The Friends of the Hawai’i State Art Museum (Friends of HiSAM) is a 501(c) (3) non-profit organization established to work effectively with the Hawai’i State Foundation on Culture and the Arts (HSFCA) and its professional staff to enhance and support the work of the museum, its ancillary programs, and amenities.

In supporting the mission of the HSFCA, the Friends of HiSAM have four objectives:

To expose and engage all grade school students at the Museum to the arts in Hawaii
To encourage all high school/college students, who are focused on the arts, through meaningful events and programs at the Museum
To expose, excite, educate and engage those living in and visiting our state to the art and artists of Hawaii through visits to the Museum
To assist the Foundation in the recognition of Hawaii’s art and artists


David Ball
Susan Engebretson
Karen Ewald	SFCA Art in Public Places Manager
Dean Fujitani
Nancy Grekin	Treasurer
Chris Hendricks	Secretary
Yvonne Hunter
Stuart Ing
Diane Ito	2nd Vice President
Jonathan Johnson	SFCA Executive Director
Karin Koga
James Koshiba
Corianne Lau
Maile Meyer
H. Brian Moore
Joyce Okano	President
Beau Rowland
Dale Ruff
Sheila Donnelly Theroux
Kathy Whitmire
Lisa Yamada-Son	1st Vice-President
Joana Yasui
Pamela Young