Our Leaders - ‘ike Family of Companies

Great People. Great Impact. Greater Good.

At ‘ike we believe that when you bring together the best and brightest individuals, the results will be profound. Our diverse group of leaders are committed to building thriving organizations and enabling their teams to realize their full potential, and in turn have fulfilling careers. By empowering great people, we can help them to make a great impact for the greater good of our community.

‘ike Leadership

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Creighton Arita – CEO of ‘ike and TeamPraxis

Creighton Arita serves as the chief executive officer of ‘ike and focuses on strategic direction, innovation, and oversight of the family of companies. He also serves as CEO of TeamPraxis and President of Practice Management for TeamPraxis, Hawaii’s leader in healthcare IT solutions for independent physicians, which he founded in 1992. Before launching TeamPraxis, he was an executive vice president at the investments consulting firm Cadinha & Co., LLC.

Committed to giving back to the community, Creighton lends his time and expertise to the board of the Hawaii Health System Corporation (HHSC) and as the Executive Pastor for Christ Centered Community Church.

You can follow Creighton’s leadership journey on Twitter and LinkedIn

Creighton Arita

‘ike CEO and TeamPraxis CEO

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Dean Hirata – ‘ike President and ‘Ekahi Health CEO

Dean Hirata serves as president of ‘ike. In this role, Mr. Hirata provides strategic direction and financial leadership. He also continues to serve as chief executive officer of ‘Ekahi Health. Previously, Mr. Hirata served as deputy director at the Department of Budget and Finance, raising investment capital and also has experience in the business incubator arena as chief financial officer of Tetris Online. Prior to that, Mr. Hirata served as vice chairman and chief financial officer of Central Pacific Financial Corp., senior vice president and chief financial officer of CB Bancshares, Inc., and has served as senior vice president and controller at First Hawaiian Bank.

Additionally, Mr. Hirata devotes his time to non-profit organizations, including the boards of the Aloha Council Boy Scouts of America and Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund (EUTF).

You can follow Dean on LinkedIn

Dean Hirata

‘ike President and ‘Ekahi Health CEO

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Edmond Lee – ‘ike COO

Ed Lee serves as chief operating officer of ‘ike. In his role, Ed leverages 30+ years of experience as he oversees ‘ike’s accounting, finance, and human resources departments.

Prior to joining ‘ike, Ed was the COO and CFO for an international manufacturing company where he oversaw the finances, strategic planning, human resources, business administration and operations. Ed Lee also held the General Manager position for a California based business unit of Fortune 200 Company Illinois Tool Works.

Edmond Lee

‘ike COO

DataHouse & Pacific Hi-Tech Leadership

Eddie Ontai, President – DataHouse & Pacific Hi-Tech

Eddie joined DataHouse in February 2014. He is a proven leader and strategic thinker with a track record for bringing measurable success to the organizations he leads. Eddie came to DataHouse with 23 years of professional management experience in varied roles that involved fiscal policy and administration, real estate development and management, business development, strategic planning, business diagnostics and process improvement, systems implementation, and project management. Prior to joining DataHouse, Eddie simultaneously held two executive positions with Catholic Charities of Hawaii – Vice President of Administration for Catholic Charities Hawaii and Executive Director of Catholic Charities Housing Development Corp. In those roles, he was responsible for overseeing all financial and administrative functions of the agency, as well as the agency’s real estate and housing development subsidiary. Other organizations Eddie worked with include St. Francis Healthcare System of Hawaii, Rehabilitation Hospital of the Pacific and Deloitte & Touche.

Keep up with Eddie on Twitter and LinkedIn

Eddie Ontai

President – DataHouse & Pacific Hi-Tech

Sagely Leadership

Alex Bitoun – President of Sagely & President of TeamPraxis’ Product Business

Alex Bitoun serves as the president of Sagely, a senior care health solutions company focused on keeping our kupuna (elders) happy, healthy, connected, and independent. He also serves as President of TeamPraxis’ Product Business division, leading Hawaii’s best and brightest to innovate the way to healthier communities.

As co-founder of EosHealth, Trilliant Technology Group, and an early member of the upper management team of DiabetesAmerica as CTO, Alex has been on the cutting edge of bringing technology to health care delivery for the past fifteen years. His key strengths are in identifying new markets, developing and proving new business models, data and data analysis, creating repeatable processes, and developing new products.

You can follow Alex’s innovative adventures on LinkedIn

Alex Bitoun

President – Sagely and TeamPraxis’ Product Business

Great People. Great Impact. Greater Good.

‘ike Leadership

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Creighton Arita – CEO of ‘ike and TeamPraxis

Creighton Arita

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Dean Hirata – ‘ike President and ‘Ekahi Health CEO

Dean Hirata

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Edmond Lee – ‘ike COO

Edmond Lee

DataHouse & Pacific Hi-Tech Leadership

Eddie Ontai, President – DataHouse & Pacific Hi-Tech

Eddie Ontai

Sagely Leadership

Alex Bitoun – President of Sagely & President of TeamPraxis’ Product Business

Alex Bitoun

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