HGEA has offices in Honolulu, Hilo, Wailuku and Lihue. The staff is headed by Executive Director Randy
Perreira, who was appointed in January 2008 and is the fifth executive director to lead HGEA since its
founding in 1934.
Office of the Executive Director
Randy Perreira, Executive Director 543-0011 rperreir@hgea.org
Nora Nomura, Deputy Executive Director - Field 543-0003 nnomura@hgea.org
Derek Mizuno, Deputy Executive Director - Administration 543-0055 dmizuno@hgea.org
Leiomalama Desha, Executive Assistant to the Executive Director 543-0050
ldesha@hgea.org
Sandra Fukuda, Private Secretary to the Executive Director 543-0012
sfukuda@hgea.org
Kay Mendes, Private Secretary to the Deputy Executive Director - Field 543-0013
kmendes@hgea.org
Wesley Aki, Private Secretary to the Deputy Executive Director - Administration 543-0056
waki@hgea.org
Ethel Matsumoto, Executive Assistant to the Deputy Executive Director - Field 543-0088
emats@hgea.org
Lawrence Ishimi, Special Assistant for Collective Bargaining 543-0069
lishimi@hgea.org
Nate Wong, Office Services Specialist to the Office of the Executive Director 543-0064 nwong@hgea.org
Field Services - Oahu
Sanford Chun, Field Services Officer 543-0070 schun@hgea.org
Carolee Kubo, Field Services Officer 543-0047 ckubo@hgea.org
Kevin Nakata, Field Services Officer 543-0048 knakata@hgea.org
William Chai, Union Agent 543-0045 wchai@hgea.org
Robert Doi, Union Agent 543-0019 rdoi@hgea.org
Lena Fernandes, Union Agent 543-0061 lfernandes@hgea.org
Shariann Ikeda, Union Agent 543-0079 sikeda@hgea.org
Joy Kuwabara, Union Agent 543-0078 jkuwabar@hgea.org
Brandon Lee, Union Agent 543-0085 blee@hgea.org
Erika Liashenko, Union Agent 543-0083 eliashenko@hgea.org
Dean Makimoto, Field Support Specialist 543-0028 dmakimot@hgea.org
Lee Matsui, Union Agent 543-0062 lmatsui@hgea.org
Jeffrey Morgan, Union Agent 543-0095 jmorgan@hgea.org
Kevin Mulligan, Public Policy/Legislative Specialist 543-0067 kmulliga@hgea.org
Kretia Pangelinan, Union Agent 543-0086 kpangelinan@hgea.org
Irene Puuohau-Rodrigues, Union Agent 543-0077 irene@hgea.org
Joan Takano, Education and Training Specialist 543-0043 jtakano@hgea.org
Ian Takashiba, Union Agent 543-0042 itakash@hgea.org
Lon Tanigawa, Union Agent 543-0084 ltanigawa@hgea.org
Mahie Trask, Field Support Specialist 543-0090 mtrask@hgea.org
Florence Yamada, Special Assistant for Membership Services 543-0092
fyamada@hgea.org
Michael Yuen, Union Agent 543-0057 myuen@hgea.org
Paul Zarate, Union Agent 543-0032 pzarate@hgea.org
Field Services - Big Island: Tel. 935-6841
Sharon Morris, Division Chief 961-0760 smorris@hgea.org
Sharon Crivello, Field Services Assistant 961-0766 scrivello@hgea.org
Valerie Dionne, Union Agent 961-0762 vdionne@hgea.org
Ann Ebesuno, Field Support Specialist 961-0763 aebesuno@hgea.org
Bernice Goodness, Field Services Assistant 961-0765 bgoodnes@hgea.org
Lorena Kauhi, Union Agent 961-0761 lkauhi@hgea.org
Jarnett Lono, Union Agent 961-0767 jarnett@hgea.org
Jane Vargas, Field Services Technician 961-0764 jvargas@hgea.org
Field Services - Maui: Tel. 244-5508
Alton Watanabe, Division Chief 243-4465 awatanab@hgea.org
Arsinia Anderson, Field Services Technician 243-4460 aanderso@hgea.org
Luke Kaneshiro, Union Agent 243-4462 lkaneshiro@hgea.org
Marc-Andre Kirchhof, Union Agent 243-4463 mkirchhof@hgea.org
Alberta Lau, Field Services Assistant 243-4461 alau@hgea.org
Michele Mitra, Union Agent 243-4464 mmitra@hgea.org
Field Services - Kauai: Tel. 245-6751
Gerald Ako, Division Chief 241-5362 gako@hgea.org
Dale Shimomura, Union Agent 241-5361 dshimomu@hgea.org
Joni Taba, Field Services Technician 241-5360 jtaba@hgea.org
Communications
Jodi Endo Chai, Communications Officer 543-0029 jchai@hgea.org
Tania Ishimaru, Communications Specialist 543-0063 tishimaru@hgea.org
Information Systems
Scott Pliszka, Information Systems Supervisor 543-0025 scott@hgea.org
Everett Inamasu, Information Systems Specialist 543-0015 einamasu@hgea.org
Human Resources
Edna Kaahaaina, Human Resources Specialist 543-0007 ekaahaaina@hgea.org
Financial Services
Russell Tomita, Financial Officer 543-0034 rtomita@hgea.org
Maureen Wakuzawa, Financial Supervisor 543-0041 mwakuzaw@hgea.org
Edie Clevenger, Account Technician 543-0068 ecleveng@hgea.org
Lynn Daido, Accounting Specialist 543-0035 ldaido@hgea.org
Ginger English, Membership Services Technician 543-0036 genglish@hgea.org
Janice Nakata, Membership Services Technician 543-0008 jnakata@hgea.org
Ginalyn Shinagawa, Membership Services Technician 543-0039 gshinagawa@hgea.org
Joni Yamamoto, Membership Services Technician 543-0037 jyamamot@hgea.org
Special Programs
Ronald Iwai, Special Programs Specialist 543-0030 riwai@hgea.org
AhLinn Yamane, Special Programs Support Specialist 543-0023 ayamane@hgea.org
Retirees Program
Susan Goya, Executive Secretary 543-0051 sgoya@hgea.org
Tsuneko Yamamoto, Office Secretary 543-0054 tyamamot@hgea.org
Office Services
Margaret Brash, Field Services Assistant 543-0072 mbrash@hgea.org
Jerileen Lono, Field Services Assistant 543-0065 jlono@hgea.org
Lea Moi, Receptionist 543-0000 lmoi@hgea.org
Print Shop
James Oshiro, Print Shop Technician 543-0026 joshiro@hgea.org
AFSCME - Hawaii Area
Elizabeth Ho, Area Field Services Director 543-0022 lho@hgea.org
Michelle Kunitake, Union Agent 543-0089 mkunitake@hgea.org
Iris Chun, Secretary 543-0004 ichun@hgea.org