New HCDA Members Now Serving on the Authority
Terms Started on July 1, 2007
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