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“Healthcare is becoming more complex and we don’t have the time to figure it all out. Customer service is very important to us and we have found we can always count on the expertise of the friendly team at UHA to walk us through their health plans and show us what’s best for our employees.<...

Scott Williams

Vice President of Marketing & Brand Management, Lex Brodie’s

“As a leading engineering and architectural firm, it’s important that each of our 115 employees be in optimal health to offer our clients top quality service. UHA has collaborated with us toward a proactive approach to prevention and enhanced our culture of wellness.

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Dexter Kubota

Vice President, Bowers + Kubota

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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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

Stevette Santiago

Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources and Brand 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.

George O. McPheeters, MD

Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer

Howard Lee

President and Chief Executive Officer

Kathy Kozak, MD

Medical Director

Charles Okamura, MD

Medical Director

Jennifer Ping, MD

Medical Director

Stephen Kemble, MD

Psychiatry

Gaylyn Li, MD

Retired Obstetrics/Gynecology

Kuo-Chiang Lian, MD

(Chair) Internal Medicine/Hospitalist/Medical Administration

James Scoggin, MD

Orthopedic Surgeon

Kelley Withy, MD

Family Medicine

Hingson Chun, MD

Cardiovascular Disease

Anne Kemble, MD

Cardiology

Gloria Carlile, MD

Pediatrics

Joseph Aoki, MD

Anatomic & Clinical Pathology

Laurie Tom, MD

Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism

Desiree Medeiros, MD

Pediatric Hematology-Oncology

Kenneth Sumida, MD

Hematology

Ryan O. Honda, MD

Hospitalist Medicine, Internal Medicine

Ronald M. Kuroda, MD

Emergency Medicine

Randall M. Suzuka, MD

Family Medicine, Primary Care

Mark Grief, MD

General Surgery

Helaine J. Kwong, MD

Cardiology, Cardiovascular Diseases

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.

George O. McPheeters, MD

Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer

Howard Lee

President and Chief Executive Officer

Kathy Kozak, MD

Medical Director

Charles Okamura, MD

Medical Director

Jennifer Ping, MD

Medical Director

Stephen Kemble, MD

Psychiatry

Gaylyn Li, MD

Retired Obstetrics/Gynecology

Kuo-Chiang Lian, MD

(Chair) Internal Medicine/Hospitalist/Medical Administration

James Scoggin, MD

Orthopedic Surgeon

Kelley Withy, MD

Family Medicine

Hingson Chun, MD

Cardiovascular Disease

Anne Kemble, MD

Cardiology

Gloria Carlile, MD

Pediatrics

Joseph Aoki, MD

Anatomic & Clinical Pathology

Laurie Tom, MD

Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism

Desiree Medeiros, MD

Pediatric Hematology-Oncology

Kenneth Sumida, MD

Hematology

Ryan O. Honda, MD

Hospitalist Medicine, Internal Medicine

Ronald M. Kuroda, MD

Emergency Medicine

Randall M. Suzuka, MD

Family Medicine, Primary Care

Mark Grief, MD

General Surgery

Helaine J. Kwong, MD

Cardiology, Cardiovascular Diseases

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

Understanding quality measurement.

Executive Staff

What people are saying about UHA.

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

Understanding quality measurement.

Executive Staff

Career Opportunities at UHA.

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

Understanding quality measurement.

Executive Staff

Board of Directors

Physician Advisory Council

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