Pacific Business News will honor 31 women who excel in both business and community leadership in Hawaii at the 2025 Women Who Mean Business gala event in March.
Pacific Business News has named 31 honorees for the 2025 Women Who Mean Business awards, recognizing women in Hawaii who have demonstrated excellence in both business and community leadership.
Women Who Mean Business is now in its 27th year, and the 2025 honorees represent a range of industries including real estate, finance, hospitality and education. All of the honorees will be recognized in a special section of the March 14 edition of PBN, and will be celebrated at a gala event the evening before, on March 13, at The Royal Hawaiian, a Luxury Collection Resort, Waikiki. For more information and to register for the event, click here.
A career achievement honoree, who will also be celebrated at the event, will be announced in the near future.
Here are the 2025 Women Who Mean Business honorees:
Eileen Zorc, Kamehameha Schools
Beth Amaro, Kauai Island Utility Cooperative
Raina Au, Maui Traffic Control Services
Nancy Cabral, Day-Lum Rentals & Management Inc.
Shannon Cleary, Mid-Pacific Institute
Claudia Crist, Kalaukia Enterprises LLC
Donalyn Dela Cruz, DDC Consulting LLC
Stacey Djou, Bank of Hawaii
Chelsie Evans Enos, Hawaiian Community Assets
Lynn Fulton, Maui Health
Crystal Gray, AHL
Jennifer Grems, La Pietra – Hawaii School for Girls
Siana Hunt, Altres
Lauren Imada, Young Brothers LLC
Liane Khim, American Savings Bank
Karlyn Laulusa, Noa Botanicals
Erica Mau-Schank, Vibe Creative Marketing
Linda Miki, G70
Lynn Miyahira, iQ 360
Del Mochizuki, Hawaii State Federal Credit Union
Terri Ann Motosue, Ashford + Wriston LLP
Neda Nikpoor, Jenkins Eye Care
Sherri Okinaga, First Hawaiian Bank
Milani Pimental, Kauai Habitat for Humanity Inc.
Kalani Redmayne, UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Hawaii
Jody Shiroma, PBS Hawaii
Sheree Stewart, MacNaughton
Liane Sugimoto, Prince Resorts Hawaii
Charity Texeira Figuerres, Lanai Federal Credit Union
Karen Wataru Nakaoka, Hawaii Visitors & Convention Bureau
Zabrina Zablan-Duvauchelle, The Gay Agenda Collective LLC