University of Hawaii System

The Board of Regents meeting agenda includes a presentation on the Thirty Meter Telescope International Observatory and a report from the University President covering graduation ceremonies, scholarship programs, legislative session comments, budgeting processes, and system-wide updates on athletics and campus collaborations. Consent items involve the approval of new degree programs, general education proposals, and various indemnification provisions. The Board will also address requests for the establishment and naming of endowed professorships, emeritus title approvals, and executive classification and salary adjustments. Furthermore, the meeting will review legislative updates concerning state budget appropriations, the Hawaii Promise Program, revenue bonds, Mauna Kea stewardship, and various gubernatorial nominees.

The meeting included reports on pending state legislation impacting the university and a campus report from Kapiolani Community College regarding enrollment, student success, workforce development, and strategic planning initiatives. The Board approved the selection of external auditors and indemnification provisions for a research contract, as well as bylaw amendments for board committees. Further actions included awarding an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters to two recipients and conferring the title of Professor Emerita upon a retired faculty member. The Board discussed strategic alignment for the university system and a communications initiative, reviewed various legislative measures and gubernatorial nominations, and conducted an executive session.

The Board of Regents convened to consider the appointment of the Chancellor for the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa and the appointment of an Interim Academic Program Officer (Director of Hawaiʻi Papa O Ke Ao). The agenda included an executive session for personnel and legal matters, followed by the formal request and consideration of these key administrative leadership appointments.

The Board of Regents is scheduled to hold a special meeting to address legal matters in an executive session, specifically focusing on the potential settlement of class action litigation related to a cancer center data incident.

The meeting included the approval of a consent agenda regarding an indemnification provision in a contract with the Schmidt Ocean Institute. The board also held an executive session to consult with legal counsel. Furthermore, the board discussed the report of the Permitted Interaction Group regarding the transition of Maunakea stewardship, ultimately directing the administration to begin the process of amending the Master Plan to allow for the re-use of previously disturbed sites and dissolving the Permitted Interaction Group.