Framework for Implementation
Coordinated by the Office of the Vice President for Academic Strategy (OVPAS), the UH Systemwide Implementation Steering Committee strives to ensure that strategic planning priorities remain prominent in UH system decision-making. The steering committee includes systemwide leadership and key stakeholders for each of the four imperatives.
The key imperatives for the UH System strategic plan were grounded in the conversations that took place over the last several years between the Board of Regents, the President, and our campus communities. The intent was to develop a set of imperatives to govern decision-making based upon as broad a conversation as possible. Implementation actions are organized around the four imperatives.
Â鶹´«Ã½ Implementation Steering Committee
- Debora Halbert, Vice President for Academic Strategy, UH System, lead
- Maenette Benham, Chancellor, UH West O?ahu
- Farrah-Marie Gomes, Associate Vice President for Student Affairs
- Joshua Kaakua, Academic Program Officer, UHCC System
- Kaiwipunikauikaw¨¥kiu Punihei Lipe, Director of ±á²¹·É²¹¾±¡®¾± Papa o ke Ao
- Kara Plamann Wagoner, Director of Institutional Research, Analysis and Planning Office, UH System
- Kalei Rapoza, Vice Chancellor for Administrative Affairs, UH Hilo
- Alan Rosenfeld, Associate Vice President for Academic Programs and Policy, UH System
- Stephen Schatz, Executive Director, Hawai?i P-20, UH System
- Vassilis Syrmos, Vice President for Research and Innovation, UH System
- Della Teraoka, Vice President for Community Colleges, UHCC System
- Chad Walton, Assistant Vice Provost for Research and Scholarship, UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹
Committee Structures
Kuleana Committee Structure
The Hawai?i Papa o Ke Ao leadership is leading the Kuleana imperative through three working groups aligned with the three objectives of this imperative.
- Maenette Benham, Chancellor, UH West O?ahu, co-chair
- Lui Hokoana, Chancellor, UH Maui College, co-chair
Working Group Objective 1 (Native Hawaiian Student Success and Leadership)
- Keala Chock, Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, Leeward Community College
- Christielove Espinosa, Graduate Student and Program Coordinator, UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹/Â鶹´«Ã½West O?ahu
- Kulamanu Ishihara, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs, UH Maui College
- Josh Kaakua, Academic Program Officer, UHCC System
- Isaiah Kaauwai, Title IX Coordinator, Kaua?i Community College
- Lokelani Kenolio, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs, Kapi?olani Community College
- Ku?ulei Miranda, Native Hawaiian Counselor, Windward Community College
- Judy Oliveira, Academic Program Officer, UHCC System
- Christine Quintana, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs, Hawai?i Community College
Working Group Objective 2 (Kuleana to Hawaiians and Hawai?i)
- Kekoa Harman, Associate Professor, Hawaiian Studies & Hawaiian Language, UH Hilo
- U?ilani Keli?ikuli, Assistant Professor, Hawaiian Studies, Leeward Community College
- H¨k¨± Kwan, Director of Native Hawaiian Student Success, UH West O?ahu
- Hau?oli Lorenzo-Elarco, Instructor, Honolulu Community College
- Alapaki Luke, Professor, Hawaiian Studies, Honolulu Community College
- Shavonn Matsuda, Librarian, UH Maui College
- Ha?aheo Pagan, Career and Transfer Counselor, Windward Community College
- Pua Rossi, Assistant Professor, Hawaiian Studie, Kaua?i Community College
- Taup¨uri Tangar¨, Professor, Hawai?i Life Styles, Hawai?i Community College
- U?ilani Tanigawa Lum, Assistant Professor of Law, Native Hawaiian Rights Clinic, UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹
Working Group Objective 3 (Reconciliation and Healing)
- Na?alehu Anthony, Community Partner
- Kahelelani Cruz, Assistant Professor, Arts and Humanities, Kapi?olani Community College
- Christielove Espinosa, Graduate Student and Program Coordinator, ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹/Â鶹´«Ã½West O?ahu
- Keawe Kaholokula, Chair & Professor, Native Hawaiian Health, Â鶹´«Ã½²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹
- Momi Kamahele, Professor and Native Hawaiian Student Support Coordinator, Leeward Community College
- Punihei Lipe, Program Officer, Native Hawaiian Place of Learning, UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹
- Li?i Nahiwa, Assistant to the Dean of ±á²¹·É²¹¾±¡®¾±nui¨¡kea, UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹
- N¨¡wa?a Napoleon, Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, Kapi?olani Community College
- Leilani Puchalski, Counselor, Native Hawaiian Success, Leeward Community College
- Kanoelani Thompson, Coordinator, Innovation Center for Teaching & Learning, Leeward Community College
- Syreeta Washington, Counselor, Student Services, Leeward Community College
Student Success Committee Structure
The Student Success Imperative continues the work of the Hawai?i Graduation Initiative (HGI) that has been part of prior strategic planning efforts. The committee now includes a more dynamic P-20 and DOE collaboration to drive system and campus actions.
- Farrah-Marie Gomes, Associate Vice President for Student Affairs, UH System, co-chair
- Alan Rosenfeld, Associate Vice President for Academic Programs and Policy, UH System, co-chair
- Lisamarie Bensman, Assistant Professor of Social Sciences, Windward Community College
- Debora Halbert, Vice President for Academic Strategy, UH System
- Tiana Loo, Interim Academic and Student Affairs Program Officer, UHCC System
- Michaelyn Nakoa, Interim Executive Director of Strategy, °²¹±è¾±¡®´Ç±ô²¹²Ô¾± Community College
- Jessica Miranda, Director of Strategic Directions, Assessment & Accreditation, UH West °¿¡®²¹³ó³Ü
- Kap¨¡ Olivera, Interim Assistant Vice Provost for Student Academic Success, UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹
- Kara Plamann Wagoner, Director of Institutional Research, Analysis and Planning Office, UH System
- Chassidy Sakamoto, Student Success Graduate Assistant
- Stephen Schatz, Executive Director, P-20, UH System
- Della Teraoka, Vice President for the UH Community Colleges, UHCC System
Workforce Committee Structure
UH plays a critical role in educating the workforce Hawai?i needs. UH understands that Hawai?i must diversify our economy and prepare the workforce to step into existing and emerging roles in agriculture, sustainable food systems, technology, information technology, and other sectors, while also contributing to the education of next-generation professionals in the public and non-profit sectors. In addition to the committee outlined here, UH has created systemwide cluster working groups centered on key areas for workforce development/pathways in order to address the workforce needs of the present and future.
- Christine Beaule, Director of Workforce Development,?UH System, chair
- Will Castillo, Associate Professor and Senior Workforce Coordinator, Leeward Community College
- Dan Doerger, Director of Pacific Center for Advance Technology Training, Honolulu Community College
- Warren Kawano, Career Pathways Strategy Director, Hawai?i P-20, UH System
- Laura Lees Nagle, Interim Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, UH Maui College
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Keala Monaco, Director of Workforce?Innovation, UHCC System
- Jeffrey Moniz, Professor of Education, UH West O?ahu
- Kara Plamann Wagoner, Director of Institutional Research, Analysis and Planning Office, UH System
- Kalei Rapoza, Vice Chancellor for Administrative Affairs, UH Hilo
- Alan Rosenfeld, Associate Vice President for Academic Programs and Policy, UH System, co-chair
- Stephen Schatz, Executive Director, Hawai?i P-20 , UH System and State Director of Career and Technical Education, UH System
- Wendy Sora, Director of the Career Center, UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹
- Della Teraoka, Vice President for Community Colleges, UHCC System
Innovation and Research Committee Structure
System/Campus Leads
- Michael Bruno, Provost, UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹
- Chris Sabine, Interim Vice Provost for Research & Scholarship, UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹
- Chad Walton, Assistant Vice Provost for Research & Scholarship, UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹
- Bonnie Irwin, Chancellor UH Hilo
- Maenette Benham, Chancellor, UH West O?ahu
- Della Teraoka, Acting Vice President and Associate Vice President (for Academic Affairs), UHCC
- Joshua Kaakua, Academic Affairs Program Officer, UHCC
Support Leads
- Steve Auerbach, Interim Director, Office of Innovation and Commercialization, Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation, UH System
- Steven Bond-Smith, Assistant Professor, Â鶹´«Ã½Economic Research Organization (UHERO), UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹
- Kamuela Enos, Director, Office of Indigenous Knowledge & Innovation, Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation, UH System
- Kevin Hanaoka, Director, Cost Studies and Data Analytics, Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation, UH System
- Eric Matsunaga, Director, Research and Administrative Operations, Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation, UH System
Hub Teams
- Climate Resilience
- Suzanne Case, Director, Office of Land and Ocean Conservation Futures, Â鶹´«Ã½System
- Makena Coffman, Director, Institute for Sustainability and Resilience, UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹
- Chip Fletcher, Interim Dean, School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology, UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹
- Rick Rocheleau, Director, ±á²¹·É²¹¾±¡®¾± Natural Energy Institute,?UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹
- Energy and Sustainable Ecosystems
- Makena Coffman, Director, Institute for Sustainability and Resilience, UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹
- Rick Rocheleau, Director, Hawai?i Natural Energy Institute, UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹
- Ocean, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
- Jennifer Griswold, Department Chair & Professor, Atmospheric Sciences, School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology, UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹
- Dave Karl, Victor and Peggy Brandstrom Pavel Professor of Microbial Oceanography & Director, Center for Microbial Oceanography, Research and Education (C-MORE), UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹
- Niklas Schneider, Director, International Pacific Research Center (IPRC) & Professor, Department of Oceanography,?School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology, UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹
- Donald Thomas, Geochemist, Hawai?i Institute of Geophysics and Planetology & Director of Center for the Study of Active Volcanoes (CSAV),?UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹
- Astronomy and Space Sciences
- Christian Andersen, Director of Research, Pacific International Space Center for Exploration Systems (PISCES), Â鶹´«Ã½Hilo
- Heather Kaluna, Associate Professor of Physics & Astronomy, Â鶹´«Ã½Hilo
- Doug Simons, Director, Institute for Astronomy, UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹
- Robert Wright, Director, ±á²¹·É²¹¾±¡®¾± Institute of Geophysics and Planetology
- Data Sciences and Global Cybersecurity
- Jodi Ito, Chief Information Security Officer, Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation, Â鶹´«Ã½System
- Chris Lee, Director, Academy for Creative Media, UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹
- Michael Miranda, Assistant Professor of Information Security and Assurance, Â鶹´«Ã½West O?ahu
- Scott Robertson, Chair, Information and Computer Sciences, UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹
- Health and Wellness
- Aimee Grace, Director, Office of Strategic Health Initiatives, Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation, UH System
- Chad Walton, Assistant Vice Provost for Research & Scholarship, UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹
- Food Security and Agriculture
- Norman Arancon, Director & Professor, College of Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Resource Management, Â鶹´«Ã½Hilo
- Walter Bowen, Associate Dean & Associate Director for Research, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resilience (CTAHR),?UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹
- Darren Lerner, Director, Sea Grant College Program,?UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹
- Noa Lincoln, Associate Researcher, Komohana Research & Extension Center, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resilience, UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹
- Albie Miles, Associate Professor, Sustainable Community Food Systems, UH West O?ahu
- Asia-Pacific and Hawai?i
- Kristi Govella, Assistant Professor and Director, Center for Indo-Pacific Affairs, School of Pacific and Asian Studies, UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹
- Alex Mawyer, Center Director and Associate Professor, Center for Pacific Islands Studies,?UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹
- Aaron Sal¨¡, Assistant Specialist, Student Affairs, Â鶹´«Ã½West O?ahu
- Ray Shirkhodai, Executive Director, Pacific Disaster Center