Hawai‘i P-20 convenes a Hawai‘i P-20 Advisory Council which is a group of 30 leaders from education, business, labor, government and community who share a common vision and mission of improving educational outcomes for the state. Through the unique knowledge and perspective of its members, the council provides support, information and guidance to the Hawai‘i P-20 leadership and staff, and advocates for statewide educational planning and policy.
| Name | Position | Organization |
| Yuuko Arikawa-Cross |
Director | Executive Office on Early Learning |
| Lynn Babington | President | Chaminade University |
| Colonel Christopher Busque |
Director, Manpower and Personnel (J1) | U.S. Indo-Pacific Command |
| Jade Butay |
Director | Hawai’i State Department of Labor & Industrial Relations |
| Deanna D’Olier | Executive Director | Hawai’i Association of Independent Schools |
| Andrea Eshelman | Deputy Executive Director, Chief Negotiator | Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association |
| Christian Fern | Executive Director | University of Hawai‘i Professional Assembly |
| Terry George | Chief Executive Officer and President | Hawai’i Community Foundation |
| Debora Halbert |
Vice President for Academic Strategy | University of Hawai’i System |
| William Haning III | Regent | University of Hawai‘i Board of Regents |
| Alex Harris | President | Harold K.L. Castle Foundation |
| Keith Hayashi | Superintendent | Hawai‘i State Department of Education |
| Wendy Hensel |
President | University of Hawai‘i System |
| Gary Kai | Executive Director | Hawai‘i Business Roundtable |
| Michelle Kidani | Senate Education Committee Chair | Hawai‘i State Senate |
| Michael Latham | President | Punahou School |
| Sherry Menor-McNamara | President and CEO | Chamber of Commerce Hawai‘i |
| Nathan Murata | Dean | University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa College of Education |
| Randy Perreira | Executive Director | Hawai‘i Government Employees Association |
| Roy Takumi |
Chair | Hawai‘i State Board of Education |
| Della Teraoka |
Interim Vice President for Community Colleges | University of Hawai’i System |
| Laurie Tochiki |
Regent | University of Hawai‘i Board of Regents |
| Felicia Villalobos | Executive Director | Hawai‘i Teachers Standards Board |
| Greg Waibel | President and CEO | YMCA of Honolulu |
| Leslie Wilkins |
President and CEO | Maui Economic Development Board |
| Jack Wong | CEO | Kamehameha Schools |
| Justin Woodson | House Committee on Lower & Higher Education Chair | Hawai‘i State House of Representatives |
| Kehau Yap |
Deputy Chief of Staff | Office of U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono |