We Are UHA

Providing medical, drug and vision plans for Hawaii businesses since 1996.

Understanding quality measurement.

Quality health care doesn’t just happen. By meeting strict quality standards to ensure clinically sound decision-making that respects the rights of both patients and medical providers, UHA Health Insurance receives accreditation in Health Utilization Management through URAC, an independent non-profit organization that promotes health care quality through accreditation and certification programs.

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Our Leadership

Executive Staff

Howard Lee
President and Chief Executive Officer​
Lance Kaneshiro
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
George O. McPheeters, MD
Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer
Darren Nakao
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Alan Saka
Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer

Board of Directors

Our Board of Directors is made up of industry leaders in the community, all with different strengths and backgrounds. Together they bring their varied expertise to make UHA a well-rounded company.

Howard S. Todo
Chairperson
CPA
Howard Lee
Director
President and Chief Executive Officer
UHA
Art Gladstone
Director
Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer
Hawai’i Pacific Health
Byron Yoshino
Director
President and Chief Executive Officer
Pharmacare Hawaii
Gaylyn Li, MD
Director
Retired
Obstetrics/Gynecology
Stephen Kemble, MD
Director
Retired
Psychiatry
Lena Young
Director
Retired
JTB Hawaii
Michael Walsh
Director
Retired
Queen Liliuokalani Trust
Melialani James
Director
President, Hawaii Venture Capital Association
Co-Founder, Mana Up
Bryan Andaya
Director
Director, ES&A, A Law Firm
President, Andaya Consulting, LLC
Karen Tan
Director
President and Chief Executive Officer
Child & Family Service

Physician Advisory Council

The Physician Advisory Council consists of physicians who are part of the UHA participating provider network, and who have demonstrated their expertise as physicians, medical scientists, and/or medical educators.

The council members are nominated by UHA’s Chief Medical Officer, and approved by the Board of Directors. Their main purpose is to serve as advisors. Some of their duties include developing and overseeing strategies to improve the quality of UHA’s health care standards, and to review, measure and evaluate the effectiveness and performance of UHA’s health care quality.

Howard S. Todo
Chairperson
CPA
Howard Lee
Director
President and Chief Executive Officer
UHA
Art Gladstone
Director
Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer
Hawai’i Pacific Health
Byron Yoshino
Director
President and Chief Executive Officer
Pharmacare Hawaii
Gaylyn Li, MD
Director
Retired
Obstetrics/Gynecology
Stephen Kemble, MD
Director
Retired
Psychiatry
Lena Young
Director
Retired
JTB Hawaii
Michael Walsh
Director
Retired
Queen Liliuokalani Trust
Melialani James
Director
President, Hawaii Venture Capital Association
Co-Founder, Mana Up
Bryan Andaya
Director
Director, ES&A, A Law Firm
President, Andaya Consulting, LLC
Karen Tan
Director
President and Chief Executive Officer
Child & Family Service

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