Hawai‘i Health Systems Corporation Names New Chief Financial Officer

Joni Waltjen

The East Hawai‘i Region of Hawai‘i Health Systems Corporation has named Joni Waltjen as the new Chief Financial Officer. Over the course of three years, she has functioned as the Region’s Interim Chief Financial Officer and Comptroller.

“I wholeheartedly welcome Joni in her official role,” said Dan Brinkman, East Hawai‘i Regional CEO of Hawai‘i Health Systems Corporation. “She possesses the expertise and skill it takes to lead our region’s finances. I am particularly impressed with her rising through the ranks over the course of her 16-year career at Hilo Medical Center.”

“It is my great privilege to serve my hometown and our East Hawai‘i communities spanning from Ka‘u to Honoka‘a,” said Joni Waltjen, newly selected East Hawai‘i Regional Chief Financial Officer of Hawai‘i Health Systems Corporation. “This position is meaningful to me because I sincerely love working with such dedicated coworkers throughout our organization who share the mission of providing nationally recognized 4-star care for our family, friends and neighbors. I am committed to improving the healthcare we provide by improving the financial health of our hospitals.”

Waltjen is a 1994 graduate of Hilo High School and University of Hawai‘i at Hilo, where she earned her degree in Business Administration with a focus on Finance. She earned her certification in revenue cycle through Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA). Joni is a director on the HFMA Hawai‘i Chapter board. In 2014, she received HFMA’s FOLLMER Bronze Merit Award. She also serves on the Puna Community Medical Center as a director and the finance and audit committee chair. Joni is a longtime volunteer for Hilo Medical Center Foundation’s Wine, Cheese, Chocolates and MORE! fundraiser and the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life. She and her husband Kendall are raising their son Keoni in their hometown and enjoy watching his adventures in soccer and basketball.