O’MALLEY ELECTED PRESIDENT OF HISTORIC HAWAI‘I FOUNDATION

New HHF Trustees, Officers Elected at 36th Annual Meeting May 20

HONOLULU, HI:   Michael J. O’Malley was elected president of Historic Hawai‘i Foundation (HHF) on May 21, 2010, by unanimous vote of its members at its 36th annual meeting.

Michael J. O’Malley, JD, is a senior partner with Goodsill Anderson Quinn & Stifel, LLP. Previously, he was a director in the Honolulu office of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, and a partner in the Honolulu law firm of McCorriston Miller Mukai MacKinnon, LLP. He graduated from Claremont-McKenna College summa cum laude and Harvard Law School, where he was editor-in-chief of the Harvard Journal on Legislation. Among his community activities are board positions on Kapiolani Health Foundation (Chair), Hawai‘i Tax Foundation (President), Hawai‘i Dental Service (Vice President), the Jas. Glover Holding Company and Greenbook Financial. O’Malley has served on HHF’s board of trustees since 2005.

Historic Hawai‘i Foundation’s members also elected the following people to its Board of Trustees:

• Norbert Buelsing, President of A&B Properties, Inc.

• Greg Dickhens, Executive Vice President and Senior Advisor, Kyo-Ya Company, LLC

• Cindy Evans, State Representative, 7th Representative District (North Kona/South Kohala)

• Amerjit Ghag, Principal, Red Circle

• Ann Becker Gommers, Past President & CEO, Thompson Becker International, Inc. (retired)

• Wendie McAllaster, ASLA, Senior Associate, Helber Hastert & Fee Planners, Inc.

• Ronald Sato, AICP, Senior Planner, Helber Hastert & Fee Planners, Inc.

• Kimo Todd, CPA, JD, Partner, Candon, Todd & Seabolt, LLC

• Tom Young, AIA, Principal, Group 70 International.

Historic Hawai‘i Foundation also elected new officers at the annual meeting. The new executive committee is comprised of:

• President: Michael J. O’Malley, Senior Partner, Goodsill Anderson Quinn & Stifel
• First Vice President: Robert K. Iopa, President, WCIT Architecture
• Second Vice President: Frank Haas, Dean of Hospitality, Business Education and Law, Kapi‘olani Community College
• Secretary: Eric G. Crispin, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Financial and Physical Management, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
• Treasurer: Robert Nobriga, Chief Financial Officer, Hawai‘i National Bank
• At Large Officer: Wendie McAllaster, Senior Associate, Helber Hastert & Fee Planners, Inc.
• At Large Officer: Curt Nakamura, General Manager, Topa Financial Center
• Past President: Ray Soon, President, Solutions Pacific.

Historic Hawai‘i Foundation is a membership-based 501(c)(3) charitable organization that preserves and encourages the preservation of historic sites on all the islands of Hawai‘i. More information is available at www.historichawaii.org.

HISTORIC HAWAI‘I FOUNDATION AWARDS PRESIDENT’S COMMENDATION

Preservation Architects Honored for Community Service
May 22, 2009



HONOLULU: Historic Hawai‘i Foundation has awarded its annual President’s Commendation to Tonia S. Moy and Glenn E. Mason for outstanding service to the organization.

At the foundation’s annual meeting on May 21, Mason and Moy were recognized for providing exceptional service to Historic Hawai‘i Foundation, including significant pro bono services.

“These preservation professionals are well-known across the state for their expertise in preservation architecture, architectural history and the complexities of preservation standards and processes,” noted President Tim Johns in the award presentation.

Johns outlined the breadth and quality of the services that both Moy and Mason have provided, adding, “These activities, and the generous sharing of their time, expertise and professional credentials have strengthened Historic Hawai‘i Foundation’s Preservation Resource Center and furthered HHF’s larger educational and advocacy mission.”

The President’s Commendation is given to an individual or organization annually who has contributed not only to the cause of historic preservation, but specifically to Historic Hawai‘i Foundation (HHF) as an organization. HHF is a membership-based 501(c)(3) charitable organization that encourages preservation of historic sites on all the islands of Hawai‘i. More information is available at http://www.historichawaii.org/.

Photo: Tonia Moy visiting historic sites on Kauai as part of her volunteer work with Historic Hawaii Foundation.

CONTACT

Kiersten Faulkner
Executive Director
(808)523-2900
Kiersten@historichawaii.org
www.historichawaii.org

SOON ELECTED PRESIDENT OF HISTORIC HAWAI‘I FOUNDATION

New HHF Trustees, Officers Elected at 35th Annual Meeting May 21

HONOLULU: Ray Soon was elected as President of Historic Hawai‘i Foundation on May 21 by unanimous vote of the members at the 35th annual meeting.

Soon is President of Solutions Pacific, an independent consulting firm that provides culturally sensitive and actionable planning and project implementation services to private and public sector companies in Hawai‘i and the Pacific. He has an undergraduate degree in planning from the University of Hawaii and a Masters in City Planning from Harvard University. He served for nine years on the President’s Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, whose role is to advise the Congress and the President on historic preservation issues, and to work with the Department of Interior in overseeing the implementation of the National Historic Preservation Act.

Soon is a founding board member of the Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement, is the Chairman of the Board of Hawaiian Homes Technologies and sits on the boards of Ho‘okako‘o Corporation, PILI, Inc, and the Advisory Council of the Queen Liliuokalani Children Center. He has served on the board of Historic Hawai‘i Foundation for five years.

Historic Hawai‘i Foundation’s members also elected the following to serve on the Board of Trustees:
· Carl Carlson, President, Hu‘ehu‘e Ventures, LLC
· David Cheever, President, David Cheever Marketing
· Greg Chun, President, Bishop Holdings Co.
· Eric Crispin, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Financial & Physical Management, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
· Anna Grune, Preservation Architect, Mason Architects, Inc.
· Robert Iopa, President, WCIT Architecture
· Timothy Johns, President & CEO, Bishop Museum
· Samuel Lyons, Director, Haleakalā Ranch Company
· Curt Nakamura, General Manager, Topa Financial Center
· Robert Nobriga, Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, Hawai‘i National Bank
· Lorraine Minatoishi Palumbo, President, Minatoishi Architects, Inc

Historic Hawai‘i Foundation also elected new officers at the annual meeting. The new executive committee is comprised of:
· President: Ray Soon, President, Solutions Pacific;
· First Vice President: Michael J. O’Malley, Senior Partner, Goodsill Anderson Quinn & Stifel;
· Second Vice President: Stanton Enomoto, Special Assistant to the Administrator, Office of Hawaiian Affairs;
· Secretary: Lea Ok Soon Hong, Hawaiian Islands Program Director, The Trust for Public Land;
· Treasurer: Robert Nobriga, Chief Financial Officer, Hawai‘i National Bank;
· At Large Officer: Norbert Buelsing, President, A&B Properties
· At Large Office: Robert Iopa, President, WCIT Architecture
· Past President: Timothy E. Johns, President & CEO, Bishop Museum

Historic Hawai‘i Foundation is a membership-based 501(c)(3) charitable organization that preserves and encourages the preservation of historic sites on all the islands of Hawai‘i. More information is available at www.historichawaii.org


CONTACT
Kiersten Faulkner
Historic Hawaii Foundation
808-523-2900
Kiersten@historichawaii.org