Punihei Lipe selected to lead systemwide Native Hawaiian initiative
Lipe has been named the director of Hawaiʻi Papa O Ke Ao and will lead the 10-campus system’s commitment to becoming an Indigenous-serving and Indigenous-centered institution.
July President’s BOR report: Enrollment, NASA telescope, employee service award
President David Lassner provided updates on fall enrollment, recognized Kathleen Kane, more.
Couch, Wo join UH Foundation Board of Trustees
John C. Couch and C. Scott Wo returned to the UH Foundation Board of Trustees on July 1.
Susan Kazama recommended to be next Hawaiʻi CC chancellor
Susan Kazama has been serving as interim chancellor at Hawaiʻi CC since 2023.
Margaret Sanchez recommended to be Kauaʻi CC chancellor
Sanchez has been serving as interim chancellor at Kauaʻi CC since 2023.
Potential $85M from NASA for UH management of Maunakea telescope
NASA’s Infrared Telescope Facility is used to identify asteroids and comets that may pose a threat to Earth. UH has operated it since 1979.
BOR blesses new meeting space, elects officers for 2024–25
The regents unanimously elected Gabriel Lee as chair, and Laurie Tochiki and Laurel Loo as vice chairs
Medical school welcomes Dean Sam Shomaker
Sam Shomaker is the sixth dean of the John A. Burns School of Medicine.
Second observatory removed from Maunakea summit
Site work for the decommissioning of the Caltech Submillimeter Observatory was completed in June.
Governor appoints law student to UH Board of Regents
Joshua Faumuina has been selected to serve as a student UH regent.
