Corporate Officers:

MIKE HARTLEY
President

KEVIN HALL
Senior Vice President, Operations

Kevin Hall serves as Vice President, Management Information Systems, overseeing all aspects of Hawaiiana's information and technology systems. Hall is widely regarded by industry leaders as one of the most talented IT executives in property management. With over 23 years of experience in the IT field as it relates to property management, Hall returned to Hawaiiana in December, 2005 after a 10-year hiatus, during which he served Chaney Brooks & Company as Vice President of Information Services.  During his first tenure at Hawaiiana, from 1982 until 1995, Hall launched significant IT initiatives which helped Hawaiiana become the industry leader it is today.

BRUCE A. HOWE, JD, PCAM®
Vice President, Government Affairs 

Bruce Howe joined Hawaiiana in 1992 as property manager and quickly advanced to Senior Property Manager, Program Manager, and most recently, Vice President, Project Management.  Mr. Howe has vast experience in the development, management and leasing of both commercial and residential real estate. He served as an attorney for the developers of Georgetown, Georgia's first master-planned development comprised of 1,600 acres. Mr. Howe has served as business law instructor at the Hawaii Pacific University and macroeconomics instructor at Saint Ambrose University in Davenport, Iowa.  Howe graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Marketing from the University of Iowa, and received his Juris Doctorate with Cum Laude honors from the University of Georgia School of Law. He is active in the Hawaii Chapter of the Community Associations Institute (CAI) and has served as seminar panelist on a wide range of property management topics. Mr. Howe was awarded a PCAM® (Professional Community Association Manager) designation in 1995 and is a member of CAI's Legislative Action Committee championing legislation benefiting community associations statewide.

ED KAYA
Vice President of Financial Services, Controller

Kaya joined Hawaiiana as Controller in 1996, bringing over 15 years of professional experience in accounting, finance and business. Under his leadership, Hawaiiana's accounting department has contributed greatly to the continued growth of the company, which now provides financial reporting for over 575 associations, representing over $239 million in AOAO reserve and operating funds. Under Kaya's leadership, Hawaiiana's financial reports are widely regarded as user friendly, accurate and timely. A graduate of the University of Hawaii with a Masters Degree in Education, Kaya has also passed examinations by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Previous to working for Hawaiiana, Kaya held the position of Director of Financial Planning and Analysis for "big five" Hawaii corporation C. Brewer and Co., Ltd., where he was responsible for the overall financial planning, reporting and analysis of the business.

CHUCK RAY
Vice President

Charles "Chuck" Ray, a retired Master Sergeant with the U.S. Army, started with Hawaiiana Management Company in 1997 as a Management Executive, after a luminous career of service as an Army Ranger that included participating in the 1980 Iran hostage rescue attempt, leading a reconnaissance mission in Operation Desert Storm and developing a training program for 3,500 Ranger candidates.  During his time with Hawaiiana, Mr. Ray has developed a strong relationship with the properties he manages, many of which have remained with him since the beginning his career. He was promoted to Team Leader in 2002 and then to Director of Property Management in 2007, and most recently to Vice President.  Two of his properties, The Monte Vista and Windward Estates, have won the prestigious Building of the Year Award. Mr. Ray holds a Bachelors of Business Administration from Hawaii Pacific University.

CHARLA TREVENEN
Vice President, Administration

Ms. Trevenen joined Hawaiiana in 1981 and is responsible for directing all administrative matters including annual meeting owner meeting registration and voting procedures, the Office Services and administrative support departments, and the transition of new accounts.  Her background encompasses a wide variety of areas in condominium related industries, and her stable leadership has contributed greatly to the low turnover of administrative staff, which averages over eight years of service. For over 27 years, Ms. Trevenen has successfully transitioned Hawaiiana's 575+ property management accounts, including the 2,900-unit Waikele Community Association and the 8,000-unit Ewa By Gentry Community Association.

ALLEN WILSON, CMCA®
Vice President, Training

Allen Wilson joined Hawaiiana in 1999 from Chaney Brooks & Co. as Management Executive. He was promoted to Senior Management Executive, then to Director of Property Management, prior to becoming Vice President in 2010. Included in his duties is the oversight of operations in Hawaiiana's Kona office. Wilson has over 30 years of experience in property management and related fields, and is well versed in mortgage lending and investment brokerage, as a former President and CEO of a brokerage firm in his native New Hampshire. In addition, Wilson's love for politics and public service led him to serve for two terms in the House of Representatives for that state. Wilson is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and received his Masters degree in Public Administration from the University of New Hampshire.

ALBERT PATTISON
Executive Vice President
Hawaiiana Group Incorporated

Albert "Al" Pattison has over 35 years of experience as a human resource professional in Hawaii. He comes to Hawaiiana from Aloha Airlines, where his most recent position was Senior Vice President, Human Resources & Administration. In addition, he served as Assistant Corporate Secretary for the company. Mr. Pattison began at Aloha in 1985 as Director, Industrial Relations. Prior to that, he worked for Hawaiian Airlines in the same capacity, from 1973 to 1985. Mr. Pattison has a BA and BS in Sociology from the University of Hawaii, and has been involved in numerous professional associations and not for profit associations in Hawaii over the years, including Maryknoll School, Aloha Airlines Federal Credit Union, the Multiple Sclerosis Society and Helping Hands Hawaii.

EMORY BUSH, CMCA®
Chairman of the Board
Hawaiiana Management Company, Ltd.

Directors & Department Heads:

SUSAN D. GREGG, CMCA, PCAM
Director, Hawaii Island Operations

Susan Gregg joined Hawaiiana in 2010 as Director, Hawaii Island Operations, has more than 25 years of property management experience. Susan served 14 years with Certified Management, where she was Senior Regional Vice President of its Kona Office. She holds the designations of Certified Manager of Community Associations (CMCA®) and Professional Community Association Manager (PCAM®), and is winner of the Aaron Chaney "Property Manager of the Year" award, recognizing her industry achievements. Hawaiiana manages over 20 premier community associations on the Island of Hawaii, representing some of the county's most prominent real estate, including Luala'i at Parker Ranch, Hali'i Kai at Waikoloa, Mauna Lani Resort, Kulalani at Mauna Lani, Hilo's Bayshore Towers, The Heights on Hualalai and Ali'i Cove. 

PAUL JOHNSON
Director, Maui Operations

Paul Johnson serves as Director of Hawaiiana's Maui operations, which currently provides management services for approximately 50 properties on Maui, Lanai and Molokai. Mr. Johnson, a former Aircraft Avionics Specialist in the U.S. Air Force, joined Hawaiiana in 2004. Prior to working in the property management field, Johnson spent over 30 years in sales and technical support for both Xerox Corporation and Digital Equipment Corporation. He oversees a staff of nine Management Executives and three administrative assistants at Hawaiiana's Kahului, Maui office. 

Sunshine Ruiz, a Kauai native, has managed condominiums, an industrial park, and homeowner associations during her 10 year career in the association management industry. Prior to joining Hawaiiana Management Company, Ltd., she worked for Certified Management Inc. for five years, earning the position of Vice President of Kauai Operations. She also spent five years with Chaney Brooks & Co.  In January 2007, an appreciative association honored Ms. Ruiz's accomplishments by dedicating their community park as "Sunshine Park". Ms. Ruiz has earned her CMCA® (Certified Manager of Community Associations) and AMS® (Association Manager Specialist), and has completed all course work for the prestigious PCAM® (Professional Community Association Manager), the highest designation awarded by the Community Associations Institute.

LOIS EKIMOTO, PCAM®,  PRP®, CPM®
Staff Parliamentarian
Director, Property Management

Lois Ekimoto, with Hawaiiana since June of 2000, serves the company as Senior Management Executive and Staff Parliamentarian. As Staff Parliamentarian, Ms. Ekimoto is available as a resource to Hawaiiana Management Executives, assisting them with questions regarding the finer points of Parliamentary Procedure. She holds the designation of "Professional Registered Parliamentarian" (PRP®) by the National Association of Parliamentarians, and is one of only a handful in the State of Hawaii. In addition, she has 25 years of experience in the property management field, and has earned the Community Associations Institute (CAI)'s highest designation of Professional Community Association Manager (PCAM®). Ms. Ekimoto has served as President of the local chapters of the Community Associations Institute and the Institute of Real Estate Management. Before joining Hawaiiana, Ms. Ekimoto was administrator for the 360-unit Olaloa Retirement Community. 

OTHER DIRECTORS: Property Management

Debi Balmilero CMCA, PCAM	Bill Faulkner	Beverly FeBenito CMCA, AMS, COS, CP3, LIHTC

Andy Lieurance	John Ramsey CMCA, AMS	Rocksford Takamatsu CMCA, AMS, PCAM	Pauli Wong CMCA, AMS, PCAM

PAULENE GOMEZ
Director, Client Payroll Services 

Paulene Gomez joined Hawaiiana in April 1996 as Director, Payroll, bringing with her a background of over 35 years' continuous experience in payroll and accounting services. In addition to our corporate payroll, she now oversees payroll services for over 312 separate entities, encompassing approximately 1,925 employees. Before joining Hawaiiana, Gomez spent 10 years with Westin Hotels & Resorts on both Maui and Kauai. As Payroll Manager, she was responsible for handling payroll functions for an excess of 1,000 union and non-union employees. Gomez, who was raised in Hawaii, is a member of the American Payroll Association, and holds an Accounting Degree from Leeward Community College.

CANDACE TAWARA, PHR
Director, Human Resources & Benefits