Board of Directors

2023-2025 Board of Directors

The new term for the president and the board of directors is July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2025. All are volunteers and serve without compensation.

President 

Ginet U. Hayes, Oahu
Section Administrator
State Dept. of Human Services
Benefit, Employment and Support Services Division

   

Vice President

Jon A. Gasper, Oahu
Clerk V
State Dept. of Commerce and Consumer Affairs
Professional & Vocational Licensing Division

   

Secretary 

Sandra "Sandy" Moses, Hawaii
Account Clerk IV
State Dept. of Public Safety
Hawaii Community Correctional Center

   

Treasurer 

Bennett T. Yap, Oahu
IT Manager
State Dept. of Labor and Industrial Relations

 

 

 

Oahu Director-at-Large

Helen H. Hamada, Oahu
Graphic Designer
University of Hawaii
Kapiolani Community College
 

 

 

Kauai Director-at-Large

Russell K. Wellington, Kauai
Recreation Coordinator II
Kauai Dept. of Parks & Recreation
Recreation Division
 

 

 

Maui Director-at-Large

Cameron J. Dexter, Maui
Social Worker IV
Judiciary
Maui Drug Court
 

 

 

Retirees Unit President 

Ethel L. Fleming, Oahu
Retirees Unit
State President

 

 

 

Unit 2 Director

Jason R. Locke, Oahu
Custodian IV
State Dept. of Education
 

 

 

Unit 3 Directors

Helena B. R. Brown, Maui
Educational Assistant III
State Dept. of Education
 

 

 

Ebony V. Butihi, Maui
Documentation Specialist
State Dept. of Land and Natural Resources
Land Division
   
Ryvette G. Figueroa, Maui
Commission Support Clerk
Maui Dept. of Finance
Real Property Assessments Division
   
Vernon L. Verzon, Oahu
Educational Assistant III
State Dept. of Education
   

Unit 4 Director

Leila Kim, Kauai
Staff Services Supervisor
Kauai Dept. of Planning
 

 

 

Unit 6 Director

James L. Sunday, Oahu
Principal
State Dept. of Education
Radford High School
 

 

 

Unit 8 Director

Jaret K. C. Leong, Oahu
Director
University of Hawaii-Manoa
Manoa Academy and Academic Pathways
 

 

 

Unit 9 Director

Josette K. Kawana, Oahu
Registered Nurse
State Dept. of Health
Hawaii State Hospital
 

 

 

Unit 13 Directors

Joycelyn "Jolly" Iwata, Kauai
Administrative Specialist IV
State Dept. of Health
Adult Mental Health Division
 

 

 

Cheryl Pokipala, Maui
Case Manager
State Dept. of Health
Adult Mental Health Division
   

Unit 14 Director

Charles R. Among Jr., Oahu
Deputy Sheriff II
State Dept. of Public Safety
Sheriff Division
 

 

 

Unit 15 Director

Jonah I. Romero, Maui
Ocean Safety Officer III, Lieutenant
Maui Dept. of Fire and Public Safety
Ocean Safety Bureau