Governor Linda Lingle has appointed three new members to serve on the Hawaii Community Development Authority (HCDA):  They are:  Stanton K. Enomoto, Christopher T. Kobayashi, and Dexter N. Okada.  All three members, confirmed by the State Senate on April 19, 2007, began serving their four-year terms starting on July 1, 2007.  Enomoto represents the board as the Hawaiian Cultural Specialist for the Kalaeloa District.  Kobayashi and Okada are the new HCDA members that the Governor appointed from lists of recommendations from the Senate President and House Speaker, respectively.

Enomoto, who serves as the Special Assistant to the Administrator of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, is no stranger to the HCDA.  He held the HCDA position of the Director of Planning and Development for Kalaeloa from August 2004 to November 2006.  During his HCDA tenure, Enomoto oversaw the formulation of a five-year strategic plan that establishes a vision for the District and the completion of a comprehensive master plan for Kalaeloa.  Prior to joining HCDA, Enomoto served as Acting Executive Director for the State of Hawaii Kaho‘olawe Island Reserve Commission.

    ^Enomoto

Kobayashi is an attorney and partner in the firm of Kobayashi Sugita & Goda, which concentrates in the areas of corporate, construction and commercial law.  Kobayashi has counseled owners, developers, general contractors and design professionals in construction matters and tenants with respect to commercial leasing concerns.  He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from Santa Clara University and a Juris Doctor degree from The Northwestern School of Law at Lewis & Clark College in Oregon.

 ^Kobayashi                                                                                                                                                              

Okada, a Kaka‘ako business owner, is President of U. Okada & Co., Ltd.  He has a BA in Economics from Claremont Mens College and BS and MS degrees in Industrial Engineering from Stanford University.  Okada currently serves as a Director of the United Fishing Agency.  He is also a member of numerous organizations including: Kaka‘ako Improvement Association, Small Business Hawaii (SBH), Kaka‘ako Business and Landowners Association, Hawaii Transportation Association, Hawaii Employers Council, Save Our Kaka‘ako Coalition, and Oahu Fleet Safety Organization.  He was named SBH Small Business Person for 2006.

  ^Okada

The State Senate has also confirmed the reappointment of current HCDA members Grady Chun and Paul Kimura to second four-year terms.  Their new terms will run until June 30, 2011.

       ^{Chun                   Kimura}