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Conference Council 2026-2027

The Conference Council functions as the Board of Directors of the Hawai’i Conference of the United Church of Christ. The Conference Council meets at least four times a year to provide leadership, theological discernment and spiritual oversight in articulating the vision of the Conference, and oversees the policies of the ‘Aha Pae’āina and their implementation. Council members are members in good standing of a local church in the Conference.

Chair

Roberta Jahrling

Kaumakapili Church

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Vice Chair

Wayne Ibara

​Waiokeola Congregational Church

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Secretary

Aileen Trout

Lahuiokalani Ka‘anapali Congregational

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Treasurer

Linn Garcia

Central Union Church

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At-Large Youth/Young Adult

Galen Kaohi

Hanapepe Hawaiian Church

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At-Large Youth/Young Adult

John Narruhn

Church of the Holy Cross

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Hawai‘i Island Association President

Wryen "Keoki" Kiwaha

Puka‘ana Congregational Church

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Kaua‘i Association President

Cheri Dennis

Lihue Christian Church

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O‘ahu Association Representative

Irene Willis Hassan

Kailua Christian Church

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‘Aha O Nā Mokupuni ‘O Maui, Moloka‘i, A Me Lāna‘i Representative

Clifford Nakoa

Po'okela Church

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Association of Hawaiian Evangelical Churches Representative

Joyclynn Costa

Kalanikahua Hou Church

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State Council of Hawaiian Congregational Churches President

Lorna Motas

Kaumakapili Church

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Administration Missional Team Chair

Joan Sakaba

Kailua Christian Church

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Formation Missional Team Chair

Henry Kalani Wong

Iao UCC

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Justice & Witness Missional Team Chair

Cheri Dennis

Lihue United Union Church

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Innovation & Engagement Missional Team Chair

Heather Barfield

Kaumakapili Church

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Hawai‘i Conference Minister

David Popham (ex-officio)

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Hawai‘i Conference Foundation Executive Director

Andy Bunn (ex-officio)

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