Governor boosts board, commission rosters
Over 150 Honolulu residents appointed by Gov. Linda Lingle to serve on various state boards and commissions were officially sworn in today at a ceremony held at Washington Place. Chief Justice Ronald Moon presided over the ceremony, which is the first of several to follow across the state. “Serving on a board or commission is one way for the public to actively participate in state government and help improve our communities,” Lingle said in a press release. “We appreciate the members’ willingness to volunteer their time and diverse expertise, and we value the contributions they make to help government be more responsive, efficient and effective.”
Nearly 1,500 people serve on 146 boards and commissions statewide.
This year, there are 100 vacant positions on various boards and commissions, with 300 more vacancies expected as some members’ terms expire next year. Residents interested in serving are invited to learn more by visiting the Boards and Commissions section of the Governor’s website.
The most recent appointees to state boards and commissions are listed below. To view the names grouped by the board or commission, download the original document (PDF) provided by the governor’s office.
- Donna A’ana-Nakahara Island Burial Council, Islands of Kaua’i and Ni’ihau
- Ron Agor Board of Land and Natural Resources
- Sam Aiona Cable Advisory Committee
- James R. Aiona Juvenile Justice State Advisory Council
- Cecilia K. Akim King Kamehameha Celebration Commission
- Andres Albano Jr. Board of Regents of the University of Hawai’i
- Joyce M. Allen Board of Speech Pathology and Audiology
- Denise E. Antolini Environmental Council
- Roy A. Asher Mental Health and Substance Abuse, Kaua’i Service Area Board
- Rose P. Atkins Mental Health and Substance Abuse, Hawai’i Service Area Board
- Carol Mae A. Ball Real Estate Commission
- Robert R. Bean State Ethics Commission
- Nelson Befitel Board of Trustees of the Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund (EUTF)
- Alan K. Bernaldo Board of Taxation Review, 2nd Taxation District (Maui)
- Richard T. Bissen Jr. Juvenile Justice State Advisory Council
- Dale B. Bonar Natural Area Reserve System Commission
- Cy M. Bridges Island Burial Council, Island of Oahu
- Lili Bryan-Conant Health Planning Council, Kaua’i County Subarea
- Alan Buffenstein State Council on Mental Health
- Maile Burke Board of Health
- Lonia Burroughs State Council on Mental Health
- Charles P.M.K. Burrows Kaho’olawe Island Reserve Commission
- William A. Burwell State Council on Developmental Disabilities
- Waynette K.Y. Cabral Statewide Council on Independent Living
- Edwina H. Cacoulidis Island Burial Council, Island of Molokai
- Carlito P. Caliboso Public Utilities Commission (PUC)
- D. Mele Carroll Cable Advisory Committee
- Liesje Cattaneo State Council on Mental Health
- Phyllis Cayan Island Burial Council, Island of Oahu
- David J.W. Chang Health Planning Council, West Oahu Subarea
- Charlotte Chee Board of Speech Pathology and Audiology
- Patrick J. Childs Board of Registration of the Islands of Kaua’i and Ni’ihau
- Michael J. Choi Board of Taxation Review, 1st Taxation District (Oahu)
- Jonathan J. Chun Hawai’i Workforce Development Council
- Christine Chun Community Council on Purchase of Health and Human Services
- Julie A. Clark-McGee Health Planning Council, Maui County Subarea
- Denise L. Cohen Health Planning Council, Maui County Subarea
- Theodore Daliglig III Juvenile Justice State Advisory Council
- Sandra L. Day Board of Taxation Review, 4th Taxation District (Kaua’i)
- Harold R. DeCosta Board of Directors of the Hawai’i Hurricane Relief Fund
- Ronald N.M. Dela Cruz Island Burial Council, Island of Hawai’i
- Myron N. Dobashi Civil Defense Advisory Council
- Joan Dobbs Health Planning Council, Honolulu Subarea
- Dawn Duensing Hawai’i Historic Places Review Board
- James P. Epure Drug Product Selection Board
- Rudolpho J. Esquer Juvenile Justice State Advisory Council
- Geraldine M. Ferge State Rehabilitation Council
- William C. Frampton Island Burial Council, Islands of Maui and Lanai
- Terri Fujii Statewide Health Coordinating Council
- Jenny Fujita Cable Advisory Committee
- Larry Geller State Rehabilitation Council
- Rita Gorospe State Council on Mental Health
- Alan H. Gottlieb Board of Agriculture
- Stephen C. Green Board of Certification of Public Water System Operators
- Bernadette Gruzinsky Policy Advisory Board for Elder Affairs
- Martha Guinan State Council on Developmental Disabilities
- Randolph C. Hack State Council on Mental Health
- Gail Y. Haraguchi Board of Directors of the Hawai’i Tourism Authority
- Rosanne C. Harrigan Board of Directors of the Hawai’i Health Systems Corporation
- Priscilla B. Havre State Rehabilitation Council
- Ronald J. Hays Advisory Board on Veterans’ Services
- Adolph M. Helm Molokai Irrigation System Water Users Advisory Board
- Richard Henderson Board of Directors of the Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawai’i Authority
- Patricia l. Heu State Council on Developmental Disabilities
- Kawaikapuokalani K. Hewett Board of Directors of the Hawai’i Tourism Authority
- Wayne S. Higaki Health Planning Council, Hawai’i County Subarea
- Mark S. Hubbard Island Burial Council, Islands of Kaua’i and Ni’ihau
- Richard F. Hughes Natural Area Reserve System Commission
- Liz Ann K. Ihu State Council on Developmental Disabilities
- Arlene E. Ilae Center for Nursing Advisory Board
- Kerry A.K. Inouye Health Planning Council, Hawai’i County Subarea
- Analu K. Josephides Island Burial Council, Island of Oahu
- Mary F. Jossem State Council on Developmental Disabilities
- Lisa M. Judge Land Use Commission
- Ku Kahakalau Island Burial Council, Island of Hawai’i
- Bernice E. Kanahele Juvenile Justice State Advisory Council
- Shad S. Kane Environmental Council
- Robert K. Kanoa Jr. Board of Private Detectives and Guards
- D. La France Kapaka-Arboleda Island Burial Council, Islands of Kaua’i and Ni’ihau
- Katie Keim State Rehabilitation Council
- Alan R. Kimura Health Planning Council, Kaua’i County Subarea
- Kyoko Y. Kimura Board of Directors of the Hawai’i Tourism Authority
- Charles G. King Board of Directors of the Housing and Community Development Corporation of Hawai’i (HCDCH)
- Robert A. King Environmental Council
- Victoria N. Kneubuhl Hawai’i Historic Places Review Board
- Michiko Kodama-Nishimoto Hawai’i Historic Places Review Board
- John A.P. Kruse Island Burial Council, Islands of Kaua’i and Ni’ihau
- Melvyn Kaleo Kualii Island Burial Council, Island of Hawai’i
- Maryanne W. Kusaka Juvenile Justice State Advisory Council
- Jonathan Wai Yun Lai Hawai’i Community Development Authority (HCDA)
- Walter K.M. Lau Juvenile Justice State Advisory Council
- Willes Lee State Boxing Commission of Hawai’i
- Wayde H. Lee Juvenile Justice State Advisory Council
- Dorvin D. Leis Small Business Regulatory Review Board
- Pina Lemusu Statewide Council on Independent Living
- Gail Lerch State Rehabilitation Council
- Dwayne Stephen Lerma Board of Taxation Review, 3rd Taxation District (Hawai’i)
- Lloyd Lee Loope Natural Area Reserve System Commission
- Michelle Sunahara Loudermilk Real Estate Commission
- Carolyn Lum-Bellem Board of Taxation Review, 3rd Taxation District (Hawai’i)
- Robert J. Lu’uwai Kaho’olawe Island Reserve Commission
- Samuel Dwight Lyons Board of Directors of the Hawai’i Health Systems Corporation
- L. Douglas MacCluer Board of Agriculture
- Gerald K. Machida Board of Trustees of the Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund (EUTF)
- Jason E. Maddock Board of Health
- Aaron D. Mahi Island Burial Council, Island of Oahu
- Elroy K.M. Malo State Council on Developmental Disabilities
- Donald K. Matsui Policy Advisory Board for Elder Affairs
- Roger B. McKeague Board of Health
- Walter W. Mendes Island Burial Council, Island of Molokai
- James M. Mihalke State Council on Mental Health
- Peter R. Mills Hawai’i Historic Places Review Board
- Herbert B. Minn State Boxing Commission of Hawai’i
- John M. Morgan Kaneohe Bay Regional Council
- Kevin Mulligan Center for Nursing Advisory Board
- Evan A.R. Murakami State Council on Developmental Disabilities
- Maureen K. Muraoka Board of Registration of the Island of Oahu
- Carol Myrianthis Board of Directors of the Hawai’i Health Systems Corporation
- Brian K. Nakashima Board of Directors of the Hawai’i Health Systems Corporation
- Sheryl Nelson State Council on Developmental Disabilities
- Scott Y. Nishimoto Hawai’i Workforce Development Council
- Zachary J. Octavio Health Planning Council, Kaua’i County Subarea
- Darin K. Oda Juvenile Justice State Advisory Council
- Steven E. Olbrich Campaign Spending Commission
- Milton K. Pa Hawaiian Homes Commission
- Paul Prescott Paiva Health Planning Council, Hawai’i County Subarea
- M. Pierre K.W. Pang Board of Medical Examiners
- Alan R. Parker Health Planning Council, Hawai’i County Subarea
- Fereydoun Don Parsa Board of Medical Examiners
- Pauline Pavao Community Council on Purchase of Health and Human Services
- Melissa Teves Pavlicek Board of Directors of the Aloha Tower Development Corporation
- Thomas Phillips Board of Private Detectives and Guards
- Carolyn S. Pompilio Board of Registration of the Islands of Kaua’i and Ni’ihau
- Sandra P. Quinsaat Island Burial Council, Islands of Kaua’i and Ni’ihau
- Shackley F. Raffetto Juvenile Justice State Advisory Council
- Trinidad Raval Health Planning Council, Kaua’i County Subarea
- John B. Ray Island Burial Council, Island of Hawai’i
- Leiana P. Robinson Island Burial Council, Islands of Kaua’i and Ni’ihau
- Jean E. Rolles Board of Governors for the Center of Cultural and Technical Interchange Between East and West
- Mark F. Romoser State Council on Developmental Disabilities
- Denny R. Sadowski Contractors License Board
- Patrick S. Saka Statewide Health Coordinating Council
- Wayne A. Salas Board of Certification of Operating Personnel in Wastewater Treatment Plants
- Puongpun Sananikone Board of Governors for the Center of Cultural and Technical Interchange Between East and West
- Candace M. Sandal Mental Health and Substance Abuse, Kaua’i Service Area Board; State Council on Mental Health
- Henry Sasaki State Boxing Commission of Hawai’i
- Barbara J. Say Island Burial Council, Islands of Kaua’i and Ni’ihau
- Pauline Schick State Council on Mental Health
- Stanley Shiraki Board of Trustees of the Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund (EUTF)
- Christopher P. Sibley Health Planning Council, Windward Oahu Subarea
- Gerry Silva Cable Advisory Committee
- Robert L. Simmons Medical Advisory Board
- Tyler Smith Board of Directors of the Hawai’i Health Systems Corporation
- Paul E. Smith Board of Governors for the Center of Cultural and Technical Interchange Between East and West
- Julie K. Smith State Rehabilitation Council
- Lloyd K. Sodetani Advisory Board on Veterans’ Services
- Glenn E. Sparks Health Planning Council, Hawai’i County Subarea
- Albert W. Stiglmeier Board of Taxation Review, 4th Taxation District (Kaua’i)
- Wayne Sunahara State Council on Mental Health
- Nicholas W. Teves Jr. Contractors License Board
- Travis O. Thompson Board of Directors of the Housing and Community Development Corporation of Hawai’i (HCDCH)
- Delroy M. Thompson State Rehabilitation Council
- Virginia G. Tompkins State Rehabilitation Council
- Elizabeth Ubay Health Planning Council, Kaua’i County Subarea
- Linda C. Uehara Juvenile Justice State Advisory Council
- Robert Valencia Sr. Board of Directors of the Hawai’i Health Systems Corporation
- Brenda K. Viado Mental Health and Substance Abuse, Kaua’i Service Area Board
- Thomas B. Vincent Contractors License Board
- Alex B. Walter Mental Health and Substance Abuse, Hawai’i Service Area Board
- Joseph C. Wampler Molokai Irrigation System Water Users Advisory Board
- Casina K. Waterman King Kamehameha Celebration Commission
- Warren F. Wegesend Jr. Hawai’i Community Development Authority (HCDA)
- Carol P. Weir Board of Taxation Review, 3rd Taxation District (Hawai’i)
- Richard K. Wheeler Molokai Irrigation System Water Users Advisory Board
- Betsy R. Whitney State Council on Developmental Disabilities
- Janet M. Williams Board of Pharmacy
- Frances Q.F. Wong Juvenile Justice State Advisory Council
- Mark Yasuo Yabui State Council on Developmental Disabilities
- Mark H. Yamakawa Statewide Health Coordinating Council
- Sharon P. Yokote State Council on Mental Health
- Alvin M. Yoshimori Merit Appeals Board
- Edward H.W. Young Board of Directors of the Hawai’i Strategic Development Corporation
- Ann T. Zane Board of Certification of Public Water System Operators
- Thaxton Island Burial Council, Islands of Kaua’i and Ni’ihau