Members
The Council consists of 28 Governor appointed members that includes persons with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (I/DD), parents, family members, and representatives from public and private agencies. At least 61% (17 members) must be a person with I/DD or a family member of a person with I/DD. The Council currently has eight vacancies, with an additional ten by June 2018. The Governor’s Boards and Commissions Office has received 14 names to fill a portion of the vacancies.
Philip Ana
EXECUTIVE OFFICE ON AGING
Darwin Nagamine
SELF-ADVOCATE, HILO, HAWAI‘I
Maureen Bates
DIVISION OF VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION
Robert "Jack" Whitaker
SELF-ADVOCATE, O’AHU
Renee Manfredi
SELF-ADVOCATE, O‘AHU
Michelle Arakawa
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Bathey Fong
SELF-ADVOCATE, O‘AHU
Timothy Renken
SELF-ADVOCATE, O‘AHU
Catherine Sorensen
TITLE V – SOCIAL SECURITY ACT
Verna Waikiki
HAWAI‘I DISABILITY RIGHTS RIGHTS – HDRC, O‘AHU
Jacqueline Indreginal
TITLE IX – SOCIAL SECURITY ACT
Dr. Patricia Morrissey
CENTER ON DISABILITY STUDIES, UHM
Santo Triolo
PARENT, MAUI
Michelle Muralt
SELF-ADVOCATE, O‘AHU
John Beebe
PARENT, O‘AHU
Debbie Kobayakawa
PARENT, O’AHU
Shana Metsch
PARENT, KAUA‘I
Josh Ige
SELF-ADVOCATE, LANA‘I
Mary Brogan
DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES DIVISION
Liza Yogi
PARENT, HILO, HAWAI‘I
Maile Mathews-Perez
PARENT, MAUI
Victoria Murray
SELF-ADVOCATE, HILO, HAWAI‘I