AMERICAN JUDICATURE SOCIETY
EIN 47-2942536 · Chambers of Commerce & Business Leagues (S41)
What they do
The Mission of The American Judicature Society (AJS) is to Secure and Promote An Independent and Qualified Judiciary and A Fair System of Justice. AJS is The Only Non-profit In Hawaii With This Singular Mission and It is Not Affiliated With Any Government Entity or Professional Organization. It Approaches Issues In An Objective, Fact-based, and Non-partisan Manner Which is Important to Stem The Loss of Faith and Basic Knowledge of The Judicial Branch of Government, A Foundational Pillar of The U.S. Democracy.
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Of every $100 spent, about $55.00 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.
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They name their leaders39 people are listed in the latest report.
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Reported spending amounts
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Leadership and board
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SYLVIA YUENVICE PRESIDENT
RUSSELL LAUDIRECTOR
LAWRENCE OKINAGACHAIR
LISA BAILDIRECTOR
LISA GINOZADIRECTOR
MARK BENNETTDIRECTOR
MOMI CAZIMERODIRECTOR
NATHAN HOKAMADIRECTOR
RANDY PERREIRADIRECTOR
RHONDA A NISHIMURADIRECTOR
RICHARD CLIFTONDIRECTOR
KENNETH MANSFIELDDIRECTOR
STEVEN K UEJIODIRECTOR
TED N PETTITDIRECTOR
TIMOTHY JOHNSDIRECTOR
TROY JH ANDRADEDIRECTOR
VICTORIA MARKSDIRECTOR
VIRGINIA CRANDALLDIRECTOR
WALTER KIRIMITSUDIRECTOR
WILLIAM HARSTADDIRECTOR
DAVID LOUIEDIRECTOR
AVIAM SOIFERDIRECTOR
BARBARA TANABEDIRECTOR
BJ KOBAYASHIDIRECTOR
BRIAN A KANGTREASURER
CALVERT CHIPCHASEDIRECTOR
CAMILLE NELSONDIRECTOR
CAROL MURANAKADIRECTOR
COLIN MIWADIRECTOR
DANIEL PADILLASECRETARY
DOUGLAS CHINPRESIDENT
DOUGLAS TONOKAWAASSISTANT TREASURER
GEORGE L MILLERDIRECTOR
IVAN LUI-KWANVICE CHAIR
J MICHAEL SEABRIGHTDIRECTOR
JAN BOIVINVICE PRESIDENT
JEANNETTE H CASTAGNETTIASSISTANT SECRETARY
JODI YIDIRECTOR
JOHN TONAKIVICE PRESIDENT
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 2015
- Location
- 1164 BISHOP ST STE 618, HONOLULU, HI 96813-2889
- County
- Honolulu
- In care of
- % DUANE MIYASHIRO
- Primary officer
- Lawrence Okinaga, Chair
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2025
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2025
- Return type
- 990
- NTEE classification
- Chambers of Commerce & Business Leagues (S41)
- IRS tax category
- Chambers of Commerce & Business Leagues