Liane K. Chong

Liane was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii. She received her BA in business management from the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, Washington, and lived in Portland, Oregon, before moving back to Hawaii to build her career. She is a self-employed business owner and financial advisor for a major company, as well as an employee-benefits specialist. She has won several awards and rewards trips over the years and was also recognized by a major local magazine for being a Top 40 under 40 recipient in 2016.

She is married and a mother of two children—a teenage daughter and a son in elementary school who was born with a rare chromosome abnormality. He has multiple special needs that include cortical blindness, hypotonia, cerebral palsy, autism, and he cannot walk or talk. In addition to taking care of her children, Liane has been a caregiver for her physically incapacitated mother since 2008. Liane loves her work helping families better plan and prepare for their future. Outside of work, she enjoys spend­ing time with her family, dancing, volunteering for her high school, helping with the family Chinese lion dance club, and traveling.