Advisory Committees

Maui College Hui

Sandy Baz, County of Maui

Susan Bendon, Community Representative

Kimo Correa, Southern Wine & Spirits Hawaiʻi

Rian Dubach, Bank of Hawaiʻi

Mel Hipolito, Service Rentals

Gwen Hiraga, Munekiyo & Hiraga, Inc.

Carmen “Hulu” Lindsey, Office of Hawaiian Affairs

Audrey MacLean, Stanford University School of Engineering

Alec McBarnet, Maui Oil Company, Inc.

Mathew McNeff, Maui Electric Company

Jackie Perreira, Queen Kaʻahumanu Center

Wendy Peterson, Community Representative

Martin Quill, The Quill Group

Michael Reiley, HNU Photonics

Grelyn Rosario, McDonalds

Kyle Sakamoto, Bank of Hawaiʻi

Rob Stoner, S&F Land Company

Bruce Uʻu, Hawaiʻi Carpenters Union

Diane Woodburn, Maui No Ka ʻOi Magazine

 

Accounting

Ron Kawahara, CPA, Ronald A. Kawahara & Co. CPA’s Inc

Diane Meyer, UHMC Faculty, Retired

Mary Orwig, CPA

Trevor Tokishi, CEO, Valley Isle Cmty Federal Credit Union

 

Administration of Justice

Brian Cade, Maui Community Correctional Center

Melissa Chimera, Haleakalā National Park

John Foster, Maui Police Department

Pedro Gapero (Pete), Liquor Commission

Bobby Hill, Maui Police Department

Leighton Kanaele, Maui Police Department

Phil Lowenthal, Attorney

Alan Nouchi, Maui Community Correctional Center

Bill Pacheco, Liquor Commission

Wayne Pagan, Liquor Commission

Mike Palazzotto, Grand Wailea Security

Ryan Rodrigues, Maui Police Department

Tracie Takatani, Community Representative

Brooks Tamaye, Department of Land & Natural Resources

 

Agriculture & Natural Resources

Steve Chiang, Agribusiness Incubator Program

Sumner Erdman, Ulupalakua Ranch

Keith Ideoka, Lāhaināluna High School Agriculture Department

Thomas and Eva Kafsack, Surfing Goat Dairy

George Kahumoku

Ted Radovich, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa

Gerry and Janet Ross, Kūpa‘a Farms

Robin Shimabuku, CTAHR in Maui County

Heidi Watanabe, Watanabe Vegetable Processing, LLC.

Kenneth Yamamura, Office of Economic Development

 

Applied Business & Information Technology

Gary Albitz, Entrepreneur

Brittany Heyd, Mana Up

Chris Chiesa, Pacific Disaster Center

Melissa (Crounse) Kaufman, Entrepreneur

Daron Nishimoto, Entrepreneur

Rebecca Filipovic, Attorney

Virendra Nath, HDEP

Lorraine Osako, Pacific Disaster Center

Rich Serbin, Entrepreneur

Shannon Sheldon, Attorney

Ray Shirkhodai, Pacific Disaster Center

Tim Georges, Boeing

Virendra Nath, HDEP

Steve Farmer, Lecturer UHMC

Christopher McCusker Entrepreneur

 

Automotive/ Autobody Technology

Joselin Costa, Gemini Auto Care

Tim Hultquist, Kar-Mart

Jerry Kawahara, H&S Garden and Paint

Dwayne Kim, Polynesian Adventure Tours

Grant Lord, Jim Falks Motors

Chester Rafanan, Pfleuger Acura Maui

Dennis Sasai, CTE Coordinator Department of Education

Daniel Toguchi, Toguchi Auto-Body

Ryan Ventura, Ventura Power Generation Graduate of Auto

Mark Vilaverde, Automotive Service

Ivan Watanabe, Jim Falks Valley Isle Motors

Gordon Yoshizawa, Jace Kim Collision

 

Business Administration

Johanna Amorin, Jobline X-Press

Frank DeRego, Jr., Maui Economic Development Board

Caity Kaʻaihue, Genesco, INC.

Zane Lacaden, Maui Activities

Tracy Logan, Wailea Tennis Club

Christopher McGee, McGee Ventures

Theo Stiller, Guardian | WestPac

Rachelle Takeshita, Enterprise Holdings

Maile Williamson, First Hawaiian Bank

 

Business Technology

Johanna Amorin, Jobline X-Press

Irene Bala, Mālama I Ke Ola

Deanna Garcia, Akimeka LLC

Lalaine Paion, MEDB, Inc.

Jorge Tirona, Central Pacific Bank

Cynthia Razo, County of Maui

Jeannie Wenger, Bello Realty

 

Construction Technology

Willy Bennet, Energy Consulting Associates, LLC

Robert Hoonan, Wailea Beach Resort Marriott

Ellsworth Kalawaia, Honua Kai Condominium Association

Mike Yap, Yap Electric

Chuck Collins, Hawaii Hydrogen Alliance 

Tamzen Lovejoy, Dorvin Leis

Errol Kusunoki, Carpenters Local 745

Cliff Ryden, Blue Pacific Energy (Committee Chair)

Rich Sato, Maui Facilities & Engineering Leadership Council

Mike Young, Wide Open Construction

 

Creative Media

Leilani Abafo, Maui High School Creative Media

Sean Michael Hower, Photographer

Rick Chatenever, Movie Critic/Journalist

Kathy Collins, Actor/Media Personality/Journalist

Elisabeth de Kleer, Unscripted TV Producer

Adi Ell-Ad, Movie/TV Editor

Scott Johnson, Graphic Designer

Kawika Hoke, Social Media Marketing

Vinnie Linares, UHMC Faculty, Retired

Dan OʻBrien, TV/Video Producer

Branscombe Richmond, Producer

Eric Gilliom, Actor/Producer

Stefan Schaefer, Writer/Director/Producer

Tracy Bennett, Maui Film Commissioner

Barry Wurst, Hawaiʻi Film Critics Society

Saedene Yee-Ota, Sae Design Group

Jonathan Yudis, Writer/Director/Producer

 

Culinary Arts

Rhonda Ashton-Chavez, Four Seasons Resort Maui

Paula Hegele, Maui Winery

Dania Katz, Edible Hawaiian Islands Magazine

Charlene Kauhane, Kauhane Communications

Paris Nabaui, Sangrita Cantina

Marc McDowell, The Mill House

Scott McGill, T S Restaurants

Lynne Miller, VIP FoodService

Travis Morrin, Three’s Bar & Grill, Alumnis

Mike Rose, Longhi’s

Jeffery Scheer, Marlow, Alumnis

Sheldon Simeon, Tiffanyʻs, Alumnis

Roger Stettler, Taverna

Diane Haynes Woodburn, Maui No Ka ʻOi Magazine

Rick Woodford, Island Restaurant Concepts Consulting

 

Dental Hygiene Advisory Committee

Emi Eno Orikasa, DDS, Oral Health Director

Dennis Ishimoto, DDS, Retired, Private Practice

Chris McNeil, DDS, Private Practice

Ryan Hashizume, Consumer

Jennifer Jiminez, Student Liaison

Christine Hamilton, RDH, Private Practice-UHMC Grad

 

Early Childhood Education

Debbi Amaral, MEO Early Childhood Services Director

Edeluisa Baguio-Larena, Maui Family Support Services CEO

Ka‘ina Bonacorsi, Maui County ECE Resource Coordinator

Mele Hooper, Tūtū and Me Maui

Fley Iniba, ʻĪao Preschool Director

Kolika Mei Kamai, Student Representative

Bobbie-Jo Moniz-Tadeo, Imua Family Services Clinical Director

Kili Namauʻu, Pūnana Leo o Maui

Marisa Rodriguez, St. Anthony Preschool Director

Elaine Yamashita, UHMC Faculty, Professor Emeritus (Retired)

 

Educational Opportunity Center

Pamela Alconcel, Lāna‘i Education Center

Cathy Bio, Academic Affairs, Office of the VP for Comm. Colleges

Kelly Dudoit, Moloka‘i Education Center

Honeygirl English, Queen Liliʻuokalani Children’s Center

Kevin Kimizuka, Workforce Development

Iris Nitta, McKinley School for Adults, Maui Campus

Juliana Patao, UHMC Career Link

Paula Purdy, Kamehameha Schools, Maui Campus

Karen Tanaka, Retired Professor, University of Hawaiʻi Maui College

Armon Tavares, Aloha House

Shauna Tanner, Division of Vocational Rehabilitation

 

Electronic & Computer Engineering Technology

Ned Davis, Maui Innovation Group

Wes Freiwald, Integrity Applications

Thomas Glesne, Shafer Pacific Operations

Steve Griffin, Boeing

Lisa Hunter, Institution Scientist & Engineering Educators, UCSC

Mike Maberry, Institute for Astronomy, University of Hawai‘i

Sharon Mielbrecht, Pacific Disaster Center

Dan O’Connell, HNU Photonics

C. Channing Chow II, Founder & CEO, Cloudstone Innovations LLC

Dylan Schwarzeier

Laura Ulibarri, United States Air Force

Rich Serbin, Retired Computer Scientist, Lawrence Livermore National Security Laboratory

Jarret Yip, Cisco Academy Training Center

Leslie Wilkins, Maui Economic Development Board, Women in Tech

 

Fashion Technology

Marla Barbin, Rocky Bay Trading Co., Ltd

Juliana Dillitzer, Mākena Surf Wear

Keri Duke, Keri Designs

Anne Miyashiro, Fashion Technology graduate

Patti Pottorff, Biasa Rose Boutique

 

Hospitality and Tourism

Kui Aipa, Kāʻanaapali Beach Hotel

Glenn Casil, Westin Nanea Ocean Villas

Brandon Chu, Four Seasons Resort Maui

Leigh Drewry, Lumeria Maui

Sean Ganhinhin, Westin Kāʻanapali Ocean Resort Villas

Lance Gilliland, LKG Solutions

Ann Ikuta, Grand Wailea

Kyoko Kimura, Aqua Hospitality

Nathan Matanane, Enterprise Holdings

Lisa Paulson, Maui Hotel & Lodging Association

Kai Pelayo, Monsanto

Chris Rabang, Westin Nanea Ocean Villas

Jolynn Tsukamoto, Fairmont Kea Lani

Tets Yamazaki, Sheraton Maui Resort & Spa

Kyu Yi, Blue Hawaiian Helicopters

Ron Daniel, Haleakalā Eco Tours

 

Human Services

Mele Andrade, Parents and Children Together

Edeluisa Bguio-Larena, Maui Family Support Services

Chasity Nohealani Cadaoas, Maui AIDS Foundation

Kathleen Couch, Maui Adult Day Care Centers

Sherry Kupau, Family Life Center

Kamahanahokulani Farrar, Nā Puʻuwai Native Hawaiian Health Care

Craig Hirayasu, Adult Client Services, Judiciary 2nd Circuit

Nicole Hokoana, Aloha House, Mālama Family Recovery, Maui Youth & Family Services

Sanoe Kaʻaihue, Women Helping Women

Michael Lag, Mental Health Kōkua

Dani Riggs, Child and Family Service

Cassie Savell, Mālama I Ke Ola Health Center

Deborah Stone-Walls, County of Maui Office on Aging

 

Lāna‘i Program

Aaron Fernandez, First Hawaiian Bank

Elton Kinoshita, Lāna‘i High & Elementary School

Kay Okamoto, Lāna‘i Community Association

Anthony Pacheco, Office of Hawaiian Affairs

Natalie Rupa, Lāna‘i High & Elem Foundation

Shirley Samonte, Straub Clinic

Tammi Sanches, Pūlama Lāna‘i

Diana Shaw, Lāna‘i Community Health Center

Pua Turqueza, Bank of Hawai‘i-Lāna‘i

 

Moloka‘i Program

Ekolu Ah Yee, Student Representative

Maka Cobb-Adams, Kamehameha Schools

Jennifer Hawkins, College of Tropical Ag and Human Resources (CTAHR)

Janice Kalanihuia, Moloka‘i General Hospital

Debbie Kelly, MLSWCD

Ron Kimball, Community Representative

Brent Nakihei, Department of Human Services, Child Welfare Services

Maliekekai Sawyer, Moloka‘i High School CTE Chair

Kilia Purdy-Avelino, UHMC Moloka‘i Lecturer - Hawaiian Language and Hawaiian Studies

 

Nursing Career Ladder

Keoki Robello, Islands Hospice

Melissa Goueytes, Bayada Home Care

Kelly Yokouchi. Hale Makua Health Services

Jeny Bissel, Department of Health

Gary Kienbaum, MMMC

Marian, Horikawa-Barth, MMMC

Sarah Lane, MMMC

Ian Igarta, MMMC

Lark Canico Pacific Area Health Education Center (AHEC)

Laura Reichhardt, Hawaiʻi Center for Nursing

 

Sustainable Science Management

John Bendon, LEED AP, Bldg Performance Institute Bldg Analyst

Jennifer Chirico, PhD, MPH, SUSTY Pacific

Robert Hoonan, Marriott

Maria Jagla, Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea

Kelly King, Pacific Biodiesel/ Bob King, Pacific Biodiesel

Scott Meidell, Haleakalā Ranch

Tara Owens, Sea Grant

Steve Parabicoli, Wastewater Reclamation Consultant

Rob Parsons, Office of the Mayor

Jonathan Stenger, Kamehameha Schools

Sharon Suzuki, Maui Electric Company

David Tester, Maui Electric Company