Ariel Chun (Incumbent)

Ariel has been a member of Hawaii Central FCU since June, 2014. She was appointed to the Board of Directors in April 2020. Ariel would like to continue to share her experiences and knowledge that she gained through her many years in the financial services industry. She started her career at Finance Factors and moved to the Bank of Hawaii before joining First Federal Savings and Loan. Ariel was recruited to the University of Hawaii Federal Credit Union as their President/CEO and retired in 2019 after 23 years of service.

Ariel has served on numerous boards both locally and nationally. She would love to continue to work with the Hawaii Central FCU Board of Directors to bring to our staff and members the resources that will help meet their financial goals and dreams.

Blaine Hedani

During these unprecedented financial and economic times, Blaine believes that he can provide required hands-on support to the credit union management and staff. As a former insurance agent, he has advised companies on operational risks.

Blaine has been a member of the credit union since 2007 and has served as the Supervisory Committee Chair since 2018. The Supervisory Committee has been present at all Board meetings, and as its Chair, he is fully aware of the credit union’s operations and strategies. His goal as a member of the Board of Directors is to ensure the credit union’s financial safety and soundness. He also wishes to ensure that the credit union does not forget its primary mission to help people.

Herb Hussey

Herb believes he can provide credit union management the guidance it needs to give members the best possible retirement planning, including the best rates and service options on loans and deposits.

Herb has been a member of the credit union since 2009 and has served on its Board of Directors in the past.

He is nationally certified in retirement planning and began his retirement planning career with American Savings Bank, working with State of Hawaii employees on all islands to create effective retirement savings plans. He left the bank to start his own firm and for 30 years has helped State of Hawaii employees and people from all walks of life with their retirement needs.

Rhonda Nii

Rhonda has served 44 years in the financial industry with 36 of those years in credit unions. She was the CEO at TheoDavies FCU prior to the merger with Hawaii Central FCU in 2013, and served in various capacities (Assistant Vice President, Loan Manager, Trainer) at Hawaii Central FCU through 2021.

Rhonda has been trained, educated and certified in all departments and divisions of a credit union. She is a graduate of Western CUNA Management School and has been a volunteer for various non-profit organizations since 1996. She currently serves as a Treasurer on the Board of Directors for the Lelepono AOAO. She has been a Board Member with various committees and organizations affiliated with the Hawaii Credit Union League.

Fredrick Tsuda (Incumbent)

Fred is seeking re-election to Hawaii Central FCU’s Board of Directors. He has served as a Hawaii Central FCU volunteer for over 30 years. He currently serves as the Board’s Vice Chairman and has held various other positions on the Board and credit union committees, including having served as past Chairman. He has also served as a Director at TheoDavies FCU and has served on the Supervisory Committee at Libby, McNeil and Libby FCU.

Fred believes that his many years of being a credit union volunteer and his 22 years of fiscal experience at Kahu Malama Nurses, Inc. have provided him the training and experience to better serve the financial needs of our members.

The Nominating Committee states a specific preference for the following individuals as incumbent candidates – Ariel Chun and Fred Tsuda, although all candidates meet qualifications for preference including credit union membership in good standing, fiscal knowledge and experience, bondability, and no criminal convictions for crimes involving dishonesty.