Staff
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.
To find the HGEA union agent that represents you, login to your Members Only account
and look in the right column for the box labeled "My Union Agent". Your bargaining unit and corresponding contract & salary
schedule can also be found in the left column when you login to your Members Only account.
Office of the Executive Director
Randy Perreira, Executive Director 543-0011 rperreir@hgea.org
Jodi Endo Chai, Senior Advisor 543-0029 jchai@hgea.org
Sandra Jacobs, Private Secretary to the Executive Director 543-0012
sjacobs@hgea.org
Wesley Aki, Private Secretary to the Senior Advisor 543-0009
waki@hgea.org
Communications
Dee Okahara, Communications Officer 543-0047
dokahara@hgea.org
Jenny Nakagawa, Senior Communications Specialist 543-0024
jnakagawa@hgea.org
Lariel Sato, Communications Specialist 543-0063
lsato@hgea.org
Legislative
Michele Kurihara-Klein, Legislative Specialist/PAC 543-0093
mkurihara@hgea.org
Kevin Mulligan, Legislative Specialist 543-0067
kmulliga@hgea.org
Brian Taniguchi, Public Policy/Legislative Specialist 543-0030
btaniguchi@hgea.org
AhLinn Yamane, Public Policy Specialist 543-0023
asue@hgea.org
Karlie Asato, Legislative Support Staff 543-0053
kasato@hgea.org
Office Services
Nate Wong, Office Services Specialist 543-0064
nwong@hgea.org
Dean Makimoto, Office Services Assistant 543-0028
dmakimot@hgea.org
James Oshiro, Print Shop Technician 543-0026
joshiro@hgea.org
Field Services
Oahu Island Division
Sanford Chun, Field Services Officer 543-0070
schun@hgea.org
William Chai, Union Agent 543-0045
wchai@hgea.org
Lena Fernandes, Union Agent 543-0061
lfernandes@hgea.org
Joan Fukumoto, Union Agent 543-0091
jfukumoto@hgea.org
Rajani Jemmari, Union Agent 543-0016
rjemmari@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
Jarnett Lono, Union Agent 543-0060
jarnett@hgea.org
Kevin Nakata, Union Agent 543-0048
knakata@hgea.org
Chad Ngai, Union Agent 543-0042
cngai@hgea.org
Kretia Peightal, Union Agent 543-0086
kpeightal@hgea.org
Irene Puuohau, Field Services Officer 543-0019
ipuuohau@hgea.org
Denise Sugihara, Union Agent 543-0046
dsugihara@hgea.org
Toni Rust, Union Agent 543-0020
trust@hgea.org
Joan Takano, Field Services Officer 543-0043
jtakano@hgea.org
Donny Utu, Union Agent 543-0038
dutu@hgea.org
Florence Yamada, Special Assistant for Membership Services 543-0092
fyamada@hgea.org
Michael Yuen, Union Agent 543-0057
myuen@hgea.org
Hawaii Island Division
Ian Takashiba, Division Chief 961-0760
itakashiba@hgea.org
Maile Etherton, Union Agent 961-0764
metherton@hgea.org
Bernice Goodness-Viveiros, Field Services Technician 961-0765
bgoodness@hgea.org
Earl Hatada, Union Agent 961-0762
ehatada@hgea.org
Lorena Kauhi, Union Agent 961-0761
lkauhi@hgea.org
Moana Kelii, Union Agent 961-0767
mkelii@hgea.org
Marcia Soares, Field Services Assistant 961-0766
msoares@hgea.org
Maui Island Division
Alton Watanabe, Division Chief 243-4465
awatanab@hgea.org
Marian Hashiro, Field Services Technician 243-4461
mhashiro@hgea.org
Marc-Andre Kirchhof, Union Agent 243-4463
mkirchhof@hgea.org
Michele Mitra, Union Agent 243-4464
mmitra@hgea.org
Tehani Nunez, Union Agent 243-4462
tnunez@hgea.org
Leticia Sandoval, Field Services Assistant 243-4460
lsandoval@hgea.org
Kauai Island Division
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
Field Support
Margaret Brash, Field Services Assistant 543-0072
mbrash@hgea.org
Lea Moi, Receptionist 543-0000
lmoi@hgea.org
Administration Services
Financial Services
Maureen Wakuzawa, Controller 543-0041
mwakuzaw@hgea.org
Paula Kobayashi, Assistant Controller 543-0032
pkobayashi@hgea.org
Ginger English, Membership Services Technician 543-0036
genglish@hgea.org
Jerileen Lono, Membership Services Technician 543-0065
jlono@hgea.org
Debra Makishi, Accounting Specialist 543-0068
dmakishi@hgea.org
Ginalyn Shinagawa, Membership Services Technician 543-0039
gshinagawa@hgea.org
Jessica Tanaka, Account Technician 543-0021
jtanaka@hgea.org
Joni Yamamoto, Membership Services Technician 543-0037
jyamamot@hgea.org
Information Technology
Everett Inamasu, Information Technology Supervisor 543-0015
einamasu@hgea.org
Chris Giffen, Information Technology Specialist 543-0014
cgiffen@hgea.org
Kanani Naauao, Information Technology Specialist 543-0025
knaauao@hgea.org
Human Resources
Julia Zeghmi, Human Resources Specialist 543-0007
jzeghmi@hgea.org
Member Benefits
Kay Mendes, Member Benefits Support Specialist 543-0056
kmendes@hgea.org
Membership Services
Ann Ebesuno, Membership Services Specialist 961-0763
aebesuno@hgea.org
Retirees Unit
Mahie Trask, Retirees Unit Administrator 543-0090
mtrask@hgea.org
Tammy Gann, Office Secretary 543-0020
tgann@hgea.org
AFSCME - Hawaii Area
Elizabeth Ho, Area Field Services Director 543-0022 lho@hgea.org
Jay Ishibashi, Union Agent 543-0095 jishibashi@hgea.org
Iris Chun, Secretary 543-0004 ichun@hgea.org