HPR Community Advisory Board

The Community Advisory Board (CAB) is an adjunct to HPR's Board of Directors. The CAB provides feedback to HPR management on station programming and community outreach opportunities.

HPR is now accepting nominations for its Community Advisory Board.

Submit a nomination here—you may nominate yourself or submit one on behalf of someone else. Deadline: Friday, June 26, 2026.

Here are the current Community Advisory Board members:

HPR CAB chair
James Faumuina, Kapolei, O‘ahu

Community Advisory Board Class of 2026
Richie Biluan, Kaunakakai, Moloka‘i
Gregory Carrow-Boyd, Honolulu, O‘ahu
E. Allegra Gaines, Kapaʻa, Kaua‘i
Zachary Hitchcock, Honolulu, O‘ahu
Keith Izawa, Waipahu, O‘ahu
Ruth Smith, Waikoloa, Hawai‘i Island
Jeannie Thompson, Honolulu, O‘ahu

Community Advisory Board Class of 2027
Steve Armstrong, Kapa‘a, Kaua‘i
Jennifer Barrett Fajardo, Honolulu, O‘ahu
Merissa Bunton, Waikīkī, O‘ahu
Kanoe Enos, Hawai‘i Kai, O‘ahu
Lorri Jean, Kihei, Maui
Kalei Kailihiwa, Ewa Beach, O‘ahu
Kehau Kimokeo, Maui
Mark Murakami, Kaimukī, O‘ahu
Jason Sear, Kapa‘au, Hawai‘i Island
Danya Weber, Hilo, Hawai‘i Island

CAB members will normally serve a two-year term.

The CAB meets at least four times per year, with at least two of the meetings in conjunction with HPR Board of Directors' Broadcast Committee. Meetings are held on Zoom.

CAB members, except for selecting a chair, have no voting authority or fiduciary responsibilities with HPR.