Corbett Kalama, who was born in Honolulu, is the vice president of real estate investments and community affairs with the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation. He recently retired as an executive vice president from First Hawaiian Bank, where he was responsible for the Oahu region. Before participating in a discussion on what Hawaii can teach America about race, Kalama talked about naming a boat after his mother, his greatest extravagance, and the ugliest tie he owns.

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