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About

Board of Directors

From a variety of backgrounds, the women and men on Hawai‘i Foodbank’s Board of Directors all share a commitment to nourish our ‘ohana and eliminate hunger in Hawai‘i.

Board Officers

Christina Hause,
Chair

Kaiser Permanente

Kathryn Ellman,
First Vice Chair

Community Volunteer

Jeff Vigilla,
Second Vice Chair

Chef Point of View

Craig K. Shikuma,
Secretary

Kobayashi, Sugita & Goda, LLP

Darin Shigeta,
Treasurer

American Savings Bank

Amy Miller,
President & CEO

Hawaiʻi Foodbank

Board of Directors

Jeremiah ‘Jay’ Ana

Young Brothers LLC

T. Kimo Blaisdell

Empower Financial Services

Jason Brand

Brand Industrial Group

Diana Brown

Servco Pacific Inc.

Dean Duque

First Hawaiian Bank

William Froelich

Colliers Hawai‘i

Rona Fukumoto

Lanakila Pacific

Scott Gamble

LH Gamble Co.

Elizabeth Rice Grossman

Community Volunteer

Peter Heilmann

Matson Inc.

Joseph Keawe’aimoku
Kaholokula, PhD

University of Hawai‘i
at Mānoa, John A. Burns
School of Medicine

Jennifer Lam

Bank of Hawai‘i

Myles Shibata

MSS Consulting Inc.

Larry “Keola” Siafuafu

Hawaiian Electric Co.

Toby Tamaye

AT Marketing LLC

Joyce Torrey

Educator / Former PR Executive

Jennifer Walker

HMSA

James Wataru

United Public Workers Union,
AFSCME Local 646

Jason Wong

Sysco Hawai‘i

Denise Hayashi
Yamaguchi

Hawai‘i Food and Wine Festival

Jodi Yamamoto

Yamamoto Caliboso
Hetherington LLC

Laurie Yoshida

Corteva Agriscience

Lauren Zirbel

Hawai‘i Food Industry
Association

Executive Partners Board

Chuck Cotton

iHeartMedia

Dennis Francis

Honolulu Star-Advertiser

D.K. Kodama

D.K. Kodama
D.K. Restaurants

Katie Pickman

Hawaii News Now

Emeritus Advisory Board

Cindy Bauer

Surfing the Nations

Jade Moon

Community Volunteer

Ali Nikkhoo

Community Volunteer

Sheri Rolf

Rolf Advertising

Daryl Sato

Community Volunteer

Kaua‘i Advisory Board

Laurie Yoshida,
Lead Representative

Corteva Agriscience

Beth Amaro

Kaua‘i Island Utility Cooperative

Dr. Addison Bulosan

Kaua‘i County Councilman

Stephanie Iona

Civil Engagement Consultant

Charlie King

KAC Land Inc.

Lesah Merritt

Safeway Inc.

Ashley Nagaoka

Hawai‘i News Now

Patrick Ono

Matson Inc.

Tim Takeshita

Enterprise Holdings

Sonia Topenio

Community Volunteer

Federal Poverty Guidelines

Household Size
200% Monthly Gross Income (BBCE Household)
130% Monthly Gross Income (Regular Household)
100% Monthly Net Income
1
$2,606
$1,694
$1,303
2
$3,510
$2,282
$1,755
3
$4,416
$2,870
$2,208
4
$5,320
$3,458
$2,660
5
$6,226
$4,047
$3,113
6
$7,130
$4,635
$3,565
7
$8,036
$5,223
$4,018
8
$8,940
$5,811
$4,470
9
$9,846
$6,400
$4,923
10
$10,752
$6,989
$5,376
11
$11,658
$7,578
$5,829
12
$12,564
$8,167
$6,282
13
$13,470
$8,756
$6,735
14
$14,376
$9,345
$7,188
15
$15,282
$9,934
$7,641
16
$906
$589
$453

Note: 200% BBCE Monthly Gross Income (MGI) is based on 100% SNAP Federal Poverty Level (FPL)
BBCE – Broad-based Categorical Eligibility

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Federal Poverty Guidelines

Household Size
200% Monthly Gross Income
(BBCE Household)
130% Monthly Gross Income
(Regular Household)
100% Monthly Net Income
1
$2,606
$1,694
$1,303
2
$3,510
$2,282
$1,755
3
$4,416
$2,870
$2,208
4
$5,320
$3,458
$2,660
5
$6,226
$4,047
$3,113
6
$7,130
$4,635
$3,565
7
$8,036
$5,223
$4,018
8
$8,940
$5,811
$4,470
9
$9,846
$6,400
$4,923
10
$10,752
$6,989
$5,376
11
$11,658
$7,578
$5,829
12
$12,564
$8,167
$6,282
13
$13,470
$8,756
$6,735
14
$14,376
$9,345
$7,188
15
$15,282
$9,934
$7,641
16
$906
$589
$453

Note: 200% BBCE Monthly Gross Income (MGI) is based on 100% SNAP Federal Poverty Level (FPL)
BBCE – Broad-based Categorical Eligibility