Ige Makes Appointments to State Spending Commission

Governor David Ige appointed Bryan Luke and Andrew Nomura to serve on the Hawai’i Campaign Spending Commission.

Luke is the President and Chief Operating Officer of Hawai’i National Bank. He is a graduate of Punahou School and received his degree from Amherst College and masters of business administration from Harvard University. Luke has also served on The Rehabilitation Hospital of the Pacific, Pacific and Asian Affairs Council, and Teach for America-Hawaii. His term expires June 20, 2019.

Nomura is a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley. His term expires June 30, 2019, as well.

Luke and Nomura join fellow commissioners Eldon Ching, Gregory Shoda, and Adrienne Yoshihara.

“We are looking forward to working with these prominent members of our community and welcome their service as we continue to follow the money in the 2016 elections,” said the Commission’s Executive Director Kristin Izumi-Nitao.

Gubernatorial appointments to the commission are made from a list of nominees provided by the Judicial Council.