Please join us on Saturday, July 18th at 6:00 PM for our annual HJJCC Installation Banquet at the Generations Ballroom at the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii. We will be installing our newly elected 2026-2027 Board of Directors, listed below, as well as celebrating our outgoing Board members. We will also be announcing and recognizing our HJJCC Director of the Year, HJJCC Member of the Year, and 74th CBF Steering Committee Member of the Year award winners at the banquet. Hope you can join us!
HJJCC Installation Banquet
Saturday, July 18, 2026
5:30 PM Check-In
6:00 PM Program Starts
Generations Ballroom
at Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii
2454 S. Beretania Street
$65 per person (includes buffet dinner)
Email RSVP to Kristyn Sugibayashi at management.development@hjjcc.com by July 1, 2026.
2026-2027 Board of Directors:
Chairman of the Board – Garrett Matsumoto
President – Eric Imada
Executive Vice President – Hailey Takayesu
VP of Community Development – Jennifer Wong
VP of International Relations – Motomi Otsubo
VP of Management Development – David Torigoe
VP of Membership Development – Wolfgang Sakamaki
Secretary – Jennifer Kumura
Treasurer – Joseph Furutani
Director – Kelli-Ann Eguchi
Director – Heather Furutani
Director – Crystine Ito
Director – Alyssa Kano
Director – Lori Kim
Director – Scott Motobu
Director – Ruth Shontell
75th Cherry Blossom Festival General Chair – Kristyn Sugibayashi
74th Queen’s Advisor – Kirstie Oshima
Young Business Roundtable Chair – Kristin Alm
Historian – Sheri Morishige
Sports Director – Shari Nishijima
Please celebrate with us and support our new Board of Directors on this special night. If you have any questions or would like to RSVP for the banquet, please email Kristyn at management.development@hjjcc.com.
