H a w a i ` i   M a o l i

President
Henry Halenani Gomes is the Associate Provost for the Day Undergraduate Program at Chaminade University of Honolulu. Mr. Gomes chairs the Scholarship Committee of the Hawaiian Civic Club of Honolulu, and chairs the Policy and Planning Committee of the Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs. He is also a member of the Hawai`i Council for the Humanities and the Papa Ola Lokahi Council



Vice President
Ramsay Mahealani Taum is Director of External Relations/ Community Partnerships and Special Assistant to the Dean at the University of Hawai‘i School of Travel Industry Management. Mr. Taum is also involved in Environmental Protection Projects, is a Grants Manager-Instructor, a Group Facilitator, and a Private Businessman. He is owner and co-founder of LEI of the Pacific. He sits on numerous non-profit boards.



Secretary
Jalna Keala is a retired Government and Community Affairs Officer at the Office of Hawaiian Affairs. Ms. Keala is a Past President of the Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs, and a Past President of the Oahu Council of the Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs.



Director
Daniel Naho`opi`i is the Chief of the Tourism Research Branch of the State of Hawai‘i Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism. Mr. Naho`opi`i is also the O`ahu Representative on the Hui Kako`o `Aina Ho`opulapula Board.



Director
Mahealani Cypher has recently retired as City Clerk for the City and County of Honolulu. Ms. Cypher is President of the Ko`olaupoko Hawaiian Civic Club, an Association Director of the O‘ahu Council of the Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs, vice president of Kāko‘o ‘Oiwi, and Secretary of the Ko`olau Foundation.



Director
Richard Fernandez is Vice President of Federal Programs for AECOM Pacific. Mr. Fernandez is a graduate of Moloka'i High and the University of Hawai'i. He resides in Aina Haina and is a Board member of the Prince Kuhio Hawaiian Civic Club



Director
H. K. Bruss Keppeler is an Attorney and Vice President and General Counsel of JTSI Inc. Mr. Keppeler is also the Government Relations Chair of the Native Hawaiian Chamber of Commerce, Past President of the Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs, and Past President of the Oahu Council of the Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs.



Director
Antoinette "Toni" Lee is retired from 41 years of Federal Civil Service. Ms. Lee is the Immediate Past President of the Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs, President of the Pearl Harbor Hawaiian Civic Club, President of the Friends of the Royal Hawaiian Band, Member of the Pearl City Neighborhood Board on the Island of Oahu, Class Coordinator for her Graduating Class of 1959, a Hula Instructor, Community Leader and Kupuna in the Classroom at Manana Elementary School.



Director
Verlie-Ann Malina-Wright is retired after more than 40 years of service from the Hawai`i State Department of Education, where she served most recently as vice principal of Kula Kaiapuni `O Anuenue, a Hawaiian Language Immersion School. Dr. Malina-Wright is an active member of several professional associations, and is involved with numerous community service programs involving indigenous culture and education.



Director
Kekoa McClellan is one of four founding Partners of 'Eleu Consulants LLC, leading the company's Government Relations and Business Development Divisions. Mr. McClellan is a member of the Hawaiian Civic Club of Honolulu and founding Chair of `Olelo A`o, a Hawai`i-based think tank. He also serves on the board of the March of Dimes, Hawai`i Chapter.