Christine Quach, BBA ’19, joined Hawaii State Federal Credit Union as a human resources employee relations and engagement professional.

Raoul Magana, MBA ‘11, joined Central Pacific Bank as group senior vice president and manager of commercial real estate lending and wholesale credit.

Kekai Edayan, BS ’18, MHRM ’19, joined Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts as the assistant director of people and culture.

Michelle Dang, BBA ’16, has been promoted to audit senior manager at Deloitte.

Adrian Perez, BS ’11, has been appointed general manager at the Coconut Waikiki Hotel. Perez has 15 years of experience in the hotel industry and previously served as the hotel manager of Wayfinder Waikiki.

Brandon Hirokawa, BBA ’19,  joins Locations Hawaii as a real estate agent. Hirokawa helps first-time homebuyers with the purchasing process while building relationships to encourage clients to grow generational wealth through buying, selling and exchanging real estate.⁠

Ayano Hanaoka, BBA ’19, has been promoted to human resources manager at Outrigger Hospitality Group. ⁠In her elevated role, Hanaoka oversees Outrigger’s human capital management system and is responsible for recruiting efforts and leading employment programs.

Nathan Choy, EMBA ’17, has been appointed director of revenue strategy at Four Seasons Resort Hualalai⁠.⁠ He is responsible for supervising the resort’s comprehensive commercial strategy, which encompasses activities such as defining its market positioning, formulating the go-to-market approach, strategizing pricing and yield management, as well as managing distribution channels effectively.⁠

Brittany Bonilla, BBA ’17, has been named complex associate director of HR at Highgate. Bonilla is responsible for the recruitment efforts at two of Highgate’s newest hotels – AC Hotel By Marriott Honolulu and Renaissance Honolulu Hotel & Spa.

Lauren Saiki, BBA ’15, has been promoted to associate director of alumni & community engagement at the University of Hawaiʻi Foundation. In her elevated role, she leads initiatives to connect UH system campuses with alumni through special engagement opportunities in Hawaiʻi and worldwide.

Brandie Ota, MHRM ‘15, has been promoted to human resources director at AlohaCare. In her role, she oversees all aspects of the Human Resource department with an emphasis on policies and procedures. Her role is key to fostering the development and retention of AlohaCare’s most important asset—their people.

Lynn Miyahira, MBA ’10, has been promoted to vice president of public affairs at iQ360. In her elevated role, she specializes in communications and market strategy advising clients on how to best integrate branding, marketing and media relations.

Dakota Chun, BBA ’19, has been promoted to marketing manager at Pacxa. She is responsible for leading the company’s marketing and communication initiatives. Chun will also be driving internal communication to engage employees within the organization.

Maurice Berbano, BBA ’19, has been hired as social content creator at REVOLVE. In this role, he is responsible for creating and publishing content across a variety of channels that showcase the company’s lifestyle brand and as a next-generation fashion retailer.

Lina Le, BBA ’11, MHRM ’13, has a new role as vice president of human resources and administration at Meadow Gold Dairies Hawaii. Le previously served as the director of human resources at Y. Hata & Co., Ltd.

Daniel Chong, BBA ‘15, has been hired as marketing director for Pearlridge Center at Washington Prime Group, where he leads events, advertising and communications for Pearlridge to grow its impact as a special gathering place for the community.

Matthew “Manakō” Tanaka, BS ’12, was named a senior specialist in the Community and Cultural Relations department at Hawaiian Airlines. In his role, Tanaka is responsible for planning and facilitating internal and external programming and events rooted in local and native Hawaiian culture, as well as for Team Kokua, the airlines’ employee volunteer program. He was previously a sales manager with the Oʻahu Visitor’s Bureau.

Jacqueline Rabaino, MHRM ‘17, has been hired as Oahu division director at United Public Workers (UPW). She is responsible for the management of UPW’s Oahu Division and supervision of field staff who represent city and state employees, through contract enforcement of two collective bargaining agreements, grievance handling, member recruitment and membership services.

Melissa Yoshimoto, MBA ‘19, has been named people operations manager at Revacomm. In her new role, Yoshimoto spearheads all operational aspects of the people operations team which includes benefits, compliance, compensation and talent management. As a champion of company culture, Yoshimoto places the best people in the right roles to diversify and grow the company.