Board of Directors 2011-2012

Aurora Fruehling, Chair
Nola A. Nāhulu, Immediate Past Chair
Gordon Wood, Chair-Elect
Peter Sheehan, Treasurer
Louise King Lanzilotti, Secretary 


Marilyn Cristofori, CEO, Ex-Officio

Colleen Blacktin
Anthony Chan
Kamea Namba Hadar
Louise King Lanzilotti
Gail Mukaihata Hannemann
Rachel Ogdie
Chris Patrinos
Anne Swayne Keir
Sharon McPhee
Michael Scherr
Mike Walker

Carol Yotsuda


Thomas Bingham, Ex-Officio


Roberta Bishop, Ex-Officio 


Vivien Lee, Ex-Officio


Kathryn Matayoshi, Ex-Officio


Christine Sorensen, Ex-Officio


Honorary Board
Neil Abercrombie
Governor, State of Hawai‘i



Brian Schatz
Lt. Governor, State of Hawai‘i



Daniel K. Akaka

Senator, U.S. Congress



Daniel K. Inouye
Senator, U.S. Congress



Mazie Hirono
Representative, U.S. Congress


Colleen Hanabusa
Representative, U.S. Congress


Marie McDonald

2010 Alfred Preis Honoree



Sam and Mary Cooke

2009 Alfred Preis Honorees



Edith and Keiji Kawakami

2008 Alfred Preis Honorees



Satoru Abe

2007 Alfred Preis Honoree



Beebe Freitas

2005 Alfred Preis Honoree

Clarence Lee

2004 Alfred Preis Honoree



Robert R. Midkiff

2003 Alfred Preis Honoree


George Ellis

2002 Alfred Preis Honoree



Henry Miyamura
2001 Alfred Preis Honoree


Ronald E. Bright
1999 Alfred Preis Honoree


Agnes Kalaniho‘okaha Cope
1998 Alfred Preis Honoree

Preis Honorees - In Memoriam
Nancy Bannick

2006 Alfred Preis Honoree



Nona Beamer

1996 Alfred Preis Honoree



Irmgard Aluli

2000 Alfred Preis Honoree


Masaru “Pundy” Yokouchi

1997 Alfred Preis Honoree