Campaign Spending Commission

A U.S. Coast Guard Academy graduate, Neal served for 28 years, including a tour as Commanding Officer, CG Base Honolulu, before retiring as Captain. Now residing in Hilo, his subsequent activities involve several national, state and Hawaii County organizations such as the U.S. Navy League, Society of Professional Engineers (currently a registered civil engineer in Hawaii), Big Island Retired Military Association, Hawaii Island Veteran’s Memorial and Paukaa Community Association. Neal worked with SSFM International, Inc, as a project engineer in their Hilo office. He is a former campaign treasurer, and served on the Hawaii County Transportation Commission and Cost of Government Commission.

His term expires on June 30, 2027.

David Chee was born and raised in Honolulu. In 1988, he received a B.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of Washington, and in 1992, a J.D. from the William S. Richardson School of Law at the University of Hawaii. He has a small law firm that concentrates on real estate litigation. He enjoys traveling and spending time with his family.

His term expires on June 30, 2025.

Jon Itomura is a graduate of St. Louis High School.  In 1985, he received a B.A. in Environmental, Pollution, and Organismic Biology from the University of Colorado, and in 1992, a J.D. from the Puget Sound School of Law.  After working for the Senate Ways and Means Committee, Circuit Court, and serving as Deputy Attorney General until 1999, he was General Counsel for the Campaign Spending Commission from 1999-2003.  Following sixteen years as Supervising Attorney for the Division of Consumer Advocacy, he retired from State service in 2019 and is currently the Executive Director for the Hawaii United Okinawa Association.

His term expires on June 30, 2027.

Raised on the mainland, Barbara earned a BA in Psychology from Oberlin College in Ohio and a Ph.D in Social Psychology from University of Michigan. She was an Assistant Professor of Sociology at Wayne State University in Detroit before moving with her then husband and son to Honolulu in 1973. After a year as a planner for the Developmental Disabilities Council, she joined the staff of the University of Hawaii, spending the next 26 years in various staff and line positions, mostly in the Community College system, including nine years as Provost of Leeward Community College. She retired as Policy and Planning Officer for the University of Hawaii System. In retirement Barbara has been a meeting facilitator, and volunteer mediator and literacy tutor, as well as board member and chair of both Americans for Democratic Action, Hawaii, and Common Cause, Hawaii, as these organizations worked on good government issues at the legislature, including ethics and campaign spending.

Her term expires on June 30, 2028.

Danton Wong was born and raised in Honolulu.  In 1979, he graduated from Stanford University with a degree in Economics, and in 1982 earned his law degree from UC Law San Francisco (formerly known as UC Hastings). He is a partner in Chun Kerr LLP concentrating in real estate transactions and business consultation.  Out of the office he enjoys traveling, golfing and playing music.

His term expires on June 30, 2028.