Board of Regents | President and UH Officers | Community College Chancellors
Board of Regents
The governing body of the University of Hawaiʻi System is composed of 11 regents, nominated by the Regents Candidate Advisory Council, appointed by the governor and confirmed by the legislature. They serve for staggered terms, without compensation.

Gabriel Lee
Chair
Honolulu County
Term ends 2027

Laurie Tochiki
Vice Chair
Honolulu County
Term ends 2027

Laurel Loo
Vice Chair
Kauaʻi County
Term ends 2027

Ernest Wilson
Maui County
Term ends 2025

Wayne Higaki
Hawaiʻi County
Term ends 2026

William F. Haning III
Honolulu County
Term ends 2026

Diane Paloma
Honolulu County
Term ends 2026

Neil Abercrombie
Honolulu County
Term ends 2028

Lauren Akitake
Maui County
Term ends 2028

Mike Miyahira
Hawaiʻi County
Term ends 2028

Joshua Faumuina
Interim Student Regent
Term ends 2026
President and UH Officers
The UH System is headed by the university president.

Wendy Hensel
President

Debora Halbert
VP for Academic Strategy

Jan Gouveia
VP for Administration

Kalbert Young
VP for Budget and
Finance/CFO

Della Teraoka
Interim VP for Community Colleges

Garret Yoshimi
VP for Information Technology/CIO

Carrie K. S. Okinaga
VP for Legal Affairs/University
General Counsel

Vassilis L. Syrmos
VP for Research and Innovation

Tim Dolan
VP of Advancement

Michael Bruno
UH Mānoa Provost

Bonnie D. Irwin
UH Hilo Chancellor

Maenette Benham
UH West Oʻahu Chancellor
UH Community College Chancellors
Chief executives of the seven UH community college campuses.

Susan Kazama
Hawaiʻi

Karen Lee
Honolulu

Misaki Takabayashi
Kapiʻolani

Margaret Sanchez
Kauaʻi

Carlos Peñaloza
Leeward

Lui Hokoana
Maui
