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NEW MEMBER CANDIDATES

The following individuals have applied for HAPA membership and received preliminary approval. Before approval is complete, all HAPA members are afforded an opportunity to object to the acceptance of any membership applicant for valid reasons. If a member feels there is a valid reason to deny membership, objections in writing must be presented to:

HAPA Practice & Ethics Committee
P.O. Box 61043
Honolulu, Hawaii 96839

Please, submit objections before the end of the screening period. The official screening period ends 30 days after appearing on the website.

Screening Period Ends 6/30/24

Name/Address	Type	Company	Sponsor
Elyse Hasegawa 101 Aupuni St. #139 Hilo, HI. 96720	Young Prof.	Taketa, Iwata, Hara & Associates LLC	Taketa, Iwata, Hara & Associates LLC

Screening Period Ends 8/12/24

Name/Address	Type	Company	Sponsor
Asa Viela 1580 Makaloa St. #890 Honolulu, HI 96814	Young Prof.	Fukuya Hasegawa PartnersLLC	Shawn Hasegawa

Screening Period Ends 8/26/24

Name/Address	Type	Company	Sponsor
Ravani Flood 101 Aupuni St. #139 Hilo, HI. 96720	Associate	Taketa, Iwata, Hara & Associates LLC	Chantee Poepoe-Vigil
Kristine Muerong 101 Aupuni St. #139 Hilo, HI. 96720	Young Prof.	Taketa, Iwata, Hara & Associates LLC	Chantee Poepoe-Vigil

Screening Period Ends 9/30/24

Name/Address	Type	Company	Sponsor
Emma Fusato 1748 Wili Pa Loop Wailuku, HI. 96793	Young Prof.	Fusato CPA Inc.	Mindy Fusato

Screening Period Ends 10/13/24

Name/Address	Type	Company	Sponsor
Jonell Vale 77 Hookele St. #302 Kahului, HI. 96732	Associate	Kawahara & Hu LLP

Screening Period Ends 10/27/24

Name/Address	Type	Company	Sponsor
Jared Miyamoto 688 Kinoole St. #121 Hilo, HI. 96720	Young Prof.	Egdamin, Hu CPA Inc.	Randy Hu
Allison Tamamoto 745 Fort St. Mall #1900 Honolulu, HI. 96813	Young Prof.	OCCPA LLC	Shane Chan
Katsumi Naito 2-10-1 Yurakucho Chiyodaku, Tokyo 100-0006	International	ARC & Partners	Creighton Aotani

Screening Period Ends 11/10/24

Name/Address	Type	Company	Sponsor
Joe Arai 509 University Ave. #302 Honolulu, HI. 96826	Young Prof.	Robert Leong & Co.	Terence Enriques
You Fan Chai 1713 Hunnewell St. Honolulu, HI. 96822	Young Prof.	Robert Leong & Co.	Terence Enriques

Screening Period Ends 12/22/24

Name/Address	Type	Company	Sponsor
Yuki Hiki 1004 Tokyokotsu Kaiken Bldg. Yurakucho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan 100-0006	International	Protectsource Tax Accountant Corporation	Creighton Aotani
Yuki Nakamura Portal Point 1003, 4-17 Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan 3620071	International	Nakamura Law Offices	Creighton Aotani
Katsuya Sekiguchi Asagaya Kita 1-31-21 Suginami, Tokyo, Japan 166-1001	International	Sekiguchi Katsuya Tax Office	Creighton Aotani
Kiara Silva 15-2660 Pahoa Village Rd. #203-155 Pahoa, HI. 96778	Student	Integrated Accounting and Tax Solutions	Sandra Silva

Screening Period Ends 12/29/24

Name/Address	Type	Company	Sponsor
Tsutomu Kuribayashi 3-5-2 Burex Kojimachi Tol Chiyoda Ku, Tokyo 102-0071	International	Kuribayashi Soji Law Office	Creighton Aotani

Screening Period Ends 1/5/25

Name/Address	Type	Company	Sponsor
Hiroko Watanabe 3-1 Kita Ku Daishin-cho Osaka City, Japan 530-0011	International	Nature Tax Accountant Corporation	Creighton Aotani
Andy Schachtel 19th Fl. Exxa Tower Bridgetowne, Quezon City, Philippines	International	Sourcefit Inc.	Creighton Aotani
Laura Killian 2733 E. Manoa Road Honolulu, HI. 96822	Young Prof.	MC Group Hawaii Inc.	Gary Miyashiro

Screening Period Ends 1/13/25

Name/Address	Type	Company	Sponsor
Toshihide Isobe 2-10-1 Yurakucho Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo, Japan 100-0006	International	Protectstance Legal Professional Corp.	Creighton Aotani
Takahiro Kawakami 3-8-27 Teramachi Joyetsu, Niigata, Japan 9430892	International	Liferemedy	Creighton Aotani

Screening Period Ends 1/26/25

Name/Address	Type	Company	Sponsor
Yuho Tsuji 2-3-16 Imahashi Chuo Ku Osaka, Japan 541-0042	International	Asuka Tax Co.	Creighton Aotani
Jared Crivello 73-4976 Kamanu St. #107 Kailua-Kona, HI 96740	Regular	Carbonaro CPA & Management Group	Gretchen Kreymeyer

Screening Period Ends 2/5/25

Name/Address	Type	Company	Sponsor
Mamoru Furushima 6-2-31 Roppongi Minato-Ku Tokyo, Japan 106-0023	International	Lawyer Corportation Trident	Creighton Aotani

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