Ray Tsuchiyama
Ray Tsuchiyama is a Guild Consulting partner. He specializes in real estate portfolio strategy, family wealth, and long-term property stewardship. His career has spanned M.I.T., Castle & Cooke, Google, and Cushman & Wakefield ChaneyBrooks. Raised in Kalihi-Pālama and a two-decade Japan resident, he is fluent in Japanese and has studied Hawaiian language, bringing a Hawaiʻi, Mainland and international perspective to real estate and economic development. A former Maui County commissioner and Board member of the Pacific and Asian Affairs Council, he has written for The New York Times, Forbes, Japan Times, and The Hawaiian Journal of History. His Maui News blog received several Society of Professional Journalists awards. He and his Guild colleagues are occasional columnists for Aloha State Daily; the views expressed are their own.
Latest from Ray Tsuchiyama
Neighborhood capital: Unlocking Hawai'i's hidden housing resource
Redevelopment in Hawai‘i has typically forced landowners into one of just two decisions — sell, or don't sell. But there is a third choice, one where current landowners, by the dozens or the hundreds, could participate in coordinate redevelopments that could renew entire neighborhoods.
Ray TsuchiyamaSeptember 03, 2026
Hawaiʻi doesn't have a condo crisis, it has a missing law
Tens of thousands of people in Hawai‘i live in apartment towers that are now a half-century old, or older. Owners face sometimes ruinously expensive assessments to repair or replace aging building systems. Under Hawai‘i law they're stuck. There's no provision for owners to take the radical step of collectively selling their units and handing the building off to someone else to redevelop. Other places have such laws, here's how they work.
Ray TsuchiyamaAugust 27, 2026
What Pennsylvania and Florida know about sports tourism that Hawai‘i doesn't
Hawai‘i has plenty of sporting events that are, individually, successful and well known: Paddling, surfing, golf, triathlons and more. Here's how to take that collection to the next level and really elevate the Islands' sports stature.
Ray TsuchiyamaAugust 21, 2026
