Current Members of the Hawaii Community Development Authority
Chairperson
JONATHAN W. Y. LAI
Partner
Watanabe Ing & Komeiji LLP
Vice-Chairperson
PAUL KIMURA
President
City Fender and Body Service
Secretary
AMANDA S. CHANG
Attorney At Law
Law Offices of Amanda s. Chang
C. SCOTT BRADLEY
Managing Director
Coldwell Banker Pacific Properties
GRADY L. CHUN
Financial Consultant
Linsco/Private Ledger
JOSEPH L. DWIGHT, IV
President & State Manager,
First American Title Company, Inc.
STANTON K. ENOMOTO*
Special Assistant to the Administrator
Office of Hawaiian Affairs
HENRY ENG*
Director
Department of Planning and Permitting
City and County of Honolulu
MICAH KANE*
Chairman
Hawaiian Homes Commission
Department of Hawaiian Home Lands
GEORGINA K.
KAWAMURA
Director of Finance
Department of Budget and Finance
CHRISTOPHER T.
KOBAYASHI
Partner
Kobayashi Sugita & Goda
THEODORE E. LIU
Director
Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism
BRENNON MORIOKA
Director
Department of Transportation
KAY MUKAIGAWA
Principal Broker
Primary Properties
DEXTER N. OKADA
President
U. Okada & Co., Ltd.
RUSS SAITO
Comptroller
Department of Accounting and General Services
EVELYN SOUZA*
Parent Community Network Center Coordinator
Makakilo Elementary School
MAEDA C. TIMSON*
Assistant Vice President, Retirement Savings Plan
First Hawaiian Bank
*Kalaeloa Member
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The Hawaii Community Development
Authority (HCDA) consists of 18 voting members, 13 of whom vote on
issues related to Kaka'ako and Kalaeloa, and five of whom vote only on
Kalaeloa matters. The members are:
KAKA'AKO (13 members)
Ex-Officio Members (State of Hawaii department heads)
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Director of Finance
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Director of Business, Economic Development & Tourism
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Comptroller
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Director of Transportation
Staggered 4-year Terms
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4 at-large members appointed by the Governor
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3 members appointed by the Governor from a list of prospective appointees recommmended by the City Council
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2 members appointed by the Governor from a list of prospective appointees recommended by the Senate President and Speaker of the House
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KALAELOA (5 members)**
Ex-Officio Members
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Chairperson of the Hawaiian Homes Commission
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Director of the City and County of Honolulu Department of Planning and Permitting
Staggered 4-year Terms
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2 members representing the surrounding community, one of which shall be selected by the Mayor of the City and County of Honolulu, and one of which shall be appointed by the Governor
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1 member appointed by the Governor who is a Hawaiian Cultural Specialist
**The Kalaeloa members shall be considered in determining quorum and majority only on issues relating to Kalaeloa and may vote only on issues relating to Kalaeloa.
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The Authority meets every first Wednesday of the month at 9:00 a.m. unless otherwise stated. The meetings usually take place in HCDA's Kaka'ako office at 677 Ala Moana Blvd., Suite 1000 Conference Room.