HKCC - Hawaii Korean Chamber of Commerce
Enhancing business opportunities for our members by promoting Korean business diversity and growth, creating economic vitality within Hawaii and internationally.
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Past Presidents

 

Past Presidents

  • Christine Kim | 2012-2013

  • Gina Kim Nakamura | 2007-2011

  • Rex K C Kim | 2004-2007

  • Daniel Pyun | 1996-1997, 2001-2004, 2013 - 2016

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Past President 2012-2013

Christine Kim, R, SFR, JD

H2O Watermark Pacific Properties LLC
President/Principal Broker

P: 808-285-4357
E: aloha.ckim@yahoo.com

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Past President 2007-2011

Gina Kim Nakamura

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.

Central Pacific Bank
Vice President

P: 808-544-3581
E: Gina.nakamura@centralpacificbank.com

 
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Past President 2004-2007

Rex K.C. Kim

Rex K.C. Kim is an attorney licensed to practice law in the State of Hawaii, and the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.  He is a founding director of Ohana Pacific Bank in Honolulu, Hawaii, a member of the State of Hawaii Judicial Council, which advises the courts of the State of Hawaii, and a director of the East-West Center Foundation, which supports the East-West Center, an internationally recognized education and research organization established by the U.S. Congress in 1960.  He also is the vice moderator of the Korean Christian Church in Honolulu, Hawaii, a director of the Korean American Foundation, Hawaii and a former director of the 2003 Centennial Committee of Korean Immigration the United States of America.  He also is a past president of the Korean American Bar Association Hawaii, a former vice-president of the Korean American Coalition Hawaii, and a multiple-term, past president of the Hawaii Korean Chamber of Commerce and served for three years as the general chairman of the Korean Festival in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Attorney at Law
Owner

P: 808-524-7441
E: rexkimatty@aol.com

 
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Past President 1996-1997, 2001-2004, 2013 - 2016

Daniel J. Y. Pyun, Esq.

Attorney at Law, Owner

P: 808-526-0999
E: dp@pyunlaw.com

Daniel J. Y. Pyun immigrated to Hawaii from Korea, at the age of seven, armed with two English words, “Rawhide” and “Giddy up”.  While he did not grow up to be a cowboy, he did retire as a lawyer.  He has served on various boards and committees in the private, public, and non-profit sectors.  He was the founding president of the Korean American Bar Association Hawaii and has served multiple terms as president of the Hawaii Korean Chamber of Commerce.  A strong proponent of “working together”, he established the Quad Chambers, a partnership consisting of the Korean, Chinese, Filipino, and Japanese chambers of commerce.