A consortium of leaders in the community have stepped forward to join the Lieutenant Governor to improve outcomes for the youth in their middle years by creating and/or strengthening out-of-school time programs and securing sustainable models for public schools to implement.
Duane Kurisu is the Chairman and CEO of aio, a holding company for brands focused on Hawaii and the Pacific in the areas of media, sports and food. Media outlets under aio include ESPN radio affiliates KKEA 1420AM and KHKA 1500AM as well as magazines Honolulu, Hawaii Business, Hawaii Home + Remodeling, Hawaii, MANA and Honolulu Family. Other companies in the media group include Watermark Publishing, Upspring Media and Obun Hawaii.
Duane is a minority owner of the San Francisco Giants and owner, Director and Vice President of Hawaii Winter Baseball, Inc. He serves on the Board of Directors of Central Pacific Bank, Island Holdings, Oahu Publications, and is a former member of the University of Hawaii Board of Regents.
Duane graduated from the University of Hawaii at Manoa with a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Business Administration.
Shan S. Tsutsui is the Lieutenant Governor of the State of Hawaii.
A former small business owner and financial advisor, Lieutenant Governor Tsutsui was first elected to the Hawaii State Senate in 2002. Selected by his colleagues, Tsutsui served as President of the Senate from 2010 to 2012. As Senate President, Tsutsui succeeded to the Office of the Lieutenant Governor on December 27, 2012 upon the resignation of then Lieutenant Governor Brian Schatz. He was elected Lieutenant Governor on November 4, 2014 and sworn in on December 1, 2014.
He is a member of the Committee on State Strategies on International Affairs and State Strategies on Energy for the National Lieutenant Governor’s Association, as well as Chair of the Democratic Lieutenant Governors Association.
A graduate of Maui High School, he went on to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from the University of Hawaii at Manoa.
Lieutenant Governor Tsutsui and his wife, Lyndelle, are the proud parents of 3 daughters, Mikayla, Kaylee, and Kenna.
Gregg Fujimoto is the President of Oceanic Time Warner Cable. A graduate of the University of California at Berkeley, he joined Time Warner Cable as Senior Vice President, Brand Strategy and Marketing Communications for Residential Services. In addition, Gregg led Time Warner Cable’s rapidly growing digital sales channel. Prior to joining TWC, Gregg spent two decades in the advertising industry.
Gregg’s mission in Hawaii is simple – build and enhance Oceanic’s tradition of providing customers with the best service and with utmost of integrity.
Coming from a fourth generation local family, Gregg is “thrilled to be returning home”, and looks to build new relationships and give back to the community that he grew up with.
American Red Cross – Board
Chamber of Commerce – Military Affairs Council
DCCA – Broadband Assistance Advisory Council
DCCA – Cable Advisory Committee
R.E.A.C.H. Board – After School Initiative
Oceanic currently delivers a diverse selection of entertainment and information services by way of an advanced fiber optic/coax network to more than 400,000 households, schools and businesses on Oahu, Maui, Kauai, Molokai, Lanai and the Big Island. Among its products are Digital TV, Internet and Home Phone services. The company has provided quality cable service for Hawaii residents since 1969.
Time Warner Cable Inc. (NYSE: TWC) is among the largest providers of video, high-speed data and voice services in the United States, connecting more than 15 million customers to entertainment, information and each other. Time Warner Cable Business Class offers data, video and voice services to businesses of all sizes, cell tower backhaul services to wireless carriers and managed and outsourced information technology solutions and cloud services. Time Warner Cable Media, the advertising arm of Time Warner Cable, offers national, regional and local companies innovative advertising solutions. More information about the services of Time Warner Cable is available at www.twc.com, www.twcbc.com and www.twcmedia.com.
Keith Amemiya is currently the Senior Vice-President at Island Holdings, Inc. He has also served as the Executive Administrator and Secretary to the Board of Regents at the University of Hawai’i and as the Executive Director of the Hawaii High School Athletic Association. Mr. Amemiya currently serves on the Hawaii Stadium Authority and was a member of a number of boards including the Hawaii State Board of Education, Honolulu Firefighters Foundation, Aloha Council of the Boy Scouts of America, Susannah Wesley Community Center, and The Learning Coalition.
