{"id":237179,"date":"2026-07-09T12:07:22","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T22:07:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=237179"},"modified":"2026-07-13T09:55:06","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T19:55:06","slug":"hawaii-cc-leadership-forum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2026\/07\/09\/hawaii-cc-leadership-forum\/","title":{"rendered":"Â鶹´«Ã½ <abbr>CC<\/abbr> gathers to shape its leadership future"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> &lt; 1<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minute<\/span><\/span><div class=\"responsive-video-wrap-post\"><figure class=\"wp-block-embed wp-block-embed-youtube is-type-video is-provider-youtube epyt-figure\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\"><iframe  id=\"_ytid_43627\"  width=\"620\" height=\"349\"  data-origwidth=\"620\" data-origheight=\"349\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vkUaD0jnDtk?enablejsapi=1&origin=https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu&rel=0&autoplay=0&cc_load_policy=0&cc_lang_pref=&iv_load_policy=1&loop=0&fs=1&playsinline=0&autohide=2&theme=dark&color=red&controls=1&disablekb=0&\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  no-lazyload\" title=\"Hawai\u02bbi CC gathers to shape its leadership future\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaii.hawaii.edu\/\"><span lang=\"haw\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Community College<\/a> <span lang=\"haw\">&#699;ohana<\/span> came together to chart the path forward during a special campus forum on July 9 addressing the upcoming chancellor transition. Held in the campus cafeteria and virtually via Zoom, the event drew about 80 attendees in person and 100 online. <abbr title=\"University of Hawaii\">UH<\/abbr> President Wendy Hensel and Interim Vice President for Community Colleges Lui Hokoana led the listening session, aiming to gather feedback to inform decisions regarding interim leadership.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/hawaii-interim-chancellor-forum-1-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Four people smiling and talking\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-237185\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/hawaii-interim-chancellor-forum-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/hawaii-interim-chancellor-forum-1-130x73.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/hawaii-interim-chancellor-forum-1.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2026\/06\/04\/hawaii-cc-chancellor-susan-kazama-retirement\/\">With Chancellor Susan Kazama set to retire on July 31<\/a>, the forum focused on protecting the college&#8217;s strong momentum. Three options were presented for community feedback: having the vice president for community colleges temporarily step in, appointing a dedicated interim chancellor focused solely on <span lang=\"haw\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> <abbr title=\"Community College\">CC<\/abbr>, or exploring a temporary, unified islandwide leadership structure with <abbr>UH<\/abbr> Hilo Chancellor Bonnie Irwin.<\/p>\n<h2>Guided by student success<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/hawaii-interim-chancellor-forum-3-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Person asking a question\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-237183\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/hawaii-interim-chancellor-forum-3-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/hawaii-interim-chancellor-forum-3-130x73.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/hawaii-interim-chancellor-forum-3.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Hensel emphasized that the ultimate choice will be guided by shared voices, stability and student success.<\/p>\n<p>Hensel said. &ldquo;Our priority today is to listen. We want to ensure that whatever path we choose for our interim leadership honors your <span lang=\"haw\">kuleana<\/span> (responsibility) to place and keeps our students first.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Engagement was high, with participants submitting dozens of questions both in advance and during the live event. Topics covered institutional autonomy, transparent communication and the selection timeline.<\/p>\n<p>The forum marks the beginning of an open conversation. <abbr>UH<\/abbr> leadership will now use the community&#8217;s feedback to appoint an interim leader, ensuring continuous support for the campus before launching a full search for <span lang=\"haw\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> <abbr>CC<\/abbr>&#8216;s permanent chancellor.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/hawaii-interim-chancellor-forum-2.jpg\" alt=\"Hensel addressing an audience\" width=\"676\" height=\"381\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-237184\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/hawaii-interim-chancellor-forum-2.jpg 676w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/hawaii-interim-chancellor-forum-2-300x169.jpg 300w, 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