Colin Kippen will lead OHA after Sylvia Hussey steps down June 30.
Office of Hawaiian Affairs Chief Executive Officer Sylvia Hussey is leaving the agency at the end of next week “to focus on her personal and 鈥榦hana health,” OHA announced in a news release Friday.
She has served as CEO since December 2019, spending much time reorganizing the staff and filling numerous vacancies. The release credits Hussey with improving the agency’s financial transparency and implementing new policies.
鈥淪ylvia has worked tirelessly to lead this organization and support its mission and our beneficiaries. While we are saddened by this news, we wish Sylvia the best in her future endeavors and we cannot thank her enough for the contributions she has made to the l膩hui,鈥 said OHA Board Chair Carmen 鈥淗ulu鈥 Lindsey in the release.
Colin Kippen, a former trial lawyer who served as the state’s homeless director, was named interim CEO. He’s currently serving as the OHA Board of Trustees’ chief of staff.
OHA expects to fill the CEO position on a permanent basis by the end of the year. It retained to help trustees recruit and select a new CEO.
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