Advisory Council Members
The CBED Advisory Council reviews all requests for financial assistance (loans and grants) to assess whether the proposed community-based economic development activity or enterprise is likely to achieve the purposes of the CBED program. The Council makes recommendations to DBEDT regarding the appropriateness of the proposed activity or enterprise, and DBEDT then has final authority to approve or disapprove the financial assistance
| COLLEEN MCALUNEY | Oahu Exp: 06/30/2025 |
| TEENA RASMUSSEN | Maui Exp: 06/30/2027 |
| DENNIS T. LING Representative for Director James Kunane Tokioka Department of Business, Economic Development. & Tourism | DBEDT Representative |
| JOSEPHINE “PONI” ASKEW Ex-Officio Representative for Chair Carmen Hulu Lindsey Office of Hawaiian Affairs | OHA Representative |
| MATTHEW K. LOKE Representative for Chairperson Sharon Hurd Department of Agriculture | DOA Representative |
| JANE HORIKE | Hawaii Exp: 06/30/2025 |
| KAREN BARR | Oahu Exp: 06/30/2027 |
| JENNIFER WILKINSON | Hawaii Exp: 06/30/2028 |
| NANCY ELVIRA LO | Oahu Exp: 06/30/2023 (Holdover) |
| ROBBIE MELTON | Kauai Exp: 06/30/2026 |