Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 6, Number 5, 1 May 1989 — HBPA Advances Success In Business, Industry [ARTICLE]

HBPA Advances Success In Business, Industry

The Hawaiian Business/Professional Association is an organization whose goals are to encourage and promote the interest of its members engaged in trade, commerce and the professions. The purposes of the Hawaiian Business/Professional Association are: • to promote the interests of its members engaged in business, industry and the professions; • to encourage fraternal and cooperative relations among its members, and to encourage the exchange of ideas and experiences among individuals with similar interests; and • to provide the means to organize the Hawaiian business and professional community into a viable eeonomie and social voice. The basic philosophy of the Hawaiian Business/Professional Association is to advance the eeonomie well-being of the Hawaiian community by encouraging success among Hawaiian business men and women and professionals, who in turn ean aid and encourage other Hawaiians. Current officers of HBPA, a private Hawai'i corporation, are: president, Sidney Keli'ipuleole; first vice-president Roy Benham; second vice-presi-dent Leroy Akamine; treasurer Riley Smith; secretary Ethelreda Kahalewai. The board of directors includes: James W.P. Andrews, Haunani Apoliona, W. Frank Brandt, Dee Crowell, William Kahapea, H.K. Bruss Keppeler, ElmerManley and Scott May. Membership is open to any person in the State of Hawai'i who is in business, a profession or is actively interested in community affairs, and who is interested in supporting the goals and aims of the association. Current membership of 68 includes professionals from many different fields. Most importantly, members are invited who are interested in serving the interests of the Hawaiian eommunity. For membership information contact Ethelreda Kahalewai at 486-6079, or write HBPA at P.O. Box 597, Honolulu, HI 96809.