HKF Board of Directors Committee Members
As of 2017 May 14
Executive Committee
Wesley Fujimoto (vice president)
Kathy Nekomoto (president, chair)
Jon Shishido (secretary)
Mike Sone (treasurer)
Public Relations, IT, Website Subcommittee
Max Klutke
David Sato
Bylaws Committee
Chris Goodin (chair)
Wesley Fujimoto
Standard Operating Procedures Manual Committee
Wesley Fujimoto (chair)
Cynthia Fukutomi
Chris Goodin
Finance and Budget Committee
Cynthia Fukutomi
Curtis Nishioka
Mike Sone (chair)
Phyllis Sone
Bruce Ushijima
Elton Ushio
Fundraising Subcommittee
Wesley Fujimoto
Andy Fujimoto
"Paradigm Shift" Proposal Ad Hoc Subcommittee
[ verifying records ]
Education, Tournaments, and Training Committee
David Kikau
Garrett Matsumoto (chair)
Mark Nishioka
Yoshiro Takahashi
Women in Kendo Subcommittee
Seth Harris
Reiko Hayashi
Jessica Sneed
Shinsa and Shogo Subcommittee
Andy Fujimoto
Yoshiro Takahashi
HKF Board of Directors Committee Members
As of 2016 May 15
Executive Committee
Wesley Fujimoto (vice president)
Kathy Nekomoto (president, chair)
Jon Shishido (secretary)
Mike Sone (treasurer)
Public Relations, IT, Website Subcommittee
Max Klutke
David Sato
Bylaws Committee
Chris Goodin (chair)
Finance and Budget Committee
Cynthia Fukutomi
Curtis Nishioka
Mike Sone (chair)
Phyllis Sone
Bruce Ushijima
Elton Ushio
Fundraising Subcommittee
Wesley Fujimoto
Tusha Buntin
Grants Ad Hoc Committee (from May 6, 2016 memo from K. Nekomoto, "Task Priorities for the HKF")
Thomas Doi
Education, Tournaments, and Training Committee
David Kikau
Garrett Matsumoto, chair.
Mark Nishioka
Yoshiro Takahashi
Women in Kendo Subcommittee
Seth Harris
Lisa Tan
Shinsa and Shogo Subcommittee
Andy Fujimoto
Jon Shishido
Yoshiro Takahashi
Memo from President K. Nekomoto regarding Committees
October 24, 2015
The following committees have been established to complete our policy/procedure manuals, our by-laws, kantoku nominations, etc.
For the future beginning with the 18th WKC, we will develop a policy to
a. work with a nominating committee for the kantoku position
b. input from the BOD members for any appropriate criteria
c. have the executive board members be a part of this process
d. develop the function of the kantoku and other positions of the delegation
e. develop funding for the WKC participants
The following committees (not limited to the following members) shall work with the Executive committee:
Kantoku nominating committee shall include:
a. Michael Sone-chairperson
b. Cynthia Fukutomi, Garrett Matsumoto, Andy Fujimoto,
c. The executive board will oversee the protocol
By-Laws committee shall include:
a. Chris Goodin-chairperson
b. Phyllis Sone, Jon Shishido, Bruce Ushijima,
c. The committee shall work with the Executive committee
Strategic Planning shall include:
a. K. Nekomoto-chairperson
b. Wesley Fujimoto, Curtis Nishioka, Elton Ushio
Policies and Procedures shall include but not limited to the following members:
a. Kathleen Nekomoto-chairperson
b. Members of the by-law committee
c. The policies and procedures shall become part of the by-laws
Promotional Dan Exam Planning
a. Yoshiro Takahashi-chairperson and chief dan examiner
b. K. Nekomoto, Owen Nishioka, Bert Shibuya, Franklin Chong, Grant Matsubayashi
Nomination of the Executive Board:
Being our group has a very young and motivated group of board members and the leadership baton will need to be passed to them with some training. I have opted to assign the following to this committee:
a. for the office of President, elected VP, Secretary and Treasurer
b. K. Nekomoto, M. Sone, P. Sone, and C. Fukutomi
HKF Committees 2014
(as of August 8, 2014)
I. Executive Committee
A. Members: Executive officers (President, V.P., Treasurer, Secretary)
B. Responsibilities:
1. Determine direction of the HKF following the mission, vision and financial policy statement.
2. Develops the annual budget with the financial committee.
3. Revision of By laws, development of the SOP
4. Develops appropriate committees
5. Finalize BOD mandatory attendance following by laws (<50% attendance), and determine follow up actions.
II. Financial Committee, reports to the Exec. com. revised
A. Chair: Mike Sone, Co chair:
Members: K. Nekomoto, P.Sone, B. Ushijima, C. Nakamura, C. Fukutomi
B. Responsibilities:
1. Evaluate financial policy statement
2. Review/analyze assets/investments and makes recommendations.
3. Review and monitor Otsuka fundfor legal compliance.
4. Seek opportunitires to re-direct funds as necessary to Increase dividends/cash through appropriate investments. Seek professional assistance through financial advisor.
5. Compare and monitor actual expenses; quarterly vs. budget
6.
III. Fundraising Committee works and reports to the Financial committee revised
A. Chair: Co-chair:
B. Members: K. Yamada, C. Nakamura, G. Matsubayashi, F. Chong, O. Nishioka, E.Ushio, B.Shibuya, J. Akagi, G. Komenaka
B. Responsibilities:
1. Plan, research, organize and manage logistics of fund raising projects appropriate
to their island. Not all fund raisers may be appropriate for all islands.
a. BBQ Chicken
b. Tee shirt sale
c. Car wash (?)
d. other fund raisers may include Pizza Hut, Brownies sale,
C. Reports to the Financial Committee
IV. Dan/Shinsa Exam revised
A.Chair:Y. Takahash replacing Late Fukutomi Sensei
Co-Chair: K. Nekomoto
B. Members: P. Sone, K. Yamada, C. Nakamura, F. Chong, B. Shibuya, C. Nishioka and other BOD members who may be of assistance day of shinsa
C. Responsibilities:
1. Exams twice a year, exam Q/A
2. Written, kata and jitsugi testing
3. Correcting and collating test scores
4. Certificate preparation/signatures
5. Maintains confidentiality in scores and individual grading
6. Maintains a recorded history of all dan shinsa levels
V. Shogo Awards revised Change in shogo award practice effective July 2014
A. Chair: K. Nekomoto Co-Chair: Y. Takahashi (replacing A. Fukutomi)
B. Ad Hoc members: Dr. Noboru Akagi, Y. Furutani
C. Other members: O. Nishioka, K. Yamada, J. Suemori, Thomas Doi
D. Refer to the Shogo Awards procedure
E. Awardees will be listed on records.
F. Confidentiality in scores and individual grading.
Shogo awards have been put on temporary hold until further notice.
VI. All Hawaii Kendo Championships 2014 revised
A. Chair: Shelly Kunishige
Advisor: C. Nakamura
B. Members: Glenn Komenaka, Grant Matsubayashi, David Sato, Chris Goodin , Cynthia Fukutomi, Seth Harris, and all BOD members for
C. Responsibilities:
1. Plan, organize and assign the logistics to other members.
2. Develop and work with a budget
VII. Educational subsidies and other charitable awards:
A. Chair: M. Sone
B. Members: C. Nishioka, M. Nishioka, C. Fukutomi,
B. Responsibilities:
1. Determine awards other than what is listed on the current budget (note other prior recommendations need evaluation).
2. Determine how donations will be used inindividuals/causes.
VIII. Communications (Electronic Media and Marketing)
A. Chair: P.Sone,
Members: S. Kunishige, D. Sato, K. Sato,
B. Responsibilities:
1. Improve communications of the HKF activities to public
a. Website maintenance
b. Evaluate current trend--Facebook/Tweeter (blog development)
c. Develop other methods of communication
IX. Honbu leadership
A. Chair: K. Nekomoto Co Chair:
Members: F. Chong, Wesley Fujimoto, Carl Nakamura
B. Responsibilities:
1. Develop a program to include
a. One Sunday a month dedicated to instructional kendo technique and basics including chakuso, manners, list incomplete if there are no objections.
b. One Sunday a month dedicated to Shimpan Keiko (?)
c. a and b may be interchangeable according to the visitors in attendance
d. Jigeiko among each other
e. Develop a way to pace (time) all the students practicing with the senseis (visitors or usual senseis)
X.Iaibu
A. Chair: Dr. Jinichi Tokeshi, Co-chair: Dr. Edwin Muranaka
B. Responsibilities:
1. Develop and maintain programs of learning
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Past HKF Presidents (incomplete; still researching)
1955-1960 Ietosha Takahashi
1960-1968 Chuichi Furuyama
1969-1970 Shigeo Yoshinaga
1971-1979 Akeji Kozaki
1980-1984 Takao Hedani
1985-1997 Noboru Akagi
1998-2001 Iwao Sato
2001-2003 Arnold Fukutomi
2004- ? Terushi Ueno
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