Honorary Members
The Honorable. Josh Green
Governor, State of Hawaii
The Honorable. Rick Blangiardi
Mayor, City and County of Honolulu
The Honorable. Seok-in Hong
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
The Honorable. Yutaka Aoki
Consul General, Consulate General of Japan in Honolulu
The Honorable. Mike Ketchen
Consul General, Consulate General of New Zealand
Honorary Committee Members
Jaime Kinoshita Oliveira
Chair of the Board, Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii
Alexander Jampel
Chairman, Japan-America Society of Hawaii
Myles Shibata
Chair of the Board, Honolulu Japanese Chamber of Commerce
Helene (Sam) Shenkus
President, Aloha Festivals
Clarisse Kobashigawa
President, Hawaii United Okinawa Association
Sheri Morishige
President, Honolulu Japanese Junior Chamber of Commerce
Kanzo Nara
President, United Japanese Society of Hawaii
Wendy Abe
Director of External Relations, U.S. – Japan Council
Brian Taniguchi
Former Senator, State of Hawaii Senate District 11
Working Committee Members
Ronald *Ushijima (*Chairman of the Working Committee)
President Emeritus, Honolulu Japanese Chamber of Commerce
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
Lenny Yajima
Honolulu Festival Spokesperson, Tachibana Enterprises
Janice Yasunaga
Director, Passenger Sales, Hawaii Region, USA, Japan Airlines