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Peter Dames

Director/Vice Chair · Japan-America Society of Hawaii

Director/Vice Chair at Japan-America Society of Hawaii. Listed as an officer, director, or key employee across 3 organizations on the Form 990 record.

Ambiguous identity This name matches 6 other individuals we could not verify as the same person. Each is kept as a separate record below — treat them as distinct people unless an explicit match is confirmed.
Organizations
3
Roles reported
3
Others who share this name
6

Who this is

Profile

Everything on the left is verified from the IRS filings. The biography on the right is compiled from public web sources and grounded to that filed record.

✓ Verified from filings
Reported as Director/Vice Chair of Japan-America Society of Hawaii, based in Honolulu, HI.
Also listed as Trustee of The Crown Prince Akihito Scholarship Foundation, uncompensated.
Also listed as Director, CEO of Servco Foundation, uncompensated.
Facts extracted directly from each organization's Form 990, Part VII.
Biography Web-sourced

Peter Dames is the President & CEO of Servco Pacific Inc., Hawaii's largest privately held company, which encompasses automotive distribution and retail, musical instruments, and e-learning businesses. He also serves as a Director on the board of the Hawaii Automobile Dealers Association (HADA).

Dames joined Servco in 2018 as Executive Vice President after serving on its board for two years, and was appointed President and CEO in October 2023. His career began at Toyota Motor Corporation in Japan, followed by 18 years at PACCAR Inc., where he contributed to the company's technological and market leadership.

Compiled from public web sources (5 cited), grounded to the filed record.

Track record

Career & tenure

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Tenure here
2016
Earlier career
  • President & CEO, Servco Pacific Inc. (October 2023 - Present)
  • Executive Vice President, Servco Pacific Inc. (2018 - September 2023)
  • Board Member, Servco Pacific Inc. (2016 - 2018)
  • Various roles, PACCAR Inc. (18 years prior to 2018)
  • Chief Dreamer/National Manager of E-Business, Toyota Motor North America (joined August 1990, left January 2000)
  • Intern, The Office of Ronald Reagan (1989)
Education
  • Stanford University · Master of Business Administration (MBA)
  • UCLA · Bachelor's Degree in Japanese Studies
  • Wharton Executive Education · Certificates in Accounting and Finance
  • USC Marshall School of Business · Certificates in Management and Technology
  • Middlebury College · Intensive Japanese Summer Program

Standing

Recognition & press

Servco Pacific Inc. recognized as a U.S. Best Managed Company for six consecutive years (as of May 2025)Board Member, Fender Musical Instruments CorporationBoard Member, Pacific Guardian LifeBoard Member, Japan America Society HawaiiBoard Member, Center for Tomorrow's LeadersBoard Member, Hawaiʻi Symphony OrchestraBoard Member, TRUE Initiative

Affiliations

Organizations

Linked as the same person by IRS Schedule R, a shared officer mailing address, or shared fellow board members.

Japan-America Society of Hawaii Director/Vice Chair · $651K revenue · Honolulu, HITo promote understanding and friendships between the people of Japan and the United States. This mission is carried out through various educational…Filed FY2024, FY2023, FY2022, FY2021, FY2020 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
The Crown Prince Akihito Scholarship Foundation Trustee · $177K revenue · Honolulu, HITO PROMOTE HARMONIOUS AND FRIENDLY RELATIONS BETWEEN THE PEOPLES OF THE UNITED STATES AND JAPAN BY PROMOTING EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES AND…Filed FY2024, FY2023, FY2022, FY2021 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
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Servco Foundation Director, CEO · $247K revenue · Honolulu, HIFiled FY2024 · Source: Form 990, Part VII

Disambiguation

Other people named Peter Dames

Different individuals who share this name, separated by IRS Schedule R, mailing address, and shared-board evidence. The 990 carries no person identifier, so some may still be the same person.

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Peter Dames 1 organization · Honolulu, HICenter for Tomorrow's Leaders
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Peter Dames 1 organization · Honolulu, HIDowntown Athletic Club Hawaii
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Peter Dames 1 organization · Honolulu, HIStraub Foundation
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Peter Dames 1 organization · Honolulu, HIHawaii Automobile Dealer's Association
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Peter Dames 1 organization · Honolulu, HIHawaii Symphony Orchestra
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Peter Dames 1 organization · Honolulu, HITrue Initiative

Network

Serves alongside

Other officers, directors & key employees at this person's organizations, by latest reported compensation.

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President · FY2021
$95K
M
Vice President · FY2021
$61K
M
Chairman, Director · FY2024
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EVP, CFO · FY2024
P
Director, Treasurer · FY2024
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Director, President · FY2024
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VP, Secretary · FY2024
P
Assistant Secretary · FY2024
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Vice President · FY2023
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Secretary · FY2023
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EVP/CFO/Treasurer · FY2023
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Member · FY2023

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Public data from IRS Form 990 e-file & the Business Master File. Individuals appear here because they were named as an officer, director, or key employee on a nonprofit's Form 990; people are grouped by name plus corroborating evidence (Schedule R, shared address, shared board members). · philanthropy.org