Officers and Directors
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President: Cheryl Yuen Tel.: (808) 523-2751 Fax: (808) 523-0842 president@hawaiiparalegal.org |
| Vice President & Treasurer: Nichole “Kaliko” Siu Tel.: (808) 523-2613 Fax: (808) 523-0842 treasurer@hawaiiparalegal.org |
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Secretary: Rae Ann Takehiro Tel.: (808) 599-3811 Fax: (808) 533-2467 secretary@hawaiiparalegal.org |
| NFPA Primary & Standards: R. Elton Johnson Tel.: (808) 537-6100 Fax: (808) 537-5434 nfpaprimary@hawaiiparalegal.org |
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| Job Bank: Debra Ota Tel.: (808) 521-7474 Fax: (808) 521-7749 jobbank@hawaiiparalegal.org |
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Membership: Mary Monden Tel.: (808) 539-7649 Fax: (808) 532-7370 membership@hawaiiparalegal.org |
| Publication: Ikuko Brookshire Tel.: (808) 523-2742 Fax: (808) 523-0842 newsletter@hawaiiparalegal.org |
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Pro Bono: Evelyn Gomez Tel.: (808) 537-1868 Fax: (808) 521-7936 probono@hawaiiparalegal.org |
| Professional Development: Jennifer Baricaua Tel.: (808) 528-8261 Fax: (808) 536-5869 professionaldev@hawaiiparalegal.org |
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Public Relations: Clara Javier Tel.: (808) 527-8007 Fax: (808) 527-8088 publicrelations@hawaiiparalegal.org |
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NFPA Secondary: Karen Mason TEL: (808) 523-2741 FAX: (808) 523-0842 nfpasecondary@hawaiiparalegal.org |
| Board Advisor: Danie Kakazu Tel.: (808) 528-7600 Fax: (808) 528-7601 dkakazu@hsiehesq.com |
Hawaii Paralegal Association Committees
JOB BANK serves as a liaison between prospective employers and HPA members, and tracks and maintains market trends affecting the profession.
MEMBERSHIP publishes the annual membership directory, processes applications and renewals, maintains a membership mailing list and recruits new members
NFPA assists the primary and secondary representatives in disseminating NFPA news to HPA members and working on projects of the National Federation of Paralegal Associations.
PRO BONO is responsible for promoting member participation in pro bono activities and fund raising projects.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT arranges educational seminars and general membership meetings and facilitates practice groups.
PUBLICATIONS is responsible for publishing the organization's quarterly newsletter and website. The Hawaii Paralegal Reporter is distributed to HPA members and contains news of HPA activities, trends in the paralegal profession and educational resource material.
PUBLIC RELATIONS is responsible for promotional material designed to attract public interest or recognition for HPA and assists as a liaison with the media.
STANDARDS researches and proposes standards and guidelines for HPA and makes recommendations to the Board of Directors regarding affairs of the association.






