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
2019 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 | 1st Vice President |
| Jonathan Johnson | SFCA Executive Director |
| Karin Koga | 2nd Vice President |
| James Koshiba | |
| Corianne Lau | Secretary |
| Pamela Young | |
| Larry McCarthy | Treasurer |
| Maile Meyer | |
| H. Brian Moore | Executive Committee Member |
| Joyce Okano | President |
| Beau Rowland | |
| Dale Ruff | |
| Jay Suemori | |
| Kathy Whitmire |
2019 SFCA Board of Commissioners
| Patricia Hamamoto | |
| Jane Clement | |
| Joel Guy | |
| Noelle Kahanu | |
| Michael Moore | |
| Karen Tiller Polivka | |
| Dean Sakamoto | |
| Sherman Warner | |
| Eva Rose Washburn-Repollo |
Past FHISAM Board Presidents
| Lisa Yamada-Son | |
| Andrew Rose | |
| Kristine Altwies | |
| Sandy Fong | |
| Lawrence Tseu | |
| Lori Vogel Thomas | |
| Lynette Lo Tom | |
| Herb Conley | |
| Corrine Hayashi |