The UH Business Process Council was convened in Fall 2003 with representation from all system-wide constituencies in central offices and user communities. The BPC was given a long-term assignment to recommend improvements in UH business processes across all areas, and the initial specific task of recommending a direction for the future of UH financial management information systems.

Based on the BPC report on the Future of UH Financial Management Information Systems, the UH Board of Regents approved the acquisition of a new server to run the current FMIS application in a supported operating environment for its expected lifetime. In addition, the University of Hawaii became a founding member of the Kuali Project to implement a community source financial management system for higher education.

The BPC both initiates and serves as an information clearinghouse for projects that are intended to improve UH business processes. Updates on relevant projects follow:

  Name Title Email
1. Meda Chesney-Lind Professor and Graduate Advisor, Women's Studies, UH Manoa meda@hawaii.edu
2. Kathy Cutshaw Vice Chancellor for Administration, Finance and Operations, UH-Manoa cutshaw@hawaii.edu
3. Shirley Daniel Professor of Business Administration, UH-Manoa sdaniel@hawaii.edu
4. Yaa-Yin Fong Director of Research Services, UH System yaayin@hawaii.edu
5. Sandy French Director, Office of Finance and Accounting, UH Manoa afrench@hawaii.edu
6. Brian Furuto Interim Vice Chancellor of Administrative Services, Honolulu CC bfuruto@hawaii.edu
7. Mike Hamnett Executive Director, RCUH hamnett@hawaii.edu
8. Debra Ishii Director of Human Resources, UH System debrai@hawaii.edu
9. Laurel Johnston Director of Budget, UH System laurelaj@hawaii.edu
10. Barbara Kawamoto Bursar / Interim Director of Financial Management & Controller, UH System barbk@hawaii.edu
11. Donna Kiyosaki Vice Chancellor for Administration, UH West Oahu donnafay@hawaii.edu
12. David Lassner Vice President for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer, UH System david@hawaii.edu
13. Roger Lukas Professor of Oceanography, UH-Manoa, and UH Association of Research Investigators rlukas@hawaii.edu
14. John Morton Vice President for Community Colleges, UH System jmorton@hawaii.edu
15. Marcia Sakai Interim Vice Chancellor for Administrative Affairs, UH-Hilo marcias@hawaii.edu
16. Glenn Shizumura Director of Internal Audit, UH System gyshizu@hawaii.edu
17. Steve Smith Associate Vice President for Information Technology and Deputy Chief Information Officer, UH System ssmith28@hawaii.edu
18. Howard Todo Vice President for Budget & Finance and Chief Financial Officer, UH System htodo@hawaii.edu
19. Mike Unebasami Associate Vice President, Community Colleges, UH System mune@hawaii.edu

The full BPC can be reached by email at: bpc-l@hawaii.edu.