Notice of Meeting

UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI‘I

BOARD OF REGENTS

Board business not completed on this day will be taken up on another day and time announced at the conclusion of the meeting.

Date:        Thursday, August 20, 2026

Time:       9:00 a.m.

Place:      Kauaʻi Community College

Office of Continuing Education & Training (OCET) 106C/D

3-1901 Kaumualiʻi Hwy.

Lihue, HI 96766

See the Board of Regents website to access the live broadcast of the meeting and related updates:  www.hawaii.edu/bor

ORDER OF THE DAY

             I.        Call Meeting to Order

            II.        Approval of the Minutes of the July 2, 2026 Special Board Meeting

          III.        Public Comment Period for Agenda Items:

All communications from the public to the Board of Regents are welcome and distributed to all regents.  To enable the Board to conduct its business, public comment at meetings may only be provided on agenda items noted below.  Individuals who are unable to provide testimony at this time will be allowed an opportunity to testify when specific agenda items are called.

All comments on agenda items received after posting of this agenda and up to the end of the meeting will be distributed to the board as testimony.  Written testimony may be submitted via the board’s website through the testimony link provided on the Meeting Agendas, Minutes and Materials page.  Testimony may also be submitted via email at bor.testimony@hawaii.edu, U.S. mail at 2444 Dole Street, Bachman 103, Honolulu, HI 96822, or facsimile at (808) 956-5156.

Those wishing to provide oral testimony virtually may register here. Individuals wishing to orally testify virtually are requested to register no later than 7:30 a.m. on the day of the meeting.  Registration for in-person oral testimony on agenda items will also be provided at the meeting location 15 minutes prior to the meeting.  It is highly recommended that written testimony be submitted in addition to registering to provide oral testimony.  Oral testimony will be limited to three (3) minutes per testifier.

This is a remote meeting by interactive conference technology under Section 92-3.7, Hawai‘i Revised Statutes (HRS).

All written testimony submitted are public documents.  Therefore, any testimony that is submitted orally or in writing, electronically or in person, for use in the public meeting process is public information and will be posted on the board’s website.

          IV.        Agenda Items

A.   Board Focus and Direction for the Year

           V.        Report of the President

A.   Fall Semester Update

B.   Leadership Updates

C.   Extramural Funding

D.   Athletics

E.   AI Institute

F.    UH News

G.   President’s Award for Excellence in Building and Grounds Maintenance

H.   Kauaʻi Community College Campus Report

1.    Academic Data and Statistics

2.    Strategic Plan Implementation 2026 – 2027

3.    Accreditation Update

4.    Staff Senate

5.    Student Government

6.    Makaloa Council

7.    Faculty Senate

          VI.        Agenda Items (continued)

A.   Recommendation on the Appointment of a Permitted Interaction Group to Make Findings and Recommendations Regarding the Master Transition Plan and the Decisions Needed to Transfer Assets and Obligations from the University of Hawaiʻi to the Mauna Kea Stewardship and Oversight Authority (MKSOA)

B.   Collaborative Strategic Investment: A New Paradigm for UH

C.   Final Reorganizational Directives for the University of Hawaiʻi System

D.   Update on eBanner

E.   Briefing on Federal Policy and Litigation Impacts

F.    Update on the Disposition of the Marine Education Training Center

        VII.        Announcements

A.  Next Meeting: September 17, 2026, at Leeward Community College Wahiawa Value-Added Product Development Center

       VIII.        Adjournment

ATTACHMENTS

Attachment A-1 – Personnel actions posted for information only, pursuant to Section 89C-4, Hawai‘i Revised Statutes.  These actions are not subject to approval by the Board of Regents.

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