Hawaiʻi Statewide Science & Technology Committee
Chairs
Dr. David Lassner
President, University of Hawaiʻi System
Members
Dr. Michael Bruno
Vice-Chancellor for Research, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Mr. Roy Hardy
Acting Deputy Director of Commission on Water Resource Management,
Dept. of Land & Natural Resources (DLNS)
Mr. Nelson Kanemoto
CEO & President, Referentia Systems, Inc.
Ms. Karen Lee
Associate VP & Exec. Director, Hawaiʻi P-20 Partnerships for Education
Ms. Kathryn Matayoshi
Superintendent, Hawaiʻi State Dept. of Education (DOE)
Mr. Luis P. Salaveria
Director, Dept. of Business, Economic Development & Tourism (DBEDT)
Dr. Donald Straney
Vice President for Academic Planning and Policy, University of Hawaiʻi System
Dr. Vassilis Syrmos
Vice President for Research & Innovation, University of Hawaiʻi System
Mr. Richard Wacker
President and CEO, American Savings Bank
Ms. Leslie Wilkins
Vice President, Maui Economic Development Board
Dr. Hank Wuh
CEO, SKAI Ventures
Ms. Susan Yamada
Executive Director, Pacific Asian Center for Entrepreneurship (PACE)
Ex-Officio Members
Dr. Gwen Jacobs
Director of Cyberinfrastructure and Project Director of NSF Hawaiʻi EPSCoR,
University of Hawaiʻi System
Mr. Kevin Kelly
Managing Director, Hawaiʻi EPSCoR Program,
University of Hawaiʻi System
Dr. Matt Platz
Vice-Chancellor for Academic Affairs, University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo
Dr. Helen Turner
Dean of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Chaminade University of Honolulu