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In-Person Dat<\/em><\/strong>e<\/strong><\/em> &<\/em><\/strong> Time<\/em><\/strong>: June 30, 1:45PM-3:15PM HST
Live Stream<\/em> Date &<\/em> Time<\/em>: <\/strong>June 30, 2PM-3PM HST
Location<\/em><\/strong>: Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai\u02bbi in the Ohana Room
Registration<\/em><\/strong>: This is a members-only event. If you have questions about this event or would like to attend, please email us at\u00a0membership@usjapancouncil.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The USJC Hawai\u02bbi Region is hosting an installment of the Visionary Voices Leadership Series, featuring USJC Council Leader Suzanne Vares-Lum (Director of the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies). Vares-Lum will share her story followed by a fireside Q&A moderated by USJC Council Leader, Representative Andrew Takuya Garrett (Hawai\u02bbi State House of Representatives, District 22 (M\u0101noa)).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the in-person attendees, we will be providing light refreshments and parking will be validated. Thank you to Nate Gyotoku and the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai\u02bbi for their support of this event!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This event is part of a series highlighting trailblazers in USJC\u2019s network who will share insights and lessons learned as visionary leaders. Previously featured Keishi Hotsuki <\/a>in New York and USJC Council Leaders Michael Kobori and John Onoda<\/a> in Northern California.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Featured Speaker: Suzanne Puanani Vares-Lum <\/h2>\n\n\n
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Suzanne Puanani Vares-Lum became the director of the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific
Center for Security Studies (DKI APCSS) in January 2025. DKI APCSS is a U.S. Department of Defense organization dedicated to advancing security cooperation and empowering U.S., ally, and partner security practitioners to foster solutions for complex security challenges in the Indo-Pacific. Vares-Lum also served as President of the East-West Center, a U.S. Congressionally established Center in Honolulu, Hawai\u02bbi. Born and raised in Hawai\u02bbi, Vares-Lum served 34 years in all three components of the U.S. Army\u2014the Regular Army, Army National Guard, and Army Reserve\u2014retiring as a Major General in 2021. Prior to her retirement, Vares-Lum spent 5 \u00bd years at the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, where she served as the Mobilization Assistant to the Commander, including periods as acting Chief of Staff and Deputy Commander.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vares-Lum serves on the Bank of Hawai\u02bbi Board of Directors, as well as non-profit boards, including the Pacific International Center for High Technology Research and the Hawai\u02bbi Army Museum. She is a current member of the U.S.-Japan Council and is a National Academy of Public Administration Fellow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and her Master of Education in Teaching from the University of Hawai\u02bbi at M\u0101noa, as well as a Master of Strategic Studies from the U.S. Army War College. In 2019, she became a National Security Fellow of the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University. She is also an alumna of the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Her awards include the Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, the Iraqi Campaign Medal, and other personal and unit awards. In 2017, she was a recipient of the Ellis Island Medal of Honor and Army ROTC National Hall of Fame Inductee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meet the Moderator: Representative Andrew Takuya Garrett<\/h2>\n\n\n
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Representative Andrew Takuya Garrett represents House District 22, which includes M\u0101noa and parts of Tantalus and McCully-Mo\u02bbili\u02bbili. He currently serves as Chair of the House Committee on Higher Education and is a member of the Committees on Labor and on Culture and the Arts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before being elected in 2022, Representative Garrett served throughout the COVID-19 pandemic as Deputy Director of the Department of Human Resources Development under Governor David Y. Ige. In that role, he helped lead the successful transition of the state workforce to telework and played a key role in coordinating the statewide COVID-19 vaccine rollout. He has also held executive roles with the Healthcare Association of Hawai\u02bbi and the Hawai\u02bbi Institute for Public Affairs, working at the intersection of health care policy, workforce development, and public-private partnerships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Born and raised in Camp Zama, Japan, a U.S. Army base in Tokyo, he moved to Mililani, Hawai\u02bbi at age 11. He is a proud graduate of Mililani High School and the University of Hawai\u02bbi at M\u0101noa, where he earned both a bachelor\u2019s degree in political science and a master\u2019s degree in public administration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A nearly 20-year resident of M\u0101noa, Representative Garrett enjoys traveling with his family, umpiring baseball and softball, and spending time with his four dogs and four cats\u2014all adopted from the local shelter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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