University of Hawaiʻi alumnae mean business! This year, 15 of the 31 Pacific Business News Women Who Mean Business honorees are proud UH alumnae who excel in business and community leadership. Together, they are committed to empowering the next generation of women leaders in Hawaiʻi’s business community.
Earlier this year, Susan Yamada, chair of the UH Mānoa’s Pacific Asian Center for Entrepreneurship (PACE) Board of Directors and Shidler College of Business alumna, was named the 2025 Women Who Mean Business Career Achievement honoree.
UH alumnae who are 2025 Women Who Mean Business honorees:
Charity Texeira Figurres (UH Maui College Lānaʻi Outreach Center) – CEO, Lānaʻi Federal Credit Union
Jennifer Grems (MEd ’16, UH Mānoa) – head of school, La Pietra – Hawaiʻi School for Girls
Lauren Imada (JD ’06, UH Mānoa) – director of strategic initiatives and deputy general counsel, Young Brothers LLC
Liane Khim (BBA ’99, UH Mānoa) – first vice president, commercial banking officer, American Savings BAnk
Linda Miki (BArch. ‘87, UH Mānoa) – CEO and vice chair, G70
Lynn Miyahira (MBA ’10, UH Mānoa) – vice president of public affairs, IQ 360
Del Mochizuki (BBA ’09, UH Mānoa) – SVP and chief of staff, Hawaiʻi State Federal Credit Union
Karen Wataru Nakaoka (AS, ‘07 Kapiʻolani CC, Substance Abuse Counseling Certificate of Completion, ‘08 Leeward CC) – senior director, member and community engagement, Hawaiʻi and Visitors Convention Bureau
Sherri Okinaga (BBA ’89, UH Mānoa) – senior vice president and organizational effectiveness division manager, First Hawaiian BAnk
