Congratulations to Our CEO Wahine Awards 2025
Last week, our CEO, Kalei Cadinha-Pua‘a, was honored by Honolulu Magazine as one of 39 women recognized at the 2025 Inaugural Celebrating Wahine Awards. This award celebrates business and community leaders who are making a meaningful difference across Hawai‘i. We are proud to congratulate Kalei on this well-deserved recognition and appreciate her dedication and contributions to our community!
Please enjoy the piece from Honolulu Magazine below:
Living Life Unafraid to Fail
Kaleialoha Cadinha-Pua‘a
Vice chairman, chief executive officer, president and chief investment officer, Cadinha & Co.
Our industry offers many opportunities for young women to pursue, but also many challenges. My best advice is to take the necessary time to discover what part of the finance industry naturally piques your interest and know whether you enjoy interfacing with clients or prefer focusing on research and analytics. I refer to these as internal versus external roles. Both are important. Both require different skill sets. But landing on the right role is necessary for success.
My greatest role model is my father. Growing up, he provided clear expectations for us, and we knew that family always came first. He taught us by demonstrating how to lead an honorable life filled with hard work, creativity, courage and a disciplined approach to maintaining a work-life balance. The most important lesson he taught me was to live life unafraid to fail.
