Who we are
The Hawai‘i P–20 Council is composed of education, business, and community leaders working together to align the efforts of those in the education pipeline with the workforce needs of Hawai‘i.
Council Leadership
Membership
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“Chamber of Commerce Hawai‘i and the businesses we represent strive to work together with the education community to provide opportunities for students to be prepared for their future careers and ensure Hawai‘i businesses have qualified local applicants.”
Sherry Menor-McNamara
Chamber of Commerce Hawai‘i
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“Education is our best tool to face today’s challenges. The Hawai‘i State Attainment Goal will allow all keiki to have the opportunity to live and grow in Hawai‘i with their ‘ohana.”
Senator Donna Mercado Kim
State of Hawai‘i Legislature
P–20 Council
- Yuuko Arikawa-Cross
Director, Executive Office on Early Learning - Lynn Babington
President, Chaminade University - Colonel Christopher Busque
Director, Manpower and Personnel (J1), U.S. Indo-Pacific Command - Jade Butay
Director, Hawai‘i State Department of Labor & Industrial Relations - Deanna D’Olier
Executive Director, Hawai‘i Association of Independent Schools - Andrea Eshelman
Deputy Executive Director and Chief Negotiator, Hawai‘i State Teachers Association - Christian Fern
Executive Director, University of Hawai‘i Professional Assembly - Terry George
CEO and President, Hawai’i Community Foundation - Debora Halbert
Vice President for Academic Strategy, University of Hawai‘i System - William Haning III
Regent, University of Hawai‘i Board of Regents - Alex Harris
President, Harold K.L. Castle Foundation - Keith Hayashi
Superintendent, Hawai‘i State Department of Education - Wendy Hensel
President, University of Hawai‘i System - Gary Kai
Executive Director, Hawai‘i Business Roundtable - Michelle Kidani
Senate Education Committee Chair, Hawai‘i State Senate - Michael Latham
President, Punahou School - Sherry Menor-McNamara
President and CEO, Chamber of Commerce of Hawai‘i - Nathan Murata
Dean, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa College of Education - Randy Perreira
Executive Director, Hawai‘i Government Employees Association - Roy Takumi
Chair, Hawai‘i State Board of Education - Della Teraoka
Vice President for Community Colleges, University of Hawai‘i System - Laurie Tochiki
Regent, University of Hawai‘i Board of Regents - Felicia Villalobos
Executive Director, Hawai‘i Teachers Standards Board - Greg Waibel
President and CEO, YMCA of Honolulu - Leslie Wilkins
President and CEO, Maui Economic Development Board - Jack Wong
CEO, Kamehameha Schools - Justin Woodson
House Committee on Lower & Higher Education Chair, Hawai‘i State House of Representatives - Kehau Yap
Deputy Chief of Staff, Office of U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono