Garret Kawamura (Incumbent)

Retired Business Director, Department of Surgery, University Health Partners of Hawaii

Garret is a member of Hawaii Central FCU since February 2016 and was a member of The Queen’s Federal Credit Union since 2003. He has served on The Queen’s FCU Board of Directors and was the Chairman of the Supervisory Committee from 2004 to 2016. He has been an active Hawaii Central FCU volunteer since 2016 serving on the Board of Directors. Garret is seeking re-election to the Board of Directors to continue meeting the needs of our members and the community. He hopes to utilize the experience he gained serving on the Board of Directors for The Queen’s FCU and Kuakini Medical FCU.

Neil Shimogawa (Incumbent)

Retired Vice President of Finance, Continental Mechanical

Neil has been an active Hawaii Central FCU volunteer since 2004 serving on the Supervisory Committee and currently on the Board of Directors. With a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from the University of Hawaii, Neil has worked with Continental Mechanical from 1984 to his retirement in 2015. He was responsible for the financial affairs of the company which include internal and external financial reporting, cash management, budgeting and internal controls. His experience includes 43 years in accounting as an internal auditor for one of Hawaii’s largest corporations, controller for various companies and as a public accountant. Neil is seeking re-election to the Board of Directors to help members achieve their financial goals and to keep Hawaii Central FCU financially strong, provide services and products that are beneficial to our members, compliant with current regulations and to continue to help management provide a good environment for our staff.

Two (2) nominees were filed and submitted to fill the two (2) Board vacancies with the Board of Directors Secretary by the Nominating Committee on November 24, 2025. They are: Neil Shimogawa and Garret Kawamura. Their profiles are listed at hawaiicentral.org/boardnominees. Additional nominations from the membership may be made by petition only; nominations will not be accepted from the floor on the day of the Annual Meeting. If you are interested in serving on the Board and would like to submit a petition for nomination, please visit hawaiicentral.org/nominations for a list of qualifications and a petition packet. The deadline to submit a petition for nomination is February 9, 2026. Instructions can be found on page 9 of the Application for Nomination. Nominees accepted by petition will be added to the ballot for voting at the Annual Meeting. If no nominees are accepted by petition, there will be two (2) vacancies and two (2) nominees, so there will not be a vote.