Board President
James K. Nakagawa
Business Loan Officer, CU Hawai’i 

Board Vice President
Audrey J. Wilson
Retired / Innkeeper 

Board Secretary
Ted E. Dixon
Publisher, Hawaii Tribune Herald 

Board Treasurer
Le B. Pomaski, CPA
Accountant

Lito M. Asuncion, MPH, MA
Program Planner, Hawaii County Office of Aging 

Sidney M. Fuke
Planning Consultant

David L. Hammes, PhD
Professor of Economics, University of Hawaii at Hilo

Kerwin S. Iwamoto, SPHR
Director of Human Resources, University of Hawaii at Hilo 

Elaine K. Johnson
 

Joseph K. Kamelamela, Esq.
Deputy Corporate Counsel, County of Hawaii 

Nancy W. Lundblad, MD
Ophthalmologist

Karen T. Maedo
Financial Advisor, Mukai Investment Group 

Karen A. Moriuchi, OTR
Executive Director, Association for Integrative Psychology, Inc. 

Richard H. Newkold
Consultant, Rineko Consulting, Inc. 

Cynthia K. Sorenson
Hospice Volunteer

We are governed by a 15-member Board of Directors who are responsible for the general oversight of the agency including:

• organizational operations

• human resources

• finance

• planning

• community relations
  

Directors are elected for 3 year terms and may be re-elected for a second 3 year term. The Board meets the 3rd Wednesday of each month at 4:30 p.m.

It is our mission to be an integral part of the community, providing compassionate, quality end-of-life care through support, counseling and education.