LIHUE — Hawaii REALTORS, a leading statewide professional trade organization for the real estate industry, on Wednesday announced Donna Apisa the 2025 Hawaii REALTOR of the Year.

“Donna is an exemplary leader who shows an unwavering commitment to ethical excellence and to giving back to her Kauai community,” said Lance Owens, president of Hawaii REALTORS.

Apisa, who has 46 years of experience in the real estate industry, is president and CEO of Aloha Sotheby’s International Realty and of Aloha Hawaii Rentals. She started her real estate career in 1979 and earned her broker’s license in 1981, the same year she moved to Kauai.

In 1985, she founded Oceanfront Realty International, Inc., which was recently rebranded as Aloha Sotheby’s International Realty after expanding offices on Kauai an

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