marriott International
Sheraton Waikiki, The Royal Hawaiian, a Luxury Collection Resort

Ann H. Chung
President
Chung Associates

Jeff Chung
President
KBFD TV

Robert Fortuna
Senior Vice President and Manager of International Commercial Banking
Bank of Hawaii

Alan Fujimoto
Attorney at Law
Goodsill Anderson Quinn & Stifel

Robert Harrison
Chairman and CEO
First Hawaiian Bank

Edwin Hawkins
Member, Board of Directors
Honolulu Festival Foundation

Tomoyuki Kajihara
President
JTB Hawaii Travel, LLC

Daniel Ishii
Member, Board of Directors
Honolulu Festival Foundation

Nathan Kam
Senior Partner, Public Relations
Anthology A FINN Partners Company

Valerie King
General Manager
Sea Life Park

Jill Kobayashi
Senior Director, North America & Hawaii Sales
Hawaiian Airlines

John Komeiji
Interim Chair
Mauna Kea Stewardship and Oversight Authority

Takeshi Aoki
Vice President and Regional Manager, Hawaii Region
Japan Airlines Co., Ltd.

Maki Kuroda
President
E Noa Corporation

Akemi Kurokawa
Advisor
Urasenke Hawaii

Eron Hodges
General Manager
Hyatt Regency Waikiki Resort & Spa

Danny Ojiri
Vice President, Market Development
Outrigger Hospitality Group

Ryozo Sakai
Chairman
Hawaii Aloha Life Enrichment Association

Maria Sol E. Solleza
Area Manager
Philippine Airlines

Donald Takaki
Chairman and CEO
Island Movers, Inc.

Hikaru Utsugi
Senior Vice President and Manager-International Banking
Central Pacific Bank

Lena Young
Member, Board of Directors
Honolulu Festival Foundation

Nanako Hart
Executive Director
JTB Hawaii, Inc. Community. Relations

Foundation Officers

Tetsuya Kubo – President
President & CEO
JTB Hawaii, Inc.

Donald Yannell – Vice President
Member, Board of Directors
Honolulu Festival Foundation

Stephen Kaaa – Treasurer
Senior Vice President & Region Manager
First Hawaiian Bank

Nanako Hart – Secretary
Executive Director
JTB Hawaii, Inc. Community. Relations