Lists & Awards

The Central Pacific Bank executive serves as the board treasurer of the Girl Scouts of Hawai‘i and played a vital role in the rebuild its Camp Paumalū on O‘ahu’s North Shore.

He helped launch Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle School’s student morning announcements show and digital media program.

Kawanami hopes to help Hawai‘i become a model for how to produce renewable energy, in part using customer-sited resources like rooftop solar panels.

The CEO of Hawai‘i Investment Ready aims to create a more sustainable future for the next generation.

The SVP and personal trust division manager at First Hawaiian Bank serves on the Hawaii Women’s Legal Foundation board and is active with several other local organizations.

As the Hawai‘i Tourism Authority’s chief brand officer, Ka‘anā‘anā oversees a sweeping strategic plan that supports natural resources, Hawaiian culture and community while enhancing Hawai‘i’s brand.

She created a new department and her current position at the Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center to help nearby residents who need better access to healthy food and support in adopting healthier lifestyles.

As executive director of UH’s PACE, Fujiyama helps run 20 programs that provide mentoring and support to student entrepreneurs.

The Bank of Hawaii executive VP and director leads the bank’s sustainable finance group, which focuses on affordable housing and renewable energy.

The senior advisor for the Institute for Climate and Peace and Native Hawaiian liaison for AlohaCare is finishing up her seventh degree.

The executive director of Lydia House wants to spend the next two decades helping establish a system that stabilizes Native Hawaiian youth so that they can thrive.

Chang leads a nonprofit that is currently helping over 600 public high school students become Hawai‘i’s future leaders.

Becoming a caregiver shifted Balaz’s professional focus to geriatric medicine, Alzheimer’s and dementia patients, and helping kūpuna navigate their later years.

The Cades Schutte partner discovered his affinity for tax law while studying at Duke University School of Law.

We began profiling local emerging leaders in 2007 with a feature called 25 for the Next 25. Here is an update on those people, who included Brian Schatz, Peter Ho and Christine Camp.

Each year, Hawaii Business Magazine honors 20 people who we believe will have a major positive impact on Hawai‘i over the next two decades. They have already proven themselves, but we expect even more from them in the future.