Advisory Council Releases Names of UH Regent Candidates

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Speaking of the selection process for the University of Hawaii’s Board of Regents…

The Regents Candidate Advisory Council today released the names of finalists for four vacancies on the board:

City and County of Honolulu Seat:

  • John Dean
  • Ronald Ho
  • Carol Mon Lee (former Board of Education member)
  • Keith Vieira

Kauai County Seat:

  • Klaus Keil
  • Tom Shigemoto

At-Large Seat:

  • Gregory Chun
  • Patrick DeLeon
  • Benjamin Kudo
  • Georgia McMillen

Student Seat:

  • Jeffrey Acido
  • Matthew Williams

The list of candidates goes now to Gov. Neil Abercrombie, who will select his nominees. Those will be subject to confirmation by the Senate, which last year rejected two of his nominees.

Don’t miss our coverage today of several legislative proposals to change the way this process works.

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