What We Do

The Council of Chief Academic Officers (CCAO) meets monthly to discuss academic issues emerging across the system. CCAO is central to the proposal of new programs and the relevant program actions reported annually to the BOR. CCAO works on areas of system-wide articulation to enhance student success.

Current Chief Academic Officers


Michael Bruno
, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Laura Lyons, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Designee
Keiki Kawai’ae’a, University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo
Harald Barkhoff, University of Hawaiʻi – West Oʻahu
Kimberley Collins, Hawaiʻi Community College
Susan Nishida, Honolulu Community College
David Nāwaʻa Napoleon, Kapiʻolani Community College
Frankie Harriss, Kauaʻi Community College
Keala Chock, Leeward Community College
Kaheleonolani Dukelow, University of Hawaiʻi Maui College
Melanie Wilson, Windward Community College

Last modified: September 25, 2023