▁Central ▁Mission ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 1 . ▁After ▁his ▁mission , ▁he ▁received ▁a ▁b ach elor ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁econom ics ▁from ▁Br igh am ▁Young ▁University . ▁Hall st rom ▁owned ▁and ▁operated ▁a ▁Hon ol ulu ▁real ▁estate ▁app rais al ▁company , ▁the ▁Hall st rom ▁Group . ▁ ▁Hall st rom ▁served ▁on ▁various ▁bo ards , ▁including ▁the ▁executive ▁board ▁of ▁the ▁Alo ha ▁Council ▁of ▁the ▁Boy ▁Sc outs ▁of ▁America , ▁the ▁National ▁Ad vis ory ▁Council ▁of ▁the ▁Boy ▁Sc outs ▁of ▁America , ▁and ▁the ▁President ' s ▁Round table ▁of ▁Br igh am ▁Young ▁University – H aw ai i . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁vice ▁chairman ▁of ▁Hawai i ▁Res erves , ▁which ▁man ages ▁the ▁L DS ▁Church ' s ▁non - e cc les iast ical ▁real ▁estate ▁in ▁Hawai i . ▁ ▁L DS ▁Church ▁service ▁In ▁the ▁L DS ▁Church , ▁Hall st rom ▁served ▁as ▁bishop ▁of ▁the ▁Mak iki ▁Ward ▁in ▁Hon ol ulu ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁and ▁as ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Hon ol ulu ▁Hawai i ▁St ake ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁He ▁then ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁regional ▁representative ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁and ▁as ▁an ▁area ▁sevent y ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0