International Team

Executive, Advisors and Appointments

Revised: March 16, 2023

HEAD OF STATE EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS

Mr. Brandon  Makaawaawa

Deputy Head of State / Housing

Mr. Weston N. Kanahele

1st Deputy Head of State / Treasury

Mr. John Kealoha Garcia 2nd Deputy Head of State /Foreign Affairs
Mrs. Natasha Pnut Kanahele Senior Executive Advisor to the Head of State
Mr. Keiki Kanahele-Santos Senior Executive Advisor to the Head of State
Mr. Gordon Kaaihue Deputy Director of National Security
Mrs. Lindsay K. Pakele Senior Executive Advisor to the Head of State
Dr. David J. Barton, MD Surgeon General
Ms. Peggy Liu Senior Executive Advisor/ International Relations
Ms. Carole Lieu Senior Executive Advisor to the Head of State
Mr. Robert Holmes Senior Executive Advisor to the Head of State
Mr. Berbar Abdelhalim Reda, Henry Director Communications & Presidential Protocol
Ms. Grace Lum Press Director
Mark Dulog Senior Executive Advisor on Finance  Investments
Sean Combs Director of Finance
Jena Crawley Ambassador to Japan
Makoto Ichiyama Economic Attaché  to Japan
Mr. Willie Cowart Minister Plenipotentiary
Mr. Tanaka Sensei Koshiro Senior Advisor, International Peace & Security

NATION OF HAWAI’I MINISTRY APPOINTMENTS

NOH Ministry of Afterlife Care

Richard Ledford

NOH Ministry of Agriculture

Kevin Flanagan

NOH Ministry of Commerce

John Kealoha Garcia

NOH Ministry of Communication

Raul Nohea Goodness
NOH Ministry of Culture and Arts

Tonu Shane

NOH Ministry of Defense

EXECUTIVE
NOH Ministry of Education

Marcamela “Juna” Dulog

NOH Ministry of Energy

Arlen Flanagan
NOH Ministry of Environment

Meredith Brooks

NOH Ministry of Foreign Affairs

John Kealoha Garcia

NOH Ministry of Health & Wellness

Dr. Cimone Kamei

NOH Ministry of Housing

Brand Makaawaawa

NOH Ministry of Human Services

EXECUTIVE

NOH Ministry of Interior

John P. Kirkley
NOH Ministry of Justice

EXECUTIVE

NOH Ministry of Labor

EXECUTIVE

NOH Ministry of Land & Natural Resources

Kealii Frank

NOH Ministry of Transportation

Mike Stanley
NOH Ministry of Treasury

Weston Kanahele

NOH Ministry of Veterans Affairs

Jason Hanley

NOH Ministry of Water Supply

EXECUTIVE

INTERNATIONAL APPOINTMENTS

H.E. Wong Kok Wai

Ambassador At Large

H.E. Derrick Kok Wei

Consul General For Beijing, China

Senior Executive Advisor on Digital Economy, Technology and Tourism

H.E. Poudel Tejendra Sharma

Nepal Honorary Consul General

Mr. Henry Berbar Abdelhalim Reda

Director Communications & Presidential Protocol

Ms. Grace Lum

Press Director

H.E. Yong Yeow Wei

Cambodia Honorary Consul General

H.E. Abdul Khader Sowkathali

Chennai, India Honorary Consul General

H.E. Ashiqali Mohibali Nathani

Mumbai, India Honorary Consul General
Dr. Chen Fock Siong

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Honorary Consul

Dato Seri Mohamad Shahrun Bin Osman

First Secretary for Embassy NOH Kuala Lumpur
Chow Kok Hing

Cambodia Honorary Consul

Datuk Hassan Bin Saad

Selangor, Malaysia Honorary Consul

Lim Boon Tatt

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Honorary Consul

Mr. Daniel Chae Ho Cheol

Korea Honorary Consul

Dato Mohamad Zahari Hi. Awang, Prince of State

Chancellor & Advisor on Economic Affairs to the President

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