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SUMMARY:University of Hawaii Board of Regents Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Council: Board of Regents\n\nOfficial Notice: https://calendar.ehawaii.gov/calendar/meeting/77510/details.html\n\nNotice of Meeting
\nUNIVERSITY OF HAWAI‘I
\nBOARD OF REGENTS 
\nBoard business not completed on this day will be taken up on another day and time announced at the conclusion of the meeting.
\nPlace:      University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
\nBachman Hall
\n1st Floor Conference Room 106 A/B
\n2444 Dole Street
\nHonolulu\, Hawai‘i 96822
\nSee the Board of Regents website to access the live broadcast of the meeting and related updates:  www.hawaii.edu/bor
\nORDER OF THE DAY
\n             I.        Call Meeting to Order
\n            II.        Approval of the Minutes of the May 21\, 2026\, Meeting and June 4\, 2026\, Special Meeting
\n          III.        Public Comment Period for Agenda Items:
\nAll 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.
\nAll 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.
\nThose 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.
\nThis is a remote meeting by interactive conference technology under Section 92-3.7\, Hawai‘i Revised Statutes (HRS). 
\nAll 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.
\n          IV.        Report of the President
\nA.   Hawaiʻi Community College Chancellor Transition
\nB.   University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Leadership Update
\nC.   Vice President of Academic Strategy
\nD.   University Laboratory School Update
\nE.   Time\, Place\, and Manner Policy
\nF.    Noelani Demolition
\nG.   UH News highlights
\nH.   2026 Annual Employee Awards 
\n1.    Distinguished State Service: Darsh Dave\, Human Resources Manager Kapi‘olani Community College
\n2.    Manager of the Year Darren Lerner\, Director of Research Institute University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa\, School of Ocean\, Earth Science & Technology – Sea Grant Programs 
\n3.    Team of the Year: Hawaiʻi Papa o ke Ao Native Hawaiian Place of Learning Advancement Office Team\, University of Hawaiʻi System
\n           V.        Agenda Items
\nA.   Consent Agenda
\n1.    Request for Approval of an Indemnification Provision in a Contract Issued by Incyte Corporation
\nB.   Request for Appointment of Dr. Kim Siegenthaler\, Senior Advisor to the President\, as Interim Vice President for Academic Strategy\, University of Hawai‘i System
\nC.   The State of Artificial Intelligence (AI) at the University of Hawaiʻi: Year One Milestones and Our Strategic Horizon
\nD.   Legislative Update
\n1.    HB 1800 RELATING TO THE STATE BUDGET  
\nAdjusts and requests appropriations for fiscal biennium 2025 2027 funding requirements for operations and capital improvement projects of Executive Branch agencies and programs.
\n2.    HB 2338 RELATING TO THE HAWAII COMMUNITY COLLEGE PROMISE PROGRAM
\nAddresses the change in federal law regarding Pell Grants by amending the Hawaiʻi Community College Promise Program (Hawaiʻi Promise) to provide scholarships for ninety-five percent of a student's unmet direct cost need and exclude grants\, scholarships\, and other funding sources from the calculation of Hawaiʻi Promise awards\, thereby allowing students to apply such funds toward indirect costs\, including housing\, food\, and other living expenses\, to reduce financial barriers and support student success. Changes Hawaiʻi Promise from being a last-dollar award. Authorizes Hawaiʻi Promise to coordinate with federal student aid programs to maximize total financial assistance available to students. Effective 7/1/2026.
\n3.    HB 2339 RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII REVENUE BONDS
\nAuthorizes the Board of Regents of the University of Hawaiʻi to issue revenue bonds for the purpose of financing qualifying priority capital improvement projects. Appropriates funds.
\n4.    HB 2592 RELATING TO THE MAUNA KEA STEWARDSHIP AND OVERSIGHT AUTHORITY
\nPart II: Clarifies the powers of the Mauna Kea Stewardship and Oversight Authority so that it may carry out its intended duties regarding land use on Mauna Kea. Adds reversion dates of 6/30/2028 and 12/31/2029 if the deadline to adopt a management plan or to submit proposed administrative rules to the Governor is not met\; extends the transition period to 12/1/2029\; clarifies that the oversight and interest of MKSOA in the Mauna Kea lands shall be no more than what is expressly granted in chapter 195H\, HRS\; and clarifies that title to Mauna Kea lands shall remain with the State. Part III: Provides that the existing plans and administrative rules adopted or developed by UH under which Mauna Kea is currently governed remain in effect until plans and administrative rules adopted by MKSOA take effect. Part IV: Clarifies that MKSOA has state sovereign immunity. Part V: Authorizes MKSOA to extend leases and subleases before the transfer\, for up to an additional ten-year term.
\n5.    SB 3229 RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII  
\nAuthorizes the use of the University of Hawaiʻi Tuition and Fees Special Fund to conduct donor evaluations. Requires the related report to the Legislature to include any donor evaluations conducted using moneys from the fund.
\nE.   Fiscal Year 2027 Operating Budget Preview 
\n          VI.        Announcements
\nA.  Next Meeting:  August 20\, 2026\, at Kauaʻi Community College
\n        VII.        Adjournment
\nATTACHMENTS
\nAttachment A-1 – Personnel actions posted for approval by the Board of Regents.
\nAttachment A-2 – 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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\nIf you need an auxiliary aid/service or other accommodation due to a disability\, contact the Board Office at (808) 956-8213 or bor@hawaii.edu as soon as possible. Requests made as early as possible have a greater likelihood of being fulfilled.  Upon request\, this notice is available in alternate/accessible formats.
LOCATION:University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Bachman Hall 1st Floor Conference Room 106A/B 2444 Dole Street Honolulu\, Hawai‘i 96822
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