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Sina is a Pacific Islander woman of Hawaiian and Samoan ancestry raised in Laie on the North Shore of Oahu. Married to Davis Pili and together have four precious children. In her personal time she enjoys spending quality family time, jogging, eating good food, and serving within her home community and church capacity.
2010 – Masters of Social Work, University of Hawaii.
2007 – Bachelors of Arts Psychology, Brigham Young University-Hawaii.
Born and raised in Honolulu, Vivian Aiona retired in 2002, from a 25-year career in the airlines. Having raised four children with her husband Duke Aiona, Vivian then poured herself into her church and community, advocating for family, and social issues.
Vivian has served on boards such as the Salvation Army and the former Fetal Alcohol Task Force, and she led the Bereavement Ministry at her church for ten years; she now oversees the Respect Life Ministry at the same place of worship, concentrating on LIFE issues affecting our keiki to kupuna.
Also, having worked alongside her husband for the non-profit Hawaii Family Advocates, sister organization of the Hawaii Family Forum, Vivian has a deep conviction to lift and support Hawaii’s families.
Over 40 years of administration, management, and direct service experiences with non-profit organizations providing substance abuse, mental health, youth and family, and developmental disabilities services in Hawaii and California. As the Executive Director for Coalition for a Drug-Free Hawaii, 2001- 2016, oversaw management of personnel, diverse programs, and complex funding resources. Responsible for fundraising activities through governmental and private sources. Provided vision and leadership for the Board of Directors, staff, and volunteers in areas of program development and fundraising. Represented agencies before the public and advocated for needs of diverse ethnic populations and disabilities groups. Provided leadership and representation to various multicultural, human services, and community-based service collaboratives. Currently retired. Enjoy walking dogs, surfing, and helping to care for my 98-year old mother, while practicing “safe in place” activities with my wife due to the pandemic.
Ann is a psychologist and marriage and family therapist with a certificate in the treatment of alcohol and other chemical dependencies. Over her 30+ years of practice, she provided technical assistance to federal government agencies, consulted to community agencies several who served bilingual and monolingual clients, and published and lectured nationally on families, substance abuse, and culture. She served as administrator and faculty of several graduate schools of psychology in the San Francisco Bay Area.
She helped to develop one of the first doctoral psychology programs in the United States, integrating cultural perspectives in all aspects of the curriculum. She developed and served as clinical director of the Family Intervention and Training Services at the Coalition for a Drug-Free Hawaii, where she supervised students and worked with families from the family court and school systems.
Dr. Yabusaki has advocated for human/civil rights for most of her career. She served as co-president and for many years on the Board of Directors of the Japanese American Citizens League, Berkeley Chapter. In 2016 she co-founded the Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) Action Group, volunteers who advocate for services for individuals, families, and communities affected by FASD. She currently practices in Honolulu. She and her husband retreat to nature often, fly fishing in mountain streams or salmon fishing in Canada.
K. Ken Yabusaki is a retired biochemist. After completing his postdoctoral research at the University of California at Berkeley, Ken spent ten years co-founding three small biotechnology companies in the design/development of immunodiagnostic and DNA tests in the San Francisco Bay and San Diego, California areas. Dr. Yabusaki then spent the next fifteen years consulting in biotech industries in biomedical test development and was a researcher at the University of Hawaii’s John A. Burns School of Medicine.
Before moving to Hawaii, Ken volunteered in civil/human rights advocacy as co-president, board member, and a trustee for the Berkeley Chapter of the Japanese American Citizens League. He is currently writing his memoirs, philosophical essays, and poetry. Ken and his wife, Ann enjoy fly fishing, travel abroad, touring the U.S. National Parks, being in Nature, and gardening.
the USA, she built a culture that put its cafes at the center of the brand’s national profile and made community outreach a pillar in its success. Before leaving her mark on America’s most successful online bank, Cleo acquired deep experience in multi-national financial service groups, in executive posts at Custom House, Thomas Cook and Deak International.
Cleo is married 54 years to Carl Brown, Retired HPD, the proud parents of four adult children and seven grandchildren.
