Board Members
Michael Fujimoto, Trustee
Fujimoto is a graduate of Hawaii Preparatory Academy in Waimea, and received his Bachelors of Arts and Master of Arts degrees in Economics from the University of Massachusetts. He received his Masters of Business Administration degree in Finance and Accounting from the University of California, Berkeley.
Fujimoto has had a long record of service to the community and currently serves on the Boards of the First Hawaiian Bank, Parker Ranch, Inc, New Moon Foundation and the Kohala Institute among other entities. Fujimoto was appointed Trustee to the Parker Ranch Foundation Trust in September 2017. He is the Executive Chairman of HPM Building Supply, a trusted building supply company in Hawaii with five locations on Hawaii Island, one location on Oahu, two locations on Kauai and 4 locations on Maui. Since 2006, HPM has been 100% employee owned through the company’s Employee Stock Ownership Program.
Timothy E. Johns, Trustee
Johns was first selected as Trustee for the Parker Ranch Foundation Trust in June 2005. He was reappointed following Trust restructuring in December 2007.
Johns is currently President and CEO of Zephyr Insurance Company. He formerly served as the Chair of the Hawaii State Department of Land and Natural Resources, COO of the Estate of Samuel Mills Damon, CEO of the Bishop Museum and Chief Consumer Officer and Executive Vice President for Hawaii Medical Service Association.
He has also served as Vice-President and General Counsel for AMFAC Property Development Corporation, been a Lecturer in Business Law at the University of Hawaii and Windward Community College and held the position of Director of Land Protection with the Nature Conservancy of Hawaii.
Johns received his bachelor’s degree in history and business economics from the University of California, Santa Barbara, with honors. That was followed by a master’s degree in economics and Juris Doctor from the University of Southern California Law Center, where he was awarded Order of the Coif.
His extensive community involvement includes former membership with the State of Hawaii Board of Land and Natural Resources, Hawaii Commission on Water Resource Management, the Northwestern Hawaiian Island Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve Advisory Council, and the Kahoolawe Island Reserve Commission. Johns serves on the board of directors for Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc., Grove Farm Company, Inc., Kualoa Ranch, Inc., KUPU, Malama Maunalua, Consuelo Foundation, Oahu Economic Development Board, and Polynesian Voyaging Society.
Toby Taniguchi, Trustee
Toby became President and Chief Operating Officer in 2014, and has worked for KTA Super Stores since 1996. He is actively involved in public service and various not-for-profit organizations.
He currently serves as the President of the Hawaii Island Chamber of Commerce, and has also served as Chairman for the Boys & Girls Club of the Big Island, the Hawaii Island United Way, the Hawaii Employers Council and the Hawaii Employers Mutual Insurance Company. In addition to having served as the Capital Campaign Chairman of the Hawaii Japanese Center, he also sits on the Board of Directors for Hawaiian Electric, Waiakea High School Foundation and the Lyman House Museum. Toby is a Pacific Century Fellow (Class of 2003) and was recognized twice by Hawaii Business Magazine, as a “40 Under Forty” (2003) and “20 for the Next 20” (2010). He received a Bachelor of Science from the University of Portland, and an Executive Food Management Certificate from the University of Southern California.
Kay Fukunaga
Kay Fukunaga serves as Director of Corporate Strategy, Financial Planning & Analysis, and Enterprise Risk Management at Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. (NYSE: HE). Her recent professional background includes clean and renewable energy, aviation, transportation, private equity, and healthcare experience.
She previously served as a Director at NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NEE), a Fortune 200 company and the world’s leading generator of renewable power from the wind and sun, as a Director supporting the finance and treasury departments at Hawaiian Airlines (NASDAQ: HA), and as Executive Director for DentaQuest, a U.S. healthcare benefits administrator covering 27 million+ members in 30 states. Kay also evaluated private equity investments in energy, agriculture, waste and water systems for the Omidyar family, and worked as a valuation specialist in high profile antitrust and intellectual property disputes for Oliver Wyman Group’s National Economic Research Associates (NERA) in New York.
Kay earned an MBA from Harvard Business School (HBS), and undergraduate degrees in Economics and English, with honors, from Dartmouth College. At Harvard, she served as Editor-in-Chief of the news corporation, and presently enjoys keeping in touch with classmates by serving as Secretary for HBS Class of 2010 (Section J).
In addition to serving on the Board of Directors for Parker Ranch, Inc., she serves on the Board of Directors for the Girl Scouts, on the Board of Governors for the Pacific and Asian Affairs Council (PAAC), and as a Trustee of the Fukunaga Scholarship Foundation.
Robert Hind
Robert L. Hind, III has always been part of the Parker Ranch family, as sixth generation descendant of ranch patriarch John Palmer Parker, and 18-year employee. Hind is the owner-operator of his family’s Daleico Ranch, a 9,000-acre spread in South Point. During his Parker Ranch career, he worked his way up from Livestock Manager to Vice President of Livestock Marketing and Ranch Resources. He retired in 2002 and joined the Board of Directors in 2008.
Born and raised on Hawai‘i Island, Hind graduated from Hawai‘i Preparatory Academy and earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration at the University of the Pacific. Always active in the Waimea community, he has served as chair of the Mauna Kea Soil & Water Conservation District and Hawai‘i Cattlemen’s Association, and past president of the Hawaii Cattlemen’s Council. He is past president of the Waimea Family YMCA, and was a board member with the Waimea Cowboys Pop Warner Football and the Kawaihae Canoe Club. At present, he is a member of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, he is an executive board member of the HPA Alumni Association, member of the Paniolo Preservation Society, Mana Christian ‘Ohana, Hawai‘i Forestry Industry Association, state Pu‘uwa‘awa‘a Advisory Council, the Nature Conservancy, and the Hawai‘i and National Rifle Associations. He was inducted into the Paniolo Hall of Fame in 2017.
Ka’iu Kimura
Parker Ranch Inc. announces the appointment of Ka’iu Kimura to the Board of Directors of Parker Ranch Inc. She joins other Board members, Michael Fujimoto (Board Chairman), Kay Fukunaga, Robert L. Hind III, Timothy E. Johns, and Toby B. Taniguchi. Parker Ranch Inc. is the for-profit corporation that is responsible for managing the cattle operations and the real property development activities on behalf of Parker Ranch Foundation Trust.
Ka’iu Kimura is a native of Waimea, Hawaii and comes from a long lineage of Parker Ranch employees. Her great grandfather, John “Keone Poko” Lindsey was head cowboy and her grandfather Hisao Kimura was an agronomist for the Ranch. Her grand uncles, Yutaka Kimura and Joe Pacheco were cowboys and her uncle Charlie Kimura served as Livestock Manager for many years. Yutaka and Charlie’s careers at Parker Ranch spanned almost 100 years combined.
Ka’iu is currently the Executive Director of the ‘Imiloa Astronomy Center of Hawai’i where she played an integral role in developing the mission of the Center as well as cultivating and advocating for community engagement in the continuance of scientific research while ensuring the integrity and integration of the host language and culture. She also serves on the leadership team of Ka Haka ʻUla O Keʻelikōlani, College of Hawaiian Language. Kaʻiu has worked for the ‘Aha Punana Leo in various positions and has lectured for the College of Hawaiian Language where she developed Hawaiian language curriculum offered to Hawai’i’s business and tourism industries.
Kaʻiu participated in the inaugural First Nations’ Futures Fellowship which focused on improving the wellbeing of indigenous communities through strengthening leadership in areas of economic development, environment and resource management, and community and culture. She has been a fellow in the Pacific Century Fellows program as well as the Center for Advancing Informal Science Education fellowship. Most recently, she participated in the inaugural Omidyar Fellows program (2012- 2013) and continues to participate in the forum of fellows created to develop an active network of leaders and change makers dedicated to making positive movement on Hawai’i’s most pressing issues. Kaʻiu has a passion for the ocean both paddling canoe and sailing. She has sailed with the Makaliʻi ʻohana for several years, and was also a crew member on Hōkūleʻa’s voyage to Japan. Today she serves on the board of directors for the ʻOhana Waʻa whose mission is to support and ensure the collective health and sustainability of Hawai’i’s deep sea voyaging canoes.