Ms. Hamakawa is the Executive Vice President & Director of Human Resources at Bank of Hawaii and is responsible for directing all human resource programs for 2700+ employees spread across the state of Hawaii, Guam, Saipan, Palau, and American Samoa. Ms. Hamakawa received her Masters in Business Administration and Bachelors of Arts degrees from Indiana University.

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Dr. Rosen is currently the Chief of the Emergency Medical Services and Injury Prevention Systems Branch of the Hawaii Department of Health. She has a strong interest in epidemiology and improving available data to better address public health problems.

Dr. Seto oversees a multidisciplinary team of nurses, data analysts and performance improvement specialists working on hospital-wide quality improvement projects. Dr. Seto's research intrests include the economic and quality-of-life analyses of new technology and he has led NIH-funded projects evaluating the quality of care of patients with breast and colon cancer and developing methods to improve the quality of heart failure care for Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders.

Ms. Takayama is an attorney with practice areas in state and federal regulatory and governmental affairs, health, insurance, and corporate business law. Previously, she served as Deputy Director of the State Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Hawaii Insurance Commissioner, and Administrative Assistant and General Counsel to the U.S. Senate Sergeant at Arms in Washington, D.C. Ms. Takayama received her B.A. in Journalism from the University of Hawaii, and earned her Juris Doctor degree from the George Mason University School of Law.

Dr. William Dang was born in New Orleans and grew up in Honolulu, Hawaii.
He received his medical degree, Internal Medicine training and Cardiology Fellowship at Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska. He returned to Honolulu, starting his private cardiology practice in 1985. He presently has hospital privileges at Hawaii Medical Center – East, Hawaii Medical Center – West, Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi, The Queens Medical Center, Wahiawa General Hospital and Kuakini Medical Center.

 

COL Kiefer was a distinguished military graduate from Lehigh University in Bethlehem Pennsylvania in 1986 and subsequently earned a master’s degree from the U.S. Army-Baylor University Graduate Program in Healthcare Administration in 1994. COL Kiefer completed the didactic phase of the U.S. Army-Baylor University Graduate Program in Healthcare Administration in 1993 and subsequently performed his administrative residency at Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, Hawaii. COL Kiefer is currently assigned as the Chief of Staff, Pacific Regional Medical Command and Deputy Commander for Administration, Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, Hawaii.
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Bernie Ledesma has had over twenty-five years of various levels of management experiance. She has worked with program planning, development and implementation, facility operations, fiscal and personal management, marketing and public relations, and education and traning; amongst other things. Bernie recieved her Bachelor of Science at the University of Hawaii where she also recieved her Masters of Public Health at the University of Hawaii, School of Public Health.

Dr. Forbes is President and CEO of Hawaii Health Information Corporation (HHIC). She is responsible for overall management and development of HHIC, including administration, quality management, communications/community relations, and financial management. Her background includes nearly 30 years in health care planning, project implementation, and program evaluation. Dr. Forbes earned her bachelor's degree in anthropology from Stanford University and earned her masters and doctorate in public health at the University of Hawaii - Manoa.