Business experience
- President (1998-2015) and Chief Executive Officer (1998-2017), Senior Fellow (2018-2018)Hawaii Community Foundation
- Various Management and Executive Positions including Founder and Executive Director, Asia Pacific Region, The Nature Conservancy (1989-1998)
- Founder and Managing Partner, Sunrise Capital (private equity company focused on the sustainable aquaculture industry in Hawaii) (2005-2009)
Skills and qualifications for hawaiian electric board service
Mr. Taketa is a well-respected leader and brings deep understanding of Hawaii’s distinctive cultural and business environment to the Board. He also brings extensive knowledge of environmental issues having served as executive director of the Asia/Pacific Region of The Nature Conservancy. Mr. Taketa has dedicated his career to environmental conservation and sustainable community development. He has been nationally recognized by the Nonprofit Times on three occasions (2010, 2015, 2016) as one of the most powerful and influential people in the Nonprofit and Philanthropic Sector in the US, and with the US Department of Interior Conservation Service Award and the Chevron Corporation Conservation Award.