Honorary Members

The Honorable. Josh Green
Governor, State of Hawaii

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

The Honorable. Arman Talbo
Consul General, Consulate General of the Philippines

The Honorable. Greg Wilcock
Consul General, Consulate General of Australia

The Honorable. Jerry Chang
Director General, Taipei Economic & Cultural Office in Honolulu

The Honorable. Hideaki Chotoku
Consul General, Consulate General of Japan

The Honorable. Stuart Horne
Consul General, Consulate General of New Zealand

Honorary Committee Members

Dirk Yoshizawa
Chair of the Board, Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii

Karen Knudsen
Chairman, Japan-America Society of Hawaii

Derek Kaneshiro
Chair of the Board, Honolulu Japanese Chamber of Commerce

Helene (Sam) Shenkus
President, Aloha Festivals

Frances Kuba
President-Elect, Hawaii United Okinawa Association

Garrett Matsumoto
President, Honolulu Japanese Junior Chamber of Commerce

David Jones
President, United Japanese Society of Hawaii

James Tokioka
Director, State of Hawaii, DBEDT

Working Committee Members

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

Jon Itomura
Executive Director, Hawaii United Okinawa Association

Reyna Kaneko
President, Japan-America Society of Hawaii

Steven Teruya
President & CEO, Honolulu Japanese Chamber of Commerce

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