Hawaii Business Leaders Unite to End Alzheimer’s

Hawaii’s most respected business and community leaders are coming together around one shared goal: a future without Alzheimer’s and all other dementia. 

Leading the 2026 Walk to End Alzheimer’s – Oahu Executive Leadership Team are Jason Chang, President & CEO of The Queen’s Health Systems, and Scott Seu, CEO of Hawaiian Electric Industries and Hawaiian Electric Company. Together, they are rallying Hawaii’s business community to raise awareness, participation and generate support for the Alzheimer’s Association through the Walk. 

They are joined by leaders across health care, banking, energy, insurance, senior living and other industries, including Lori Kahikina, Travis Kikuchi, Kuhio Lewis, Suzie Schulberg, Shelee Kimura, Howard Lee, Paul Marx, Caroline Witherspoon, Tricia Medeiros, to name just a few. 

Their leadership comes at an extraordinary moment of progress. New disease-modifying treatments can now slow the progression of Alzheimer’s for some people in the early stages, while FDA-cleared blood tests are making it possible soon to aid diagnosis through a simple blood draw for people experiencing cognitive symptoms.  

And the conversation is expanding beyond treatment. Research is giving us a better understanding of brain health, risk reduction and prevention. Results from an Alzheimer’s Association funded study showed that lifestyle interventions incorporating movement, nutrition, cognitive and social connection, and health monitoring can improve cognition in older adults at risk of cognitive decline.  

Through the Walk, Hawaii’s leaders are helping turn this momentum into action, supporting families today while accelerating the science that could change what Alzheimer’s means for generations to come. 

The progress is real. The momentum is here. Now we need you walking with us! 

Sign up and learn more at alz.org/oahuwalk or email the Alzheimer’s Association at hawaii@alz.org.