Hermina “Mia” Taylor, RN, MSN, FNP-BC, APRN-RX – President

Hermina “Mia” Taylor is a Family Nurse Practitioner with 39 years of nursing and leadership experience in both inpatient and outpatient settings including oncology, critical care, infectious diseases, care management, and hospice and palliative care. Prior to joining The Queen’s Health Systems in 2015, she was a nurse practitioner with St. Francis Hospice.

Mia’s time at The Queen’s Health System has been devoted to the development of community-based clinical programs as part of the Queen’s Clinically Integrated Physician Network/ACO. Her current role as the Director of Community & Post-Acute Care Services has allowed her to be involved in the development of a post-acute strategy that emphasizes ambulatory growth and community partnerships to improve patient access to high-quality care and resources across the continuum.

Lori Jordan, BA, ACHE – Treasurer

Originally from Southeast Tennessee, Lori has lived in Hawai’i for nearly 30 years.  She has over 35 years of experience in non-profit healthcare management. Currently, she serves as the Director of Organizational Excellence and Advancement for Hawaii Care Choices on Hawai’i Island. Her experience includes work in the Native Hawaiian Health and Federally Qualified Health Center on Kaua’i Island and as Executive Director for Kaua’i Hospice for 13 years, as well as numerous years of work in the area of HIV/AIDS beginning in the late 80s. She is an Advanced Certified Hospice Executive, recently completing her tenure on the Regulatory Committee of the National Hospice & Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO).  Lori served on the Board of Directors for Kōkua Mau, the state hospice and palliative care association, for nine years, and was President for four of those years (2015-2019). Lori is a 2012 graduate of the Hawai`i Community Foundation’s PONO Leadership Program, a Weinberg Fellow Alumni from the Class of 2001, and winner of the 2016 AIM For Excellence Award for outstanding achievement in nonprofit management.

When not working, she is most likely watching old movies, reading inspirational books, or simply relaxing on the beach and philosophizing with friends, noting, “I’m about co-creating heaven on earth and how we do that consciously every day.”

Elizabeth “Beth” Freitas, APRN, PhD – Secretary

Beth graduated from Winona State University and the University of MN before moving to Hawai’i to work at The Queen’s Medical Center in 1989 until 2024. Beth is an advanced practice nurse (APRN) with training in Pain & Palliative Care. She is passionate about conducting research in spirituality and emotional intelligence, building the next generation of APRNs, and providing quality care for palliative patients and their families. Beth is grateful for her husband and daughters who encourage her, and her dog who reminds her to play each and every day.

Nathan Hokama – Board Member at Large

Nathan Hokama, APR, Principal, Strategic Communication Solutions, LLC, has more than 30 years of experience guiding large corporations, small nonprofit organizations, and government agencies in building and managing their reputation. He has collaborated with executive leaders to develop and execute communications programs for major change initiatives, executive leadership transitions, rebranding initiatives, high-profile litigation, Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings, and potentially controversial issues.

Prior to establishing Strategic Communication Solutions in April 2004, he served as corporate communications manager for BHP Hawai’i and Tesoro Hawai’i (now Par Hawai’i, Inc.); served as media relations consultant for The Carlye Group, a Washington, D.C.-based international private equity firm that acquired Verizon Hawai’i (now Hawaiian Telcom); corporate communications manager for American Savings Bank; and director of community relations for Shriners Hospitals for Children.

He is accredited by the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) and is a current member of the PRSA’s Counselors Academy and the Independent Practitioners Alliance. He was named the Gregg W. Perry Public Relations Professional of the Year in 2008.

In addition to serving on Hui Pohala’s board, Nathan is a board member and communications committee co-chair of the American Judicature Society, a member of the advocacy committee of the Hawai’i Oral Health Coalition, and has volunteered for the Japan-America Society of Hawai’i Sister Summit, Foundation for Animal Care and Education (FACE) Foundation Hawai’i (veterinarian services), Nisei Veterans Legacy, North Shore Coastal Resilience Working Group, and Surfrider Foundation.