Team

Our Team

The Hawaii Group Team

Matt Delaney - President & CEO - HiGroup

Chief Executive Officer, Matthew S. Delaney, has been a catalyst for positive change in both community and business across Hawaii for much of the past two decades. Most recently, Mr. Delaney has leveraged his experience gained locally and abroad to help revolutionize the state’s outsourcing landscape. Under his progressive, flexible,...

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Yvette Zolman - Chief of Staff

Yvette moved to Honolulu in 2016 from Nashville, Tennessee. As Chief of Staff, Yvette directs the administrative and operational activities for all companies of The Hawaii Group. She works closely with the CEO and executive leadership to establish and implement consistent processes, ensure alignment of company goals with operational directives,...

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Scott Strimling - CFO

As a Certified Public Accountant (CA), Scott has proven is adept quality in streamlining financial process, enhancing productivity levels, and introducing process improvements. Coming to The Hawaii Group from the digital courseware company, Toolwire Inc., Scott provided leadership to the finance organization and management team in all aspects of accounting,...

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Evans Martin - Controller of The Hawaii Group

Prior to joining HiAccounting in 2017, Evans had over four years of experience as the Director of Business Operations and Office Manager at a restaurant group in Washington DC. She has experience in restaurants, professional services, retail, manufacturing, constructions, not-for-profits, charter schools and other various industries. Evans has passed the...

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Jeremy Bennett - Director of IT

Jeremy was born and raised on the island of Moloka'i and now lives on Oahu. He went to college at the University of Hawaii, where he received his Bachelor of Science in Studio Art. Jeremy has been the IT support for the 10+ years with The Hawaii Group and its...

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Vel Taniguchi - Corporate Benefits & Payroll Manager

Vel joined The Hawaii Group in 2015 and has grown into our Corporate Benefits & Payroll Manager specializing in payroll processing, employee benefits, time and attendance, human resource management and functions as HiAcounting’s new payroll client Implementation Specialist. She is able to identify the payroll processing needs of small and...

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Logan Sharma - Marketing Communication Specialist

Logan has transitioned his passion for accounting and tax into the role of HiGroup’s Sales and Marketing Communication Specialist. He leads HiGroup for various marketing and PR projects and initiatives. Logan joins HiAccounting following a two-year role working for the Japanese footwear company, ASICS,’ European headquarters located in Amsterdam. He...

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Jacalyn Macauda - Office Ambassador

Jacalyn attended the University of Connecticut where she received her B.S. in Nutritional Science. Previously an event coordinator for a rooftop venue located in Waikiki, Jacalyn has experience in restaurant, guest relations, and market research industries. Jacalyn helps manage the office and operations within Hawaii Accounting.