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Our Team

Rev. Irene Willis Hassan

Pastor

Joined the KCC Team: August 2023

Favorite Bible Verse: John 5:6 NRSVUE

When Jesus saw him lying there and knew that he had been there a long time, he said to him, “Do you want to be made well?”

Fun Fact: I have a condition called synesthesia, which means I confuse my senses like “seeing music” or “smelling voices.”

Katelyn Akamine

Council Member (Clerk), Pastoral Development Program Committee Member

Joined the KCC Team: 2009

Favorite Bible Verse: John 3:16 NIV

For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.

Fun Fact: My dad (Dean Wakuzawa) and I have been taking karate together for 15 years.

June Cunningham

King’s Company Volunteer, Pastoral Development Program Committee Member

Debbie Fong

Deacon, King’s Company Volunteer

Joined the KCC Team: 1985

Favorite Bible Verse: Matthew 19:26 NIV

Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”

Fun Fact: I relax and relieve stress by coloring books.

Paul Grable

Worship Team Volunteer

Joined the KCC Team: June 1986

Favorite Bible Verse: Psalm 46:10 NIV

He says, “Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.”

Fun Fact: I’m a certified sommelier.

Wilma “Kammy” Grable

Council Member (Missions Chair), Office Administrator

Joined the KCC Team: June 1986

Favorite Bible Verse: 2 Peter 3:18 NIV

But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and forever! Amen.

Fun Fact: I love animals and am convinced they will have a place in heaven.

Susan Morita

Trustee

Join the KCC Team: 1990

Favorite Bible Verse: Jeremiah 29:11 NIV

For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.

Fun Fact: I love to spend time with my grandkids.

Barney Pilla

Worship Tech Volunteer

Joined the KCC Team: 2015

Favorite Bible Verse: Proverbs 3:5-6

Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.

Fun Fact: I really enjoy auto detailing and music, especially jazz.

Aaron Tanaka

Worship Tech Volunteer

Joined the KCC Team: 2019

Favorite Bible Verse: Romans 8:28 NIV

And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.

Fun Fact: I am an avid tennis player and swimmer and I am enjoying my new career as Grandpa Babysitter.

Dean Wakuzawa

Council Member (Co-Trustee Chair, Interim Treasurer)

Joined the KCC Team: 2001

Favorite Bible Verse:

Fun Fact: I love to listen to K-Pop, especially to the singer IU.

Maureen Wakuzawa

Trustee

Joined the KCC Team: 2017

Favorite Bible Verse: Isaiah 40:8

The grass withers and the flower fades, but the Word of our God endures forever.

Aianna “Pie Pie” Wong

King’s Company Coordinator

Joined the KCC Team: October 2023

Favorite Bible Verse: 2 Corinthians 12:9-10

But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.

Fun Fact: I used to train, coach, and compete in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.

Matthew Wong

Council Member (Worship Chair), Music Director

Joined the KCC Team: October 2023

Favorite Bible Verse: Psalm 104:33 NIV

I will sing to the LORD all my life; I will sing praise to my God as long as I live.

Fun Fact: I love learning about history, specifically American and Hawaiiana. I am also a huge Star Wars nerd.

Myra Yamada

Deacon, Na Anela Coordinator

Joined the KCC Team: August 2001

Favorite Bible Vese: Proverbs 3:5-6 NIV

Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.

Fun Fact: I LOVE to watch our grandsons!

Reggie Yamada

Council Member (Co-Chair Trustee), Worship Tech Volunteer

Joined the KCC Team: August 2001

Favorite Bible Verse: Psalm 23 NIV

The LORD is my shepherd, I lack nothing. He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, he refreshes my soul. He guides me along the right paths for his name’s sake. Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. Surely your goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.

Fun Fact: I was a bandsman in the Hawaii Army National Guard Band.

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