Executive Office on Aging

The Executive Office on Aging (EOA) receives community input through the Policy Advisory Board for Elder Affairs (PABEA). PABEA was created to advise the Executive Director of the EOA on general policy matters in the field of aging.

PABEA conducts it work through three standing committees and ad hoc committees as needed. The standing committees are Legislative, Plans and Project Review and Awards and Recognition. A By-Laws committee and Nominations committee meet as needed.

The Governor with the consent of the State Senate appoints all members, except ex-officio members. Ex-officio members are selected from various state departments that work closely with the EOA on matters pertaining to aging. The majority of the membership must be sixty years or older. Members include persons with greatest economic or social need and participants of the programs on aging. At least one member must come from each county. PABEA members serve without compensation. PABEA holds regular monthly meetings which are open to the public. Please refer to the calendar or call (808) 586-0100 for the date and place of the next meeting.

The current membership is found below.

PABEA Members

Appointed Members
Dr. Carolyn Arbuckle Bernadette Gruzinsky Archie Hapai, III Johh Hoff Barbara K. Ideta Julie Jow James Kam Carol H. Kikkawa-Ward Harold Kozuma Thomas J. MacDonald	Donald Matsui Laura Millman Sandra Rongitsch Gary Simon Ruth Stepulis Diane Stowell Charlene Sumida Ken Takeuchi Daniel Jeshuran Vargas Shimeji Kanazawa (Honorary)
Ex-Officio Members
Yvonne Chong	Dept. of Labor & Industrial Relations
Catherine Chun-Hoon	Dept. of Commerce & Consumer Affairs
Jo Ann Uchida	Dept. of Commerce & Consumer Affairs
Susan Jackson	Dept. of Health
Jackie Ferguson-Miyamoto	Employees Retirement System
Wes Machida	Employees Retirement System
Gibby Fukutomi	Dept. of Human Services
Rodney Haraga	Dept. of Transportation
Dana Harvey	Dept. of Transportation
Christina Messner	U.S. Social Security Administration
Dr. Eldon Wegner	University of Hawai`i
Annette Young-Ogata	Dept. of Education