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Hawaiʻi Community Development Authority approves executive director evaluation, 15% pay increase and strategic-plan updates
Summary
The Hawaiʻi Community Development Authority at-large board on June 4, 2025, adopted a permitted-interaction group report finding the executive director—s performance "outstanding," approved a 15% compensation adjustment aligned with the Commission on Salaries report, and amended the agency strategic plan.
The Hawaiʻi Community Development Authority approved the recommendations of a permitted-interaction group on Thursday, adopting an "outstanding" evaluation of Executive Director Craig Nakamoto and a 15% compensation adjustment, and amended the authority—s strategic plan.
The action was taken at the HCDA—s at-large board meeting on June 4, 2025, held in person at the American Brewery Building and virtually. The permitted-interaction group—s report covered the review period June 2024–May 2025 and included a revised strategic plan for the coming year.
The board—s packet cites alignment between the 15% increase and the Commission on Salaries— report and recommendations to the 2025 Legislature (dated March 13, 2025). The staff report recommending adoption was introduced during agenda item 3; no members of the public provided oral testimony on the item.
Craig Nakamoto, executive director, told the board the permitted-interaction group recommended "outstanding, exceptional performance" for the review period and recommended the 15% adjustment. Nakamoto thanked the board and attributed the result to agency staff, managers and deputy attorneys general: "I think the evaluation of, you know, exceptional and outstanding work really reflects on the good work that's done by the managers, the staff, our deputy attorney generals every day," he said.
Sterling Higa, chairperson of the authority, called for the roll call vote after a motion and second; the motion passed. The board recorded affirmative votes from Member Liang, Member Sakoda, Chair Sterling Higa, Vice Chair Sheehy, Secretary Lidstow, Member Miranda Johnson, Member Evans, Member Strikes, Member Yamashita, Member Hirokawa, Member China, Member Gordon, and Member Kabibi.
The adopted action directs staff to incorporate the new 1-, 3- and 5-year goals for the executive director into the agency strategic plan as amended. The board did not receive public testimony on the item and there were no amendments recorded to the permitted-interaction group's recommendations.
The board will distribute the revised strategic plan consistent with the action taken at the June 4 meeting; the staff report and Commission on Salaries attachment are in the meeting packet.
The board moved on to subsequent agenda items after the vote.
