Gov Nominates Six to UH Board of Regents
Abercrombie鈥檚 six nominations, which require Senate approval, come from a list put forward by an advisory council.
The current selection process continues to be controversial and the recommended appointments could become a moot point as several bills have been introduced to reform the process.
remains alive this legislative session. It proposes a constitutional amendment to eliminate the candidate advisory council, which was only created some six years ago.
The House Committee on Higher Education will hear SB 2005, SD 2 at 2 p.m., Tuesday, in House conference room 309.
The appointments to fill six seats on the聽UH Board of Regents听补谤别:
叠别苍箩补尘颈苍听碍耻诲辞聽is appointed to the at-large seat. He is the Chief Financial Officer and manager of the land use, administrative and environmental law group of the law firm of聽Imanaka聽Kudo聽&聽Fujimoto. In addition to his law practice, Mr.聽Kudo聽served as an Adjunct Professor at the William S. Richardson School of Law and he has been a lecturer in business law at the UH West O’ahu. Mr.聽Kudo聽was recognized as one of the 鈥淏est Lawyers in Hawai’i鈥 by Honolulu Magazine. A 1968 graduate of I’olani School, he earned his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Washington; an M.B.A. from the UH; and a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center. 聽
Tom Shigemoto聽is appointed to the Kaua’i County seat. He is the Vice President of Planning for Alexander and Baldwin Properties, Inc. He is a former Planning Director for Kaua’i County. A graduate of Kaua’i High School, he earned his BFA in Urban and Regional Design from UH.
John Dean聽is appointed to the Honolulu seat. 聽He is the President and CEO of Central Pacific Financial Corp. Mr. Dean has spent 31 years as an executive in the financial services industry focusing on turnarounds in the banking industry. He is the former CEO of Silicon Valley聽Bancshares聽and Silicon Valley Bank. In 2001, Mr. Dean was recognized by Forbes as one of the 鈥50 most powerful聽dealmakers.鈥 聽He is a graduate of Holy Cross College, a former Peace Corps Volunteer in Western Samoa, and a graduate of Wharton School with an M.B.A. in Finance.
叠补谤谤测听惭颈锄耻苍辞, who is currently an interim appointment, is appointed to the Hawai’i County seat. He is a former Hawai’i County Managing Director, and a former manager at聽Puna聽Geothermal Venture.
Carl Carlson, who currently serves on the board, is being reappointed to the Hawai’i County seat. Mr. Carlson is the founder of Hu’ehu’e Ventures, a real estate and consulting firm. A former trustee of the Parker Ranch Foundation, he also served on the Hawai’i County Board of Ethics, the State Board of Agriculture, the Historic Hawai’i Foundation and Hawai’i Chapter of the Nature Conservancy.
Jeffrey Acido聽is a graduate student at UH聽Manoa聽working toward a Master鈥檚 degree in Asian Studies with a focus on the Philippines. He is an assistant researcher at Asian American Network for Cancer Awareness, Research and Training (AANCART). He is appointed to the student seat.
