Governor
Appoints Interim Regents
Gov. Linda Lingle
appointed Ted H.S. Hong and Jane B. Tatibouet to serve on an interim
basis on the UH Board of Regents. Hong, who is the state’s
chief negotiator, will begin serving immediately to fill the vacant
East Hawai‘i seat. Tatibouet, a former state representative,
will begin serving on July 1. Read the governor’s press
release for more about the new regents.
Chief of
Staff Candidates
Two candidates have been selected for UH chief of staff. The chief of staff provides
executive leadership, vision and management as the chief administrative operational
officer and advisor to the president. The candidates are:
• Lyn Anzai, most recently
vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary of Hawaiian
Airlines, Inc. Anzai is a graduate of the William S. Richardson
School of Law and also received a master’s degree in Asian
studies from UH Manoa.
• Sam Callejo, director
of UH’s Office of Capital Improvements. Callejo received a
bachelor of science degree in civil engineering from UH Manoa.
Read the press
release.
Distinguished
Alumni Announced
The UH Alumni Association announced the 2003 Distinguished Alumni—Allan
K.Ikawa (BA ’71), Howard H.Karr (BA ’66), Francis S.Oda (ArchD ’00),
Puongpun Sananikone (BA ’68) and Patrice Tanaka (BA ’74). The 2003
Founders Lifetime Achievement Award was given to The Honorable William S.Richardson
(BA ’41).
Read more about the awardees.
The recognition dinner in on Tues., May 20, 5 p.m. at the Sheraton Waikiki Hotel’s
Hawai‘i Ballroom. To RSVP call (808) 956-9743.
 Kapi‘olani-Trained
Military Chefs Win Culinary Awards
Several Navy and Marine Corps personnel who were trained in culinary
arts at Kapi‘olani CC were honored with the distinguished NEY Award.
The annual awards program recognizes excellence in Navy and Marine
Corps food service programs.
Kapi‘olani CC has been teaching military personnel for almost four
years. Each five-week course is an average of 200 hours—80 hours
focused on teaching material associated with the Navy, such as protocol,
and
the remaining 120 hours
dedicated to culinary arts. Read more about the program.
Healthier
Shrimp Means Jumbo Profits
UH and Genentex, a biotechnology company founded to commercialize
a proprietary university aquaculture technology, have established
their first joint venture.
Based on the university’s unique gene transfer technology, UH and
Genentex are developing methods to make a variety of shrimp species resistant
to viruses
that cost the industry billions of dollars every year. Genentex will
license these technologies to major agribusinesses and governments as
well as to
large shrimp farms and hatcheries. Read the press
release.
A Shady
New Addition to Leeward CC
Leeward CC dedicated its new shade house, Ho‘oulu ‘Aina (that which
nourishes the earth), on Mon., April 28. The shade house will be used to propagate
plants for the campus’ botany and horticulture classes. It also
features and outdoor classroom spaces what will be used to teach classes
in native
plant propagation and maintenance.
UH Students
Get Inventive
The Office of Technology Transfer and Economic
Development announced the winners of its first UH Student Invention Competition
on Thurs., May 8. The first place award went to Mike Seper for ColdSpot Cold
Pack, an instant re-usable ice pack. Other inventions included a fast Web site
browser aid, a mobility aid for the visually impaired, an aquatic board sports
stunt ramp, a flip case that holds two pairs of eyeglasses and a hands-free
cell phone headset.
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