{"id":22407,"date":"2014-02-07T14:44:40","date_gmt":"2014-02-08T00:44:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=22407"},"modified":"2021-11-05T13:45:08","modified_gmt":"2021-11-05T23:45:08","slug":"candidate-advisory-council-presents-uh-board-of-regents-finalists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2014\/02\/07\/candidate-advisory-council-presents-uh-board-of-regents-finalists\/","title":{"rendered":"Candidate Advisory Council presents UH<\/abbr> Board of Regents finalists"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>

The Candidate Advisory Council<\/a> for the Board of Regents<\/a> of the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> has presented a list of candidates to Governor Neil Abercrombie to fill three City and County of Honolulu seats and one student seat on the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Board of Regents for terms beginning July 1, 2014.<\/p>\n

The regents whose terms will end on June 30, 2014 are Student Regent Jeffrey Acido and City and County of Honolulu Regents <\/strong>John Holzman<\/strong> and James Lee<\/strong>. In addition, Regent Jeffrey Portnoy<\/strong> is currently serving on an interim appointment and, if confirmed by the Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> State Senate, will also serve through June 30th.<\/p>\n

The Board of Regents is the governing body of the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> and consists of 15 members. Representation includes 7 from the City and County of Honolulu; 2 from the Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> County; 2 from the Maui County; 1 from the Kauaʻi<\/span> County; 2 At Large and 1 University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> student. <\/p>\n

The Candidate Advisory Council was created after the passage of the Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Board of Regents Candidates Act, a 2006 legislatively-referred constitutional amendment. Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> voters overwhelmingly cast their votes to require the governor to select Board of Regents candidates from a pool of qualified candidates screened and proposed by the Candidate Advisory Council.<\/p>\n

All candidate lists are compiled only after the Candidate Advisory Council completes its comprehensive review and selection process, which is solely and exclusively merit-based. The council adheres strictly to procedures that are set forth in either state statutes or the council’s administrative rules. <\/p>\n

The Candidate Advisory Council began this recruitment cycle during early fall 2013. Council members personally recruited candidates and contacted and encouraged government, business, and community leaders to nominate regent candidates. The council placed print advertisements and issued press releases encouraging applications.<\/p>\n

The finalists for the Board of Regents seats are as follows:<\/p>\n

City and County of Honolulu Seat (currently filled by John Holzman)<\/strong><\/p>\n