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Dr. Dennis M. Kuwabara
Dr. Kuwabara graduated with honors from the Southern California College of Optometry in 1970 and served as a Navy Lieutenant for two years before returning to Hawaii to co-found Eye Care Associates of Hawaii. Licensed in Hawaii and California, he is therapeutically certified to treat diseases of the eye and manage refractive surgeries. In 1995, he co-founded Hawaii's first refractive laser center, the Laser Eye Center of Hawaii.
A Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry, Diplomate of the Academy's Cornea and Contact Lens Section, and a Distinguished Practitioner of the National Academies of Practice, he is also a past President of the Hawaii Optometric Association, past Chairman of the Hawaii State Board of Examiners in Optometry and a charter member of the Society of Contact Lens Specialists. An FDA clinical investigator since 1974, he continues to actively participate in studies for new contact lens materials, designs, and pharmaceuticals. An author and lecturer fluent in Japanese, he presently serves as an industry contact lens consultant in Japan. He has received numerous awards for his community and professional efforts, including the 1983 HOA Optometrist of the Year award and the 2002 GWCO Optometrist of the Year Award.
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Dr. Jon M. Ishihara
Dr. Ishihara is a graduate of the University of Hawaii at Manoa and Pacific University College of Optometry. He has been in practice at Eye Care Associates of Hawaii since 1988 and is certified to treat and manage ocular diseases and co-manage refractive surgery. He has been a clinical investigator since he joined the practice studying new contact lens materials, designs, and pharmaceuticals.
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Professionally, he has served the Hawaii Optometric Association in various positions including President, is a Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry, and is a member of the Society of Contact Lens Specialists. In the community he continues to serve on the Board of Managers at the Leeward YMCA and coaches his son's baseball and soccer teams. In 2002, he received the coveted Optometrist of the Year Award from the Hawaii Optometric Association. He is an avid golfer and enjoys all UH sports, especially football.
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Dr. Kathy A.K. Ishimoto
Dr. Ishimoto graduated from Pacific University College of Optometry in 1981. She joined the practice of Ors. Kuwabara & Yamane in November 1981 and became a partner in 1991. She is therapeutically certified to treat diseases of the eye and manage refractive surgeries. She also works with contact lenses and visual therapy.
A Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry and active in the Hawaii Optometric Association, she is currently the Continuing Education Chairman. She was honored as the Association's "Man of the Year" in 1984 and the "Optometrist of the Year" in 1997. Since 1981, Dr. Ishimoto has been a clinical investigator for new contact lens materials, designs and pharmaceuticals. Active in the community, she is a board member and Chairman of the Mililani/West Oahu YMCA, a member of the Metropolitan Board of the YMCA of Honolulu, past member of the Y Trail Maidens program with her daughter, and an active St. Andrews Priory alumnae. She enjoys reading and craftwork in her free time.
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Dr. Linda T. Arakaki
Dr. Arakaki attended the Pacific University College of Optometry where she graduated with honors as a Doctor of Optometry in May of 1994. After receiving her license to practice in Hawaii, she became a partner of Drs. Kuwabara, Ishihara, Ishimoto, Takaki, and Arakaki, dba Eye Care Associates of Hawaii, Inc. in September of 1994. Dr. Arakaki is therapeutically certified to diagnose and treat eye diseases as well as manage refractive surgery patients. She also provides vision therapy to younger patients with developmental vision problems.
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Active professionally, Dr. Arakaki is a member of the American Optometric Association, has served as Recording Secretary, Treasurer, and is currently the Vice-President of the Hawaii Optometric Association. In 1997, she was named the Young Optometrist of the Year for her professional and community service. In December of 1998, she received her Fellowship in the American Academy of Optometry. She has been involved in clinical investigations of new contactlens materials, designs, and pharmaceuticals since 1994. In her spare time, she enjoys outdoor activities such as runninq, hiking, biking and watching UH sporting events.
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