Board of Regents and Administration
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University of Hawaiʻi Board of Regents
(Updated: August 2019)
Benjamin Asa Kudo, At-Large, Chair
- Jan Naoe Sullivan, Honolulu County, Vice Chair
- Wayne Higaki, Hawaiʻi County, Vice Chair
- Michael McEnerney, Honolulu County
- Ernest Wilson, Maui County
- Kelli K.K. Acopan, Student Regent
- Michelle Tagorda, Honolulu County
- Simeon Acoba, Honolulu County
- Robert Frank Westerman, Kauaʻi County
- Eugene Bal III, Maui County
- Randolph G. Moore, At-Large
- Alapaki Nahale-a, Hawaiʻi County
More information on the Board of Regents can be found on the Board of Regents and Leadership website.
University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo Administration
Dr. Bonnie Irwin - Chancellor
- A.B. 1981, M.A. 1983, Ph.D. 1991, University of California, Berkeley
Dr. Kenneth Hon - Interim Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
- Professor of Geology/Volcanology
- B.S., Ph.D. University of Colorado
Dr. Farrah-Marie Gomes - Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs
- B.A. 1998, University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo
- M.S. 2000, Chaminade University
- Ph.D. 2016, University of Nebraska- Lincoln
Kaleihiʻiikapoli P. “Kalei” Rapoza - Interim Vice Chancellor for Administrative Affairs
Alyson Y. “Aly” Kakugawa-Leong - Interim Director of University Relations and Director of Media Relations
Julie Mowrer - Acting Director of the Center for Community Engagement
Mr. Joseph Sanchez - Library Director
- B.A., California State University San Marcos
- M.L.I.S., San Jose State University
Dr. Emmeline de Pillis - Interim Dean, College of Business and Economics
- Professor of Management
- B.A. 1984, Ph.D. 1998, University of Southern California
Dr. Michael Bitter - Interim Dean, College of Arts and Sciences
- Professor of History
- B.A. 1988, Ph.D. 1999, University of Minnesota
Dr. Carolyn Ma - Dean, College of Pharmacy
- Pharm.D. 1986, University of California at San Francisco
Dr. Keiki Kawaiʻaeʻa - Director, Ka Haka ʻUla O Keʻelikōlani College of Hawaiian Language
- Associate Professor of Indigenous Education and Teacher Preparation
- B.A. 1978, M.Ed. 1985, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
- Ph.D. 2012, Union Institute and University
Dr. Bruce Mathews - Dean, College of Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Resource Management
- Professor of Soil Science
- B.S. 1986, University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo
- M.S. 1989, Louisiana State University
- Ph.D. 1992, University of Florida
Dr. James P. “Jim” Beets - Interim Dean, College of Natural and Health Sciences
- B.A. 1974, M.S. 1979, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
- Ph.D. 1990, University of Georgia