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
2020 Board of Directors
| David Ball | |
| Susan Engebretson | Executive Committee Member |
| Karen Ewald | SFCA Art in Public Places Manager |
| Dean Fujitani | |
| Nancy Grekin | |
| Yvonne Hunter | |
| Stuart Ing | |
| Diane Ito | Secretary |
| Jonathan Johnson | SFCA Executive Director |
| James Koshiba | |
| Corianne Lau | 1st Vice President |
| Cameron Maheras | |
| Judie Malmgren | |
| Larry McCarthy | Treasurer |
| H. Brian Moore | |
| Joyce Okano | 2nd Vice President |
| Beau Rowland | |
| Dale Ruff | |
| Jay Suemori | President |
| Michelle Uchiyama | |
| Pamela Young |
2020 SFCA Board of Commissioners
| Susan Browne | Maui County |
| Nalani Brun | Kaua‘i County |
| Jane Clement | Hawai‘i County |
| Ronald Michioka | City & County of Honolulu |
| Karen Tiller Polivka | At-Large |
| Lloyd Unebasami | Chairperson |
| Sherman Warner | Hawai‘i County |
| Allison Wong | At-Large |
Past FHISAM Board Presidents
| Joyce Okano | |
| Lisa Yamada-Son | |
| Andrew Rose | |
| Kristine Altwies | |
| Sandy Fong | |
| Lawrence Tseu | |
| Lori Vogel Thomas | |
| Lynette Lo Tom | |
| Herb Conley | |
| Corrine Hayashi |