Annual Executive Roast & Toast Honoring Ku'uhaku "Ku'u" Park as Past Chair and Board of Directors from 2015 to 2025.
This year, we will be honoring Past Chair, Ku'uhaku "Ku'u" Park, Vice President of Government and Community Relations at Matson. We hope you can join us for an evening of fun and laughter on Friday, May 30, 2025 at Halekulani. This year’s theme is “John Wick” so come dressed to kill - sharp suits, sleek looks, and the kind of business acumen that takes no prisoners.
Ku'u Park served on the Chamber’s Board from 2015 to 2025, as well as Chair from 2022-2024. His commitment to both professional excellence and community service has not gone unnoticed. We are thrilled to be able to honor, roast and toast Ku'u.
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Ku'uhaku Park
Vice President of Government & Community Relations
Matson
Ku‘uhaku T. Park was appointed senior vice president, government and community relations of Matson Navigation and senior vice president of Matson in February 2022. Park directs Matson’s government relations and Hawaii community service activities. He also leads the company’s philanthropy efforts in promoting and developing Matson Giving. His extensive background working with state, county, and federal government officials on transportation matters and his strong record of community involvement have been integral to Matson’s success over the years.
He began his career with Matson in 2012 as vice president, government and community relations.
Prior to joining Matson, Park was managing principal of Oni Malie, LLC, a Honolulu consulting firm offering government relations, business development, and project management services. He has also held positions at Watanabe Ing, LLP and Sea-Land Services/Horizon Lines, Inc.
Park is the president of the American Maritime Partnership (the leading advocate for the Jones Act industry) and chair of the Hawaii Chamber of Commerce. He currently sits on the board of directors of the Institute for Human Services, St. Francis Healthcare System of Hawaii, the Blood Bank of Hawaii, PBS Hawaii, the Tax Foundation of Hawaii, Ka Leo Hawaii Media, and the YMCA of Honolulu. He is a founding member of the Hawaii Harbor Users Group and the Hawaii Law Enforcement Memorial Foundation. By gubernatorial appointment, Park was named to the State Commission on Transportation and completed two terms as its chair. Previously, Park served on the boards of the Hawaii Foodbank, the Girl Scouts of Hawaii, the Makaha Sons Foundation, the Hawaii Home Ownership Center, the Hawaii Transportation Association, the Na Koa Football Club, and as a member of the Bishop Museum Association Council. He is a graduate of Kamehameha Schools and earned a bachelor’s of arts degree in communications from Lewis & Clark College.
