Gov. Neil Abercrombie announced today that he’s appointed Grant Y.M. Chun, vice president of A&B Properties Inc., to the Hawaii Board of Education. 

Chun is taking over the board’s Maui seat, which had been vacant for the past month or so since former member Wesley Lo resigned. Chun is filling in on an interim basis. 

Before assuming his position at A&B Properties — the real estate subsidiary of Alexander & Baldwin, the state’s fourth largest landowner — Chun served as managing director of Maui County. He’s also a practicing attorney.

Outside of his professional roles, Chun serves on the boards of a range of community organizations and public agencies, including the Maui Economic Development Board, the Maui Regional Board of the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation and the Chancellor’s Advisory Council for UH Maui College.

The appointment is effective immediately and is subject to Senate approval. 

Photo: Grant Y.M. Chun (Courtesy Gov. Neil Abercrombie)

— Alia Wong