The University of Hawaiʻi heard a report from its Presidential Selection Task Group which was charged with examining the logistics of a presidential search.
The group’s report included specific considerations on how to proceed with both appointing an interim president who can assume office in September and executing a search for a permanent president.
Interim President Task Group
The board approved that the Task Group work with Board of Regents leadership to identify a slate of 2–3 candidates for interim president for consideration by the Board at a meeting in July.
The members of the Task Group are regents John Holzman (Chair), Saedene Ota and Jan Sullivan
The interim president will serve only until a president is in place. It is expected that the selection process for the president will take some months.
Presidential Selection Committee
The board also voted to create a Presidential Selection Committee to be composed of the following regents:
- John Holzman, Chair
- Jeffrey Acido
- Chuck Gee
- James Lee
- Barry Mizuno
- Saedene Ota
- Jan Sullivan
Ex Officio and non-voting members will be Board Chair Eric Martinson and Committee on Personnel Chair Coralie Matayoshi.
The board charged the Selection Committee with preparing as soon as possible a detailed plan for the presidential search, to include items such as a proposed charge for the Selection Committee, proposed statement of criteria for selection, recommendations on engaging the public and key university constituencies in the selection process, consideration of the use of a search firm in the process and associated costs, and proactive efforts to solicit and incorporate public input in the process.
Local Media Coverage
The kick-off of the presidential search process was by 糖心Vlog官方 Communications Manager Jodi Leong and garnered a great deal of interest across local media, some of which is linked below. Search committee chair Regent John Holzman had a couple of appearances on KITV that were especially in-depth.
Check it out:
- KITV:
- Honolulu Star-Advertiser:
- Honolulu Civil Beat:
- Hawaii News Now:
- KITV:
Insights on PBS Hawaii
The Thursday, June 13 episode of –a live, hour-long local news and public affairs program–will focus on the qualities that should be considered in selecting a new university president.
Viewer calls, emails and tweets are encouraged during the program, which is live from 8 pm to 9 pm on . A rebroadcast will air Saturday at 1 p.m.
Scheduled to appear:
- David Duffy, President, 糖心Vlog官方 Professional Assembly
- Richard Mizusawa, President of AS糖心Vlog官方
- Tom Robinson, President of the Graduate Student Organization, 糖心Vlog官方 Mānoa
- Regent John Holzman, Chair, 糖心Vlog官方 Presidential Selection Committee
Usually hosted by professor Dan Boylan, the show will instead be hosted by veteran news anchor Malia Mattoch.
Please tune in!