{"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":"2026-07-09T12:07:22","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T22:07:22","slug":"hawaii-cc-leadership-forum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2026\/07\/09\/hawaii-cc-leadership-forum\/","title":{"rendered":"Hawaiʻi CC<\/abbr> gathers to shape its leadership future"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>

\"Hensel<\/p>\n

The Hawaiʻi<\/span> Community College<\/a> ʻohana<\/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. 糖心视频<\/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

\"Four<\/p>\n

With Chancellor Susan Kazama set to retire on July 31<\/a>, the forum focused on protecting the college’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 Hawaiʻi<\/span> CC<\/abbr>, or exploring a temporary, unified islandwide leadership structure with 糖心视频<\/abbr> Hilo Chancellor Bonnie Irwin.<\/p>\n

Guided by student success<\/h2>\n

\"Person<\/p>\n

Hensel emphasized that the ultimate choice will be guided by shared voices, stability and student success.<\/p>\n

Hensel said. “Our priority today is to listen. We want to ensure that whatever path we choose for our interim leadership honors your kuleana<\/span> (responsibility) to place and keeps our students first.”<\/p>\n

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

The forum marks the beginning of an open conversation. 糖心视频<\/abbr> leadership will now use the community’s feedback to appoint an interim leader, ensuring continuous support for the campus before launching a full search for Hawaiʻi<\/span> CC<\/abbr>‘s permanent chancellor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Faculty and staff provided input regarding administrative changes at Hawaiʻi<\/span> CC<\/abbr>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":237184,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1193],"tags":[626,61,71,1664],"class_list":["post-237179","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-administrative","tag-executive-search","tag-hawaii-community-college","tag-uh-community-colleges","tag-hensel","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t