Schedule a Speaking Engagement With Richard O. Rowland
Richard O. Rowland, a graduate of Texas A&M University (BS) and Columbia University (MA) came to Hawaii in 1971 as a key officer on the United States Pacific Command staff. Retiring as a Colonel in 1975, he was a financial representative with Northwestern Mutual for 26 years before co-founding Grassroot Institute of Hawaii. The Grassroot Institute of Hawaii works to improve the relationship between government and the people with the objective of improving the effectiveness of government, business climate and in some cases, tradition, to foster an atmosphere in Hawaii that results in maximum personal freedom for every individual.
Mr. Rowland is a former life member of the Million Dollar Round Table, twice candidate for the U.S. Senate and once for the Honolulu City Council, a former member of the Small Business Hawaii Board of Directors, and the 1997 Small Business Hawaii Small Business Person of the Year.
