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CKW Financial Group, LLC

Honolulu, HISEC-registered investment adviserCRD 152116

Filed as CKW FINANCIAL GROUP, LLC

CKW Financial Group, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Honolulu, HI, registered since 2009, reporting $1 billion to $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 30, 2026.

16 years
registered since 2009
$2,526,532,799
assets under management
2 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Fixed fees
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is CKW Financial Group, LLC compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), CKW Financial Group, LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; fixed fees (other than subscription fees).

Where is CKW Financial Group, LLC located?

CKW Financial Group, LLC's principal office is in Honolulu, HI, according to its Form ADV.

Is CKW Financial Group, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?

CKW Financial Group, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2009. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 152116.

How much does CKW Financial Group, LLC manage?

CKW Financial Group, LLC reports $2,526,532,799 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 30, 2026 (52% discretionary).

How have CKW Financial Group, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for CKW Financial Group, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $1,536,497,444 in the October 2021 data and $2,526,532,799 in the October 2026 data, up 64%. Total employees: 8 in October 2021 and 7 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does CKW Financial Group, LLC serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: high net worth individuals (295); individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (249); corporations or other businesses not listed above (53).

Which custodians does CKW Financial Group, LLC use?

CKW Financial Group, LLC's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists First Hawaiian Bank and National Financial Services LLC as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does CKW Financial Group, LLC report any disciplinary disclosures?

Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. The detail of any item is on the firm's SEC record: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/152116

What changed in CKW Financial Group, LLC's recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $2,208,431,697 to $2,526,532,799 (+14%). Registered or notice-filed in AZ, OR.

From the Form ADV filing

Every figure below is as the firm filed it with regulators, as of October 2026.

How the firm is compensated

Item 5.E
  • A percentage of assets under your management
  • Fixed fees (other than subscription fees)

Item 5.E lists how the firm is compensated for its advice; Items 5.B, 6.A, and 7.A show whether its people or related companies can also earn commissions. Percentage of assets, fixed, hourly, subscription, and performance-based fees come from clients (a performance-based fee depends on investment results); commissions come with a sale or a trade, often from the company behind the product. How fees, commissions, and other arrangements differ

Fees and minimums

Form ADV Part 2A

See the firm's brochure (dated March 30, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.

Regulatory assets under management

Item 5.F
$2,526,532,799

$2,526,532,799 as of October 2026, filing dated March 30, 2026.

Discretionary: $1,320,795,416.Non-discretionary: $1,205,737,383.

A measure of scale, not skill or returns. Discretionary means the firm decides trades; non-discretionary means clients approve each one. What assets under management means

Who the firm serves

Item 5.D
Individuals (other than high net worth individuals)
Clients 249 Assets $64,829,382 (3%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 295 Assets $725,606,834 (29%)
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients 28 Assets $1,380,581,766 (55%)
Charitable organizations
Clients 26 Assets $85,456,708 (3%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients 53 Assets $270,058,109 (11%)

A firm with no individual clients is an institutional manager even if it manages billions; the mix tells you whom the practice is built around.

Advisory services

Item 5.G
  • Financial planning services
  • Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses
  • Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients
  • Pension consulting services
  • Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2009 (16 years)
Employees
Total: 7. Performing investment advisory functions: 2.
Wrap fee program participation
Yes.
Custodians (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3))

Custodians holding 10% or more of the firm's separately managed account assets, as filed on Form ADV (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)). A custodian holds client assets; it does not endorse or supervise the firm. AdvisorCensus has no relationship with any custodian.

States registered or notice-filed
9 states or jurisdictions
AZCACOHINVORTXUTWA

SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration

Disclosures

Item 11

None Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. View on IAPD.

Item 11 asks about criminal, regulatory, and civil events involving the firm and its advisory personnel. The detail of each yes answer is on the IAPD record. Reading a firm's disclosures

Assets and staff over time

Items 5.A, 5.F
$1.54B 2021 $1.96B 2022 $1.66B 2023 $1.97B 2024 $2.21B 2025 $2.53B 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$2,526,532,7997March 30, 2026
October 2025$2,208,431,6977March 28, 2025
October 2024$1,969,795,5617March 29, 2024
October 2023$1,661,270,5109March 30, 2023
October 2022$1,964,425,5898March 31, 2022
October 2021$1,536,497,4448March 31, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $1,536,497,444 in the October 2021 data and $2,526,532,799 in the October 2026 data, up 64%.

Total employees: 8 in October 2021 and 7 in October 2026.

As filed in each year's data for the same month. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going; they measure scale, not skill or returns. Most firms update these figures once a year.

Changes in the filing

Last 12 months
  1. April 2026
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $2,208,431,697 to $2,526,532,799 (+14%).
    • Registered or notice-filed in AZ, OR.
  2. January 2026
    • No longer registered or notice-filed in NE, OR.

Compared month to month from the SEC's monthly adviser data and the state compilation feed. Owners and control persons are summarized, never named.

Websites listed on Form ADV

Item 1.I
ckwhawaii.com

Source: Form ADV, as of October 2026. Values appear as filed; a value the firm did not report is shown as "Not reported."

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AdvisorCensus. CKW Financial Group, LLC (CRD 152116): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/ckw-financial-group-llc-honolulu-hi-152116