Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii
The Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii is a public charity based in Honolulu, Hawaii. It describes itself as a statewide nonprofit organization and an advocate for business in Hawaii. Its activities include public-health funding, business support, and workforce and economic-resilience initiatives.
Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii at a glance
- Total assets
- $2,120,077
- -32.8% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $7,455,402
- -32.0% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $30,464
- -2.5% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $8,058,594
- -28.8% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.
How to apply to Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- Yes
- How to Apply
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The Public Health Fund accepts unsolicited requests through its application process.
- Next open deadline
- January 23, 2027 (Mentor Hawaii Program)
- Contact
Mailing address: 733 Bishop St 1200, Honolulu, HI 96813
Phone: (808) 545-4300
Website: https://cochawaii.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Open Grants
6 open opportunities from Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii
BizBoost
Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii
Amount
Varies
Deadline
Deadline not published
Kamaaina Come Home Program
Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii
Amount
Varies
Deadline
Rolling (quarterly review)
Mentor Hawaii Program
Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii
Amount
$300 - $325
Deadline
Expected ~January
Based on past cycles
Who Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
219 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 213 grants of 219 (97%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The Chamber describes itself as statewide. Public Health Fund grants are restricted to public-health activities on Oahu. The Kona Low recovery program is for eligible businesses operating on Oahu before the March 2026 storms.
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii gives
- Giving fell 74% from 2021 to 2024. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2021 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $4.3M (2024) to $16.7M (2021). In 2024 it made 218 grants totaling $4.3M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Charley's Taxi Radio Dispatch Corp Honolulu, HI | To award small businesses that endured a 25% loss of income or more during the pandemic to help preseve and revitalize local businesses. | $50,000 |
| Clyde Y Uchida DDS MS Inc Honolulu, HI | To award small businesses that endured a 25% loss of income or more during the pandemic to help preseve and revitalize local businesses. | $50,000 |
| JJ Kang Inc Honolulu, HI | To award small businesses that endured a 25% loss of income or more during the pandemic to help preseve and revitalize local businesses. | $50,000 |
| Pacific Rim Defense LLC Pearl City, HI | To award small businesses that endured a 25% loss of income or more during the pandemic to help preseve and revitalize local businesses. | $50,000 |
| The Pig and the Lady LLC Honolulu, HI | To award small businesses that endured a 25% loss of income or more during the pandemic to help preseve and revitalize local businesses. | $50,000 |
| Pacific Electro-Mechanical Inc Pearl City, HI | To award small businesses that endured a 25% loss of income or more during the pandemic to help preseve and revitalize local businesses. | $40,000 |
| Hatsuhana Hawaii Inc Honolulu, HI | To award small businesses that endured a 25% loss of income or more during the pandemic to help preseve and revitalize local businesses. | $40,000 |
| Joseph K & Company LLC Honolulu, HI | To award small businesses that endured a 25% loss of income or more during the pandemic to help preseve and revitalize local businesses. | $40,000 |
| Leather Soul LLC Honolulu, HI | To award small businesses that endured a 25% loss of income or more during the pandemic to help preseve and revitalize local businesses. | $40,000 |
| Nella Media Group LLC Honolulu, HI | To award small businesses that endured a 25% loss of income or more during the pandemic to help preseve and revitalize local businesses. | $40,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,120,077 | $7,455,402 | $8,058,594 | — | — | $30,464 |
| 2024 | $3,157,070 | $10,959,547 | $11,317,468 | $4,285,000 | 218 | $31,243 |
| 2023 | $3,675,709 | $3,618,063 | $3,631,098 | — | — | $5,196 |
| 2022 | $2,498,554 | $2,975,484 | $2,859,560 | — | — | $472 |
| 2021 | $2,410,473 | $21,243,686 | $20,594,523 | $16,730,432 | 1 | $125 |
| 2020 | $1,611,374 | $2,091,733 | $2,400,750 | — | — | $2,012 |
| 2019 | $1,937,075 | $3,214,852 | $2,975,406 | — | — | $3,065 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The Chamber’s stated mission is to improve the community environment in a manner that best serves the interests of both business and the public at large. Its website describes the Public Health Fund’s priorities as education, research, and legislation related to public health, with preference for projects that produce visible results and can be identified as Chamber-initiated. The fund can also provide seed money for worthwhile programs.
The Chamber’s 2024 filing describes workforce and defense-related programs. Kuʻi Hao aims to train professionals for defense and manufacturing needs and strengthen supply chains, according to the program description. The Pacific Intelligence Innovation Initiative seeks to develop workers in intelligence, IT, cyber, electronic warfare, and data science, while the Hawaii Defense Alliance describes its work as supporting small businesses, workforce development, business-ecosystem development, market development, and resilience for the local defense industrial base.
Grantmaking
The Chamber’s 2024 filing reports $4,285,000 in grants across 218 grants. The filings report zero grants in 2023 and 2025. They do not provide grant sizes or identify individual awards with amounts. The Chamber’s website says the Public Health Fund awards more than $100,000 in grants each year and has awarded $3.5 million to nonprofits since 1985. Published recipients include Family Promise of Hawaii, the University of Hawaii Foundation, Catholic Charities Hawaii, and the Institute for Human Services; award amounts are not listed.
The Public Health Fund invites qualified organizations to apply for proposals addressing health-care issues on Oahu. Its volunteer advisory committee reviews applications and recommends awards to the Chamber’s Board of Directors for final approval. The Chamber says the fund prioritizes projects with visible results and allows seed funding. The application deadline listed on the fund’s website is December 18, 2026.
The Chamber also administers a separate $3.35 million state-funded recovery grant program for qualifying non-agricultural small businesses on Oahu affected by the March 2026 Kona Low storms. The program lists grants of $5,000 or $10,000, with eligibility based on factors including business size, location, registration, storm impact, and unmet recovery needs.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists David Okabe as Chair, EVP, CFO, and Treasurer; Mike Ching as Chair Elect; and Denise Yamaguchi as Vice-Chair. It also lists Heather Cutter, Trini Kaopuiki Clark, Tran Chinery, and John Aeto as directors. Galen Nakamura and Kyle Shelly are listed with officer titles that are truncated in the filing.
Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii is led by Sherry Menor-McNamara, President & CEO on every filing since 2019; 5 of 36 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Sherry Menor-McNamara
President & CEO
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$227K (2019) → $384K (2025)
David Okabe
Chair, Executive Vice President, CFO & Treasurer
Chair Elect → Chair, 2024
Chair → Chair, Executive Vice President, CFO & Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lord Ryan C. Lizardo
Director of Work Based Learning
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$111K (2025)
Jim Kelly
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Blaine Miyasato
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Craig Takamine
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeff Higashi
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kyle J. Shelly
Senior Vice President & Director
Director → Senior Vice President & Director, 2024
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Trini Kaopuiki Clark
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Diane Murakami
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Heather Cutter
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bernard Nunies
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Butch Galdeira
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gary Oda
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Aeto
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Justin Yoshino
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Karey Kapoi
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Manu Bermudes
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Megumi Sakae
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Steve Golden
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tran Chinery
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Christine Beaule
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dennis Christianson
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Greg Sakaguchi
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jenny Smith
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jessica Yuhara
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kevin Yim
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michelle Leon-Guerrero
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rachel Hoke Miyashiro
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ann Marie K. Peters
Executive Vice President
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$113K (2021) → $208K (2025)
Patricia Fetui
Vice President Events & Bus Development
Vice President, Events & Bus Development → Vice President Events & Bus Development, 2023
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$105K (2022) → $139K (2025)
Vanessa P. Rodgers
Assistant Vice President Bus Advisor & Mil Affairs
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$109K (2025)
Ku'uhaku Park
Past Chair & Vice President
Chair Elect → Chair, 2022
Chair → Past Chair & Vice President, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mike Ching
Chair Elect
Director → Chair Elect, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Denise Hayashi Yamaguchi
Vice Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2024
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Galen Nakamura
Budget Finance & Investment
Director → Budget Finance & Investment Committee, 2024
Budget Finance & Investment Committee → Budget Finance & Investment, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (57)
- Former: Jennifer Diesman (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Kendra Kawai (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Nelson Befitel (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Stan Masamitsu (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Vassilis Syrmos (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Jason Higa (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Ed Schultz (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Brian Kealoha (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Licia Hill (2022–2024) — Vice President Operations & Programs
- Former: Bianca Mordasini (2024) — Director
- Former: Mary Fastenau (2024) — Director
- Former: Alicia Moy (2019–2023) — 1st Vice Chair
- Former: Donn Takaki (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Jason Fujita (2019–2023) — 2nd Vice Chair
- Former: Jeff Swartz (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Kit Millan (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Lori Abe (2019–2023) — Vice President Comms & Public Affairs
- Former: Mark Perriello (2019–2023) — Ex-Officio
- Former: Pamela Tumpap (2019–2023) — Ex-Officio
- Former: Rob Stephenson (2019–2023) — Ex-Officio
- Former: Tim Mobley (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Wendy Laros (2019–2023) — Ex-Officio
- Former: Cindylou Feguerres (2021–2023) — Ex-Officio
- Former: Beverly Ament (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: David Bock (2022–2023) — Ex-Officio
- Former: Kimberly Morris (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Steven Teruya (2022–2023) — Ex-Officio
- Former: Stanford Carr (2019–2022) — Ex-Officio
- Former: Ann Teranishi (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Robert Joanou (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Arnold Martines (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Kurt Osaki (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Mark Polivka (2019–2021) — Past Chair
- Former: Martin J. Welch (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Saedene Ota (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Stafford Kiguchi (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Wayne T. Ishihara (2019–2021) — Ex-Officio
- Former: Toby Taniguchi (2021) — Ex-Officio
- Former: Tom Park (2021) — Director
- Former: Bradley Bunn (2019–2020) — Ex-Officio
- Former: Bryan Luke (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Christine Van Bergeijk (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Gina Haverly (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: James Chan (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Kyle Okamura (2020) — Director
- Former: Rheea Lee-Moku (2020) — Ex-Officio
- Former: Ann Botticelli (2019) — Director
- Former: Gabe Lee (2019) — Past Chair
- Former: Glen M. Higa (2019) — Vice President of Membership
- Former: Gordon Takaki (2019) — Ex-Officio
- Former: Jacob Noh (2019) — Director
- Former: Kelvin Bloom (2019) — Director
- Former: Marc Tilker (2019) — Director
- Former: Maya Rogers (2019) — Director
- Former: Mitchell Nishimoto (2019) — Director
- Former: Scott Higashi (2019) — Director
- Former: Sean Hehir (2019) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $384K, to Sherry Menor-McNamara (President & CEO). 5 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii
How large is Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii?
Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii reported $2.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $7.5M.
What does Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii fund?
The Chamber’s stated mission is to improve the community environment in a manner that best serves the interests of both business and the public at large. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii?
The Public Health Fund accepts unsolicited requests through its application process. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
Where does Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii make grants?
The Chamber describes itself as statewide. Public Health Fund grants are restricted to public-health activities on Oahu. The Kona Low recovery program is for eligible businesses operating on Oahu before the March 2026 storms.
What is Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii's EIN?
Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 99-0035510. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Does Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii accept unsolicited proposals?
Yes, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
(4)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 23, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 15, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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