Students, faculty, staff and administrators at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa are encouraged to provide feedback on the three finalists for the UH Mānoa chancellor position. Feedback links are available on the UH Mānoa chancellor search website and will be accepted through Friday, May 8.
Videos of each candidate’s campus forum—where finalists presented their vision for UH Mānoa and participated in a question-and-answer session—are also available on the website for reference.
The finalists are (in order of their campus visit):
- Vassilis L. Syrmos, interim provost at UH Mānoa
- Amy Sueyoshi, provost and vice president of academic affairs at San Francisco State University
- W. John Kao, president of National Tsing Hua University (Taiwan)
Each finalist visited the UH Mānoa campus, participated in a public forum and met with campus stakeholders and constituent groups.
Search launch, role responsibilities
A national search was launched in February to select the next UH Mānoa chancellor. Currently, the UH president holds UH Mānoa chancellor responsibilities, while academic affairs, research, enrollment management and student affairs are led by the UH Mānoa provost.
Separating these roles and recreating the UH Mānoa chancellor position was discussed by the Board of Regents during the 2024 UH presidential search. UH Mānoa is the only UH campus without a dedicated chancellor.
The goal is to appoint the next UH Mānoa chancellor with a start date as early as July 2026. More information about the search is available on the search website.
