Officers & Board of Directors
PRESIDENT
Gina Kim Nakamura
CENTRAL PACIFIC BANK
Vice President
P: 808-544-3581
E: gina.nakamura@cpb.bank
Gina Kim Nakamura is Vice President and Korea Market Manager in the International Banking Group at Central Pacific Bank, handling primarily high-net-worth Korean individuals and commercial clients.
She has been involved with the Hawaii Korean Chamber of Commerce (HKCC) since the 1st Annual Korean Festival in 2001. She served as the president of the HKCC from 2007 to 2011 and is currently serving as the president in 2017 and 2018. She has also chaired the Korean Festival in Honolulu for many years.
Gina was also appointed by the Mayor of the City and County of Honolulu to serve as a Commissioner on the Status of Women Committee from 2011 to 2015. She also received a meritorious, a prestigious award from the President of Korea in 2009.
She has committed numerous years of service to various non-profit community organizations in Honolulu, including the United Korean Association of Hawaii, Hawaii Korean Cultural Center, International Affairs Advisory Council, the National Unification Advisory Council, the Korean Language Flagship Center and Korean American Foundation Hawaii.
Vice President
Kyong "Won" Oh
KAHALA HOTEL & RESORT
Kyong "Won" Oh carries a wealth of hospitality experience with over 40 years in the service industry in Hawaii and Korea. Currently, Won is the steward manager at the Hawaii Convention Center and Halekulani Hotel, one of Hawaii's premier hotel resorts. Won also has 20 years of experience abroad managing food and beverage services at the Dragon Hill Lodge and in Chinhae US Naval Base in Korea, where he also served as the Vice President for the US Navy League for the Korea Chapter. Won is the proud father of two veterans in the United States Air Force and enjoys playing golf his spare time.
sECRETARY
Grace T. Ogawa
PRIMARY RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE, INC.
Grace is a 2nd generation Japanese American in Hawaii. She is a mortgage underwriter for Primary Residential Mortgage, Inc and been in the Lending Industry for 45 years. She has been involved with the Hawaii Korean Chamber of Commerce first as a volunteer for the Korean festival and a director since 2002. She is also President of Hallyu Friends, a Korean drama club. Through Hallyu Friends Grace has organized many events sharing the Korean culture with club members and local residents. She supports local Korean businesses by having them do presentations to promote their products/business.
Treasurer
Ryan Hamadon
FIRST HAWAIIAN BANK
Director
Karen Choe
NEW YORK LIFE
Director
Shannon Kim Hackett
COATES FREY HACKETT & GIBSON, AAL, LLLC
Director
Daejin “DJ” Kim
TRITUNE USA
Director
Jason Nam
ALOHA DRY CLEANERS
Director
Kimberly Pafundi, Esq.
ATTORNEY AT LAW, OWNER
T: (808) 492-6092
E: Kimberly@pafundilaw.com
Kimberly Pafundi is a second-generation personal injury attorney in Hawaii. She follows in the footsteps of her father who practiced law in Hawaii for 35 years. She is also a licensed attorney in New York and Washington and a licensed broker in New York.
Prior to practicing in Hawaii, Kimberly studied law in New York City and obtained legal experience working for Broadway Stages, Ltd., where she negotiated production contracts with clients such as Netflix, Marvel, ABC Studios, and CBS. She also worked in the New York Supreme Court- Criminal Term and for the New York Department of Buildings-Loft Division. She also participated in Article 18 Guardianship proceedings in NYC as a certified Court Evaluator.
Being half Korean, Kimberly grew up performing Korean drums and dance, eating Korean food daily, and attending Korean festivals and functions around the island, thanks to her mom immersing her into the Korean culture from a young age. She is honored to contribute more to the community now as a director of the Korean Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii.