Gov. Ige Reappoints Three Land Use Commissioners

Gov. David Ige has re-appointed three members to the Land Use Commission (LUC): Nancy Cabral (Hawai‘i County), Linda Estes (Kaua‘i County) and Gary Okuda (At-Large).

Nancy Cabral has served on the LUC since 2013. She is a property manager and the owner of Day-Lum Rentals Management and of Coldwell Banker Day-Lum Properties in Hilo on Hawai‘i Island. She has been an active member of the Rotary Club and is currently involved with Ku‘ikahi Mediation Center, the Hawai‘i Island Leadership Council for Hawai‘i Community Foundation and the H.C. Shipman Foundation. In addition, Cabral is a member of the Zonta Club of Hilo, Rotary Club of Hilo, the National Association of Property Managers, the Hilo Downtown Improvement Association and the Hawai‘i Horse Owners Association. She recently received an Athena Award for her successful efforts in helping women in the community and workplace.

Nancy Cabral. Photo courtesy of State of Hawai‘i.

Linda Estes has served on the LUC since 2015. She retired from the University of New Mexico in 2000 before moving to Koloa on Kaua‘i. Estes previously served as vice president of the Koloa Community Association Executive Board, as a member of the YWCA Executive Board, founding member of the Patsy Mink PAC, and she served as Kaua‘i democratic party chair from 2008 to 2010. While in New Mexico, Estes served as associate athletics director, instructor with the Peace Corp Training Program, director of women’s athletics and assistant professor of Health, Physical Education and Recreation at the University of New Mexico.

Gary Okuda. Photo courtesy of State of Hawai‘i.

Gary Okuda is an attorney who was appointed to the LUC in 2016. He is a partner and attorney at Leu Okuda and Doi, Attorneys at Law. Born and raised in Hawai‘i, Okuda graduated from Kailua High School before attending Windward Community College and graduating from the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. He received his law degree from the University of California at Davis and has practiced law in Hawai‘i since 1981, specializing in diverse real estate matters.

The three are considered holdover commissioners and their re-appointments are subject to Senate confirmation.