Special Announcements:

AGA Hawaii Chapter is participating from now through the end of December in the Hawaii Foodbank Virtual Food Drive. Funds collected will help to provide food to those in need. To donate, simply click on the following link to find our AGA Hawaii Chapter Food Drive page: https://app.mobilecause.com/vf/VFD/AGAHawaiiChapter

Congratulations to Pamela Young, CGFM, for receiving the well-deserved 2020-2021 Volunteer Year of the Award from AGA National! She has done so much and continues to do so much for this chapter as one of our BOD members, co-chair and chair for multiple committees, as we as one of our past presidents.
We'd also like to congratulate all the other 2020-2021 volunteer awardees for each chapter. https://www.agacgfm.org/Membership/Connect/Awards-Recognition/Volunteer-of-the-Year/2020-2021-Volunteers.aspx?utm_source=Informz&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=AGA%20Communications&_zs=siHCc1&_zl=IUim7
AGA Hawaii's CGFM subcommittee had a great time planning for the upcoming year! (Pictured left to right: Naomi Mochizuki, Dave Gandule, Troy Zheng, Jon Tamanaha, and Pamela Young)

General Announcements:

AGA Hawaii's 2019-2020 Citizen-Centric Report is out! Check it out on our CCR page, please click here: CCR . Special thanks to Ryoko Lung, AGA Hawaii's Accountability Chair, for preparing!
Congratulations to AGA Hawaii's UH Manoa 2021-2022 academic scholarship recipient, Karly Torii (pictured below: Karly Torii, David Bean and Pamela Young)!
Short Bio: Karly Torii was born and raised in Kapolei, Hawaii. She is pursuing her Master of Accounting degree with a concentration in Data Analytics at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Currently in the midst of taking the CPA exam, she hopes to pass all four sections of the CPA exam by the time she graduates in the fall of 2022 and to obtain her CPA license shortly after. She also strives to one day work for either the State of Hawaii or City and County of Honolulu.

Job Announcements:

Check out our new Job Postings page under "Community" or click here: Job Postings

Chapter News

AGA Hawaii raises over $1,200 for Hawaii Foodbank

Mahalo to everyone for participating in our virtual food drive for Hawaii Foodbank! Hawaii Foodbank has reached out and thanked us for helping to raise over $1,200, which is enough to provide food for 3,000 meals!

January 2021 Virtual Luncheon Highlights

Stan Lum, CPA, spoke at the January 27, 2021 webinar on the topic of “2021 Tax Updates (Secure Act, Updated Cares Act).” Stan covered changes to unemployment assistance under the Cares Act. He also went over the special rules for use of retirement funds. Lastly, he discussed the Biden Tax Plan. See our newsletter for more information.

November 2020 Virtual Luncheon Highlights

Dr. Eugene Tian, the Chief State Economist at the Hawaii State Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT), addressed the Hawaii Chapter on COVID-19’s Effect on Hawaii’s Economic Conditions at a virtual lunch time meeting on November 23, 2020. For more information on the event, check out our Kukala Newsletter.

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Featured Member

Sean Nakamura, CPA

Emeritus Chapter President, Private Sector