Hawai'i Community Development Authority

Gov. Josh Green, M.D., has appointed several individuals to various open positions in state departments as well as to boards and commissions.

The positions and appointees are listed below; House and Senate appointees also are included:

State of Hawai‘i Chief Information Officer

• Christine Sakuda: Sakuda received her Bachelor of Science degree from Santa Clara University in 1991, and later received her MBA from the University of Hawai‘i Mānoa College of Business Administration in 1997. She has nearly 20 years of experience leading IT transformation initiatives in healthcare and government, on top of 15 years of experience leading nonprofit organizations. For the past seven years, she has been the Executive Director of Transform Hawai‘i Government (THG), a nonprofit organization established to catalyze the transformation of digital government services through people, process and technology to help Hawai‘i thrive.

Campaign Spending Commission

• Barbara B. Polk: Polk received her Bachelor of Arts from Oberlin College in 1962 and then her Ph.D. in social psychology from University of Michigan in 1968. She has occupied a variety of roles at various academic institutions including assistant professor, Dean of Instruction, and Provost. Before retiring, she worked as the Policy and Planning Officer at University of Hawai‘i. Most recently, she has been a member of the Paralegal Advisory Committee at Kapi‘olani Community College.
• Danton S. Wong: Wong received his Bachelor of Arts from Stanford University in 1979 and then his law degree from Hastings College of Law in 1982. Throughout his career, Wong’s practice has been concentrated in real estate acquisitions, sales, financing, development, commercial leasing, business consultation, and related areas. Wong has also served as Director and President of The Friends of ‘Iolani Palace, Chair and Vice Chair of the Hawai‘i Strategic Development Corporation, and Trustee of Island Pacific Academy.

Hawai‘i Community Development Authority Pulehunui

• Debbie Cabebe: Cabebe has been the Chief Executive Officer of Maui Economic Opportunity, Inc. since April 2017, though she has been part of the organization since 2000. She is nationally certified as a Results Oriented Management and Accountability (ROMA) Trainer and Senior Professional in Human Resources (SHRM-SCP) and was recently honored as one of 27 Most Admired Leaders in Hawai‘i by Pacific Business News.

Hawai‘i Hurricane Relief Fund Board

• Senate: Blair Akiona, Leslie Door
• House: Michael Nonaka, Marie Weite
• Governor: Ed Haik, Reina Miyamoto