Lauralei Tanaka

Lauralei Tanaka is the Vice President, Controller, and Assistant Treasurer for Castle & Cooke Hawaiʻi and performs deal analysis, financial reporting, and notable transactions for all Hawaiʻi operations. Most recently, she helped secure financing for the Koa Ridge master-planned community in Central Oʻahu.

Ms. Tanaka has been with Castle & Cooke for over nineteen (19) years and has over thirty (30) years of experience in the field of accounting. Prior to returning to Castle & Cooke Hawaiʻi, Ms. Tanaka worked for HTH Corporation where she was responsible for overseeing the financing requirements of the company, performing deal analysis, and working on notable transactions including the sale of the Pagoda Hotel, restructuring of the Pacific Beach Hotel, and the purchase of additional lands and financing of the King Kamehameha Hotel on the Big Island of Hawaiʻi. She also worked at The MacNaughton Group where she was responsible for the accounting and financial reporting for the Park Lane luxury condominium project.

Born and raised in Hawai‘i, Ms. Tanaka graduated from the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa with a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting. She is a Certified Public Accountant, a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), and on the board of the Tax Foundation of Hawaiʻi.