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Registered investment advisers, the advisors registered through them, the capital they report, the private vehicles they run and the people who own them, as a graph with a filing date behind every number. RAUM is what the adviser filed, a move is two registration dates, and a class is a rule you can read.

Former SEC-registered adviser

Kala Capital

Former SEC-registered adviserHonolulu, HawaiiCRD 312316SEC 801-120284IAPD
Legal name Kala Capital Partners, LLC
Latest filing Aug 27, 2021
First filing on the tape Jan 7, 2021 · 5 filings
RAUM
$2.1M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
98%
of RAUM
Private clients
100%
$2.1M individuals and HNW
Advisors
4
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$533,250
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
4
3 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
0
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
5 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$2.1M as of Aug 27, 2021
Jan 7, 2021$0 then
HNW client RAUM$1.5M as of Aug 27, 2021
Jun 8, 2021$1.5M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)3 as of Aug 27, 2021
Jan 7, 20213 then
Employees (5.A)4 as of Aug 27, 2021
Jan 7, 20214 then
Private funds: no history
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Aug 27, 2021; every figure names its basis
RAUM per advisor
$533,250derivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
5derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$750,000derivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$106,650derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
98%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
0.0%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
1.0derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
4.0derived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
unknownderivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
unknownderivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
unknownderived
Compensation
percentage of assets, hourly, fixed feesreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, pension consulting, selection of other advisersreportedItem 5.G
Ownership
no PE, bank or public-company owner found on Schedule Aderived
Advisor book size
not public; not estimatedreported
Also answered yes on Form ADV
  • is an insurance broker or agent (6.A.6)
  • buys or sells securities as principal to or from clients (8.A.2)
  • has discretionary authority over which securities are bought or sold (8.C.1)
  • receives research or other products from a broker-dealer, soft dollars (8.E)
  • compensates persons for client referrals (8.G.1)
  • compensates non-employees for client referrals (8.G.2)
  • has custody of client cash or bank accounts (9.A.1.a)
  • marketing includes testimonials (5.L.1.c)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • High-net-worth individuals$1.5M70%
  • Individuals$633,00030%
Individual clients
18reported
HNW clients
2reported
Pension plan clients
n/areported
Charitable clients
n/areported
Accounts
20reported
Financial planning clients
0reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
noreported
Compensation
% of AUM, fixed, hourlyreported
Class basis
absent from the latest SEC rosterderived
Advisors registered through the firm
4 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
NameBranchHere sinceIn industryPrior firms
Ethan William Stewart HoCertified Financial PlannerKailua, HiFeb 8, 202113 y2
April Dwyer Nakayama FrostKailua, HiApr 13, 202112 y1
Christopher Yasuji BuenoKailua, HiApr 13, 202113 y1
Cullen Lokomaikai DochinKailua, Hi Mar 16, 202613 y0
Advisor movement
0 left, 0 joined in 12 months
net 0 in 12 months0 left in 90 days0 joined in 90 daysdeparture rate 0.0% of current headcount0 left over 36 months
Left, latest
none on the tape
    Joined, latest
    Every departureEvery arrival
    Teams: two or more advisors moving together within fourteen days, from one state
      Teams outTeams in
      Private funds
      No private fund reported.
      Owners and control persons
      Schedule A and B, latest filing
      • William Stewart Ethan Ho · Managing Member & Iarcontrol
        since 02/2021 · owns 75% or more
      • Dwyer April Nakayama · Chief Compliance Officercontrol
        since 02/2021 · owns less than 5%
      Related persons
      Schedule D 7.A
      No related person reported.
      Office movement
      IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
      OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
      Kailua, Hi410
      Offices
      Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
      No branch office listed.
      What changed
      consecutive filings, newest first
      • Accounts · 0 to 20
        Apr 7, 2021 to Jun 8, 2021
      • HNW clients · unset to 2.0
        Apr 7, 2021 to Jun 8, 2021
      • Individual clients · unset to 18.0
        Apr 7, 2021 to Jun 8, 2021
      • Discretionary RAUM · $0 to $2.1M
        Apr 7, 2021 to Jun 8, 2021
      • HNW RAUM · unset to 1500000.0
        Apr 7, 2021 to Jun 8, 2021
      • Individual RAUM · unset to 633000.0
        Apr 7, 2021 to Jun 8, 2021
      • Non-discretionary RAUM · $0 to $33,000
        Apr 7, 2021 to Jun 8, 2021
      • RAUM · $0 to $2.1M
        Apr 7, 2021 to Jun 8, 2021
      Signals
      1 dated events
      • Kala Capital filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
        Jan 7, 2021 · First SEC registration · fact
      Across DFX
      shared identifiers only, never a name match
      No identifier-backed link to the venture, private equity, family office or sponsor graphs.
      How to reach
      public business contact points only, each with its source
      Firm profile
      linkedin.com/company/kala-capital-partners/about/?viewAsMembreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 18, 2026
      Website
      kalacapitalpartners.comreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 18, 2026
      Provenance
      Form ADV
      SEC filing data 2011 to 2024 and the monthly roster 2025 onreportedadviserinfo.sec.gov
      Advisors
      IAPD individual compilation feed, dailyreportedadviserinfo.sec.gov
      Class
      Former SEC-registered adviserderiveda rule over Items 5.D and 7.A
      RAUM per advisor
      $533,250derivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
      Loaded
      Sep 14, 2026