Board of Directors

Our board members provide guidance and oversight, in order to help us fulfill our mission.

Peter Hoffmann
President

Peter Hoffmann

Pete was born and raised in Jersey City, NJ. He graduated from St. Peter’s College and New York University graduate school before entering the US Army as an intelligence officer in 1965. Pete’s 28 year military career brought him to Vietnam, Thailand, Germany, and the Pentagon, and culminated with a post as defense attaché at the US embassy in Austria before he retired in 1993. Pete then worked for an international peacekeeping organization headquartered in Vienna, before coming to the big island in 1997.  He then took up a career in community service, and was elected to serve four terms on the Hawaiʻi County Council, including one term as Council Chair. Recognizing the need for affordable housing, Pete founded the affordable housing land trust, Hale O Hawaiʻi, where he served as Board Chair. He was a board member for Hawaiʻi Island Community Health Center for fourteen years, and was the West Hawaiʻi Vicariate stewardship representative for five years. Pete also served for a short stint on the University of Hawaiʻi Board of Regents, and has participated in a variety of other community and church related activities.  He assumed his duties as Board President of Hope Services Hawaiʻi in March 2023.  

Charlene Iboshi
Vice President

Charlene Iboshi

Charlene Iboshi was born and raised in Hilo, Hawai‘i. Iboshi graduated from Hilo High School, University of Hawai‘I and University of Puget Sound Law School. She worked in King County Washington as deputy prosecuting attorney. In 1980, Iboshi was appointed as Deputy Prosecuting Attorney for Hawai‘I County, later was appointed First Deputy, and in 2011 was appointed Prosecuting Attorney.

Michael Stimson
Treasurer

Michael Stimson

Michael Stimson graduated from Hueneme High School in Southern California with honors and attended college at San Diego State University, where he majored in Psychology.  He started in banking while in college in 1994, and in 2010 joined Central Pacific Bank, where he worked his way up to his current position as Branch Manager II.  Michael is a recent recipient of CPB’s John Dean Core Values Award for his unquestioned commitment towards service excellence, both internally and externally.  Along with his team, Michael qualified for Kulia I Ka Nuʻu performance recognition in Q4 of 2020/ Q1 2021, helping Hilo to grow total deposit footings by over $13.6 million.  Michael was also one of the key leaders in Paycheck Protection Program closings during the first rounds of funding, as he and his team helped dozens of small businesses in East Hawaiʻi during a critical time.  Active in the community, Michael volunteers for Junior Achievement, is a Director for the Hawaii Island AJA Veteran’s Legacy Association, and was formerly a State Representative for Big Brothers, Big Sisters Hawaiʻi.

Rev. Robert Stark, SSS
Secretary

Rev. Robert Stark, SSS

Father Robert Stark has worked for social justice in the United States, Latin America and the Caribbean for more than 30 years, and is currently the Director of the Office for Social Ministry of the Catholic Diocese of Honolulu. Prior to his appointment in Hawaii, Father Stark headed the New Mexico Community foundation for nine years, serving primarily immigrant and Native American families. He also led the Policy Alternatives on Central American and the Caribbean, a non-governmental multinational organization. Ordained in 1977, Fr. Stark has a masters and doctorate degree in social ethics from the University of Chicago. He has also served as a parish priest and was formerly the parochial vicar of Malia Puka O Kalani Parish in Keaukaha, Hawaiʻi.

David Kurohara
Director

David Kurohara

David Kurohara was born and raised in Hilo, Hawaiʻi and graduated from UH Mānoa with a Bachelor’s degree in Finance. After graduating from college, Kurohara worked at his family’s clothing retail business as a buyer/manager, then HPM Building Supply in Purchasing / Marketing, and currently works at Hawaiian Electric in Government and Community Affairs.  Kurohara recently retired as Chief Volunteer Officer (board chair) from the Island of Hawaiʻi YMCA (2016 – 2021); current Director on Hawaiʻi County Economic Opportunity Council (VP); Catholic Charities Hawaiʻi (Chair / Hawaiʻi Island); Hawaii Care Choices (Treasurer). He also serves on both Hawaiʻi Island Chamber of Commerce and Kona-Kohala Chamber of Commerce Economic Development Committees.  David enjoys fishing, golf and traveling in his spare time.

Anne Harpham
Director

Anne Harpham

Anne Harpham currently works in the Office of Institutional Advancement at Maryknoll School and previously was a journalist for many years with the Honolulu Advertiser, where she worked as a copy editor, reporter, city editor, business editor, managing editor, reader representative and senior editor. At The Advertiser she covered tourism for 12 years and as senior editor was in charge of the Advertiser’s PM edition from 2001 to 2005. She also wrote editorials focusing on social service needs in the community. At Maryknoll School she works in fundraising for school operations and scholarship endowments and edits the Knoller, Maryknoll’s magazine. Anne is also an active volunteer in the community. She serves on the board of the Hawaii Catholic Conference, Susan G. Komen Hawaii Affiliate, St. Damien Catholic Worker in Hawaii, a volunteer in the American Cancer Society Reach to Recovery Program and teaches in the RCIA program at her parish, St. Augustine By-The-Sea. Anne is a graduate of Maryknoll School in Honolulu and Marquette University in Milwaukee, WI.

Dean Au
Director

Dean Au

Dean Au was born and raised in Manoa Valley, island of Oʻahu. He graduated from Maryknoll High School in 1993. He has 24 plus years of experience in the Construction Industry as a Carpenter and General Contractor. He has volunteered his time and construction expertise to help many non profit organizations on the Big Island, most recently Hawai’i island Food Basket and Saint Joseph Schools/Church. He is currently the Hilo Field Representative for the Hawai’i Regional Council of Carpenters.

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