May 12, 2026
Kamehameha Schools honored newly appointed trustee Eric K. Yeaman at a recent investiture ceremony at Bishop Memorial Chapel on the Kapālama campus. Yeaman was selected by the state Probate Court and brings more than three decades of executive and board leadership experience across Hawaiʻi’s financial services, telecommunications, energy, healthcare, real estate and investment sectors.
Yeaman is the founder and managing partner of Hoku Capital LLC and previously served as president and chief operating officer of First Hawaiian Bank and president and chief executive officer of Hawaiian Telcom. He also served as chief financial officer of Ke Kula ʻo Kamehameha and on the Kamehameha Schools Audit Committee.
Born and raised in Kona, Yeaman is a graduate of the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa and a certified public accountant.
Kamehameha Schools’ policy is to give preference to applicants of Hawaiian ancestry to the extent permitted by law.
