Board of Regents | President and UH Officers | Community College Chancellors
Board of Regents
The governing body of the University of Hawai?i System is composed of 11 regents, nominated by the , appointed by the governor and confirmed by the legislature. They serve for staggered terms, without compensation.

Alapaki Nahale-a
Chair
Interim Hawaiʻi County
Term ends 2028

Gabriel Lee
Vice Chair
Honolulu County
Term ends 2027

Ernest Wilson
Vice Chair
Maui County
Term ends 2025

Wayne Higaki
Hawaiʻi County
Term ends 2026

William F. Haning III
Honolulu County
Term ends 2026

Diane Paloma
Honolulu County
Term ends 2026

Laurie Tochiki
Honolulu County
Term ends 2027

Laurel Loo
Kauaʻi County
Term ends 2027

Neil Abercrombie
Interim Honolulu County
Term ends 2028

Lauren Akitake
Interim Maui County
Term ends 2028

Abigail Mawae
Student Regent
Term ends 2024
President and UH Officers
The UH System is headed by the university president.

David Lassner
President

Debora Halbert
VP for Academic Strategy

Jan Gouveia
VP for Administration

Kalbert Young
VP for Budget and
Finance/CFO

Erika Lacro
VP for Community Colleges

Garret Yoshimi
VP for Information Technology/CIO

Carrie K. S. Okinaga
VP for Legal Affairs/University
General Counsel

Vassilis L. Syrmos
VP for Research and Innovation

Tim Dolan
VP of Advancement

Michael Bruno
UH 惭ā苍辞补 Provost

Bonnie D. Irwin
UH Hilo Chancellor

Maenette Benham
UH West Oʻahu Chancellor
UH Community College Chancellors
Chief executives of the seven UH community college campuses.

Susan Kazama
Hawaiʻi

Karen Lee
Honolulu

Misaki Takabayashi
Kapiʻolani

Margaret Sanchez
Kauaʻi

Carlos Peñaloza
Leeward

Lui Hokoana
Maui

Ardis Eschenberg
Windward
Advisor
Special Advisor to the President on Hawaiian Affairs