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.
Alapaki Nahale-a
Chair
Interim Hawaiʻi County
Term ends 2028
Gabriel Lee
Vice Chair
Honolulu County
Term ends 2027
Ernest Wilson
Vice Chair
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
Laurie Tochiki
Honolulu County
Term ends 2027
Laurel Loo
Kauaʻi County
Term ends 2027
Neil Abercrombie
Interim Honolulu County
Term ends 2028
Lauren Akitake
Interim Maui County
Term ends 2028
Abigail Mawae
Student Regent
Term ends 2024
President and UH Officers
The UH System is headed by the university president.
David Lassner
President
Debora Halbert
VP for Academic Strategy
Jan Gouveia
VP for Administration
Kalbert Young
VP for Budget and
Finance/CFO
Erika Lacro
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
Ardis Eschenberg
Windward
Advisor
Special Advisor to the President on Hawaiian Affairs
