SHPDA’s Advisory Councils

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The Governor appoints, subject to Senate confirmation, members of the Statewide Health Coordinating Council (SHCC) and each of the Subarea Health Planning Councils (SAC).  The appointees serve for four-year terms.  Appointees may serve a maximum of two consecutive terms.

The SHCC is a twenty-one-member panel which serves as an advisory council to SHPDA.  Duties include reviewing Certificate of Need (CON) applications, selecting    CON review panel members, and preparing the Health Services and Facilities Plan.

Duties of the SACs include reviewing CON applications as well making recommendations related to health planning for the geographical subarea they serve.

There are six SACs:  Hawaii County SAC, Kauai County SAC, Tri-Isle SAC (Maui, Molokai, and Lanai), Honolulu SAC, Windward Oahu SAC, and West Oahu SAC.

If you are interested in serving on the SHCC or SAC, please complete an application on the Governor’s Boards and Commission website.

2025 – 2026 MEMBERSHIP

Statewide Health Coordinating Council (SHCC)

  • Ms. Amy Feely-Austin
  • Mr. Jonagustine Lim
  • Ms. Hannah Preston-Pita
  • Mr. Peter Sybinsky

Certificate Of Need (CON) Review Panel

  • Mr. Kurt Akamine
  • Mr. John Barnett
  • Mr. Donald Chock
  • Mr. Scott Gallacher
  • Ms. Amita Goyal
  • Ms. Jillian Kelekoma
  • Mr. Michael Kido
  • Ms. Gwen Miyasato
  • Ms. Nora Nomura
  • Ms. Martha Turner
  • Mr. Paul Yamashita

Hawaii County Subarea Health Planning Council (HCSAC)

  • Ms. Stacy Haumea
  • Ms. Evelyn Kaneshiro
  • Ms. Sanoe Kauhane
  • Ms. Tamia McKeague
  • Mr. Allen Novak
  • Ms. Hannah Preston-Pita
  • Ms. Roxie Rowe

Kauai County Subarea Health Planning Council (KCSAC)

  • Ms. Jennie Chahanovich
  • Mr. Nicholas Pananganan

Tri-Isle Subarea Health Planning Council (TISAC)                (Maui, Molokai, and Lanai)

  • Ms. Rahnia Boyer
  • Ms. Donna Butterfield
  • Ms. Kathleen Hagan
  • Ms. Francine Johansen
  • Ms. Penny M. Koval
  • Ms. Judy Mikami
  • Mr. Robert Shroder

Honolulu Subarea Health Planning Council (HONSAC)

  • Ms. Tori Abe Carapelho
  • Ms. Katherine Finn Davis
  • Ms. Jodi Hashimoto
  • Ms. Trisha Kajimura
  • Mr. Creighton Liu
  • Mr. Wesley Sumida
  • Ms. Charlene Takeno

West Oahu Subarea Health Planning Council (WOSAC)

  • Ms. Christine Cabingabang-Tingcang
  • Ms. Jaime Gagnon
  • Ms. Beverly Inocencio
  • Ms. Michele “Chrissy” Kuahine
  • Mr. Frederick Shaw
  • Ms. Barbara Yamashita

Windward Oahu Subarea Health Planning Council (WINSAC)

  • Ms. Miriam Chang
  • Ms. Cheri Chu
  • Ms. Hayley Kane
  • Ms. Carol Marx
  • Ms. Ella Siroskey