Case trustees are private trustees, not government employees, appointed by the United States Trustee to administer bankruptcy cases under specific chapters.

CHAPTER 7 PANEL TRUSTEES
Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 586, the Unites States Trustee is authorized to establish a panel of private trustees eligible to serve as trustees in Chapter 7 cases.  Immediately after the filing of a voluntary petition, a member of this panel is appointed as interim trustee and serves as trustee throughout the case unless creditors request an election and another person is elected trustee.  The members of the Chapter 7 Trustee panel in the District of Hawaii are:

DANE S. FIELD
P.O. Box 4198
Honolulu, HI 96812
Phone:  808.232.8788  Fax: 808.531.1020
Email: dfield1963@spectrum.net 

ELIZABETH A. KANE
P.O. Box 1573
Honolulu, HI 96806
Phone: 808.223.2726  Fax: 808.521.9497
Email: trustee@kanelawhawaii.com

RICHARD A. YANAGI
P.O. Box 25595
Honolulu, HI 96825
Phone: 808.599.0339  Fax: 808.312.6305
Email: yanagichap7@gmail.com

CHAPTER 12 TRUSTEES
Trustees for Chapter 12 cases are assigned on a case by case basis.

CHAPTER 13 STANDING TRUSTEE
Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 586, the Unites States Trustee is authorized to appoint a standing trustee to serve as trustee in all Chapter 13 cases.  The standing trustee appointed in the District of Hawaii is:

NIMA GHAZVINI
1050 Bishop Street, #521
Honolulu, HI 96813
Phone: 808.526.3083  Fax: 808.531.8844
Email: info@hi13trustee.com