Capsun's Corner – by Capsun M. Poe

As you know, my big claim to fame is having served on the University of Hawaii Board of Regents, as the third student regent. The very first student regent, under the law that specifically provided for a student member, was Wayne Kahoonei Panoke. Most people call him Kahoonei, but I have always called him Wayne [...]

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Remember my friend who resigned from the UH Board of Regents? Well, here’s an update:  not long after resigning, Gov. Linda Lingle saw fit to reappoint him to the BOR, this time not as Student Regent, but filling one of the at-large seats.  Today, the State Senate will hold a hearing on his and other [...]

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I’m an hour late, but I finally have a news scoop…
Doing what is right, even when it hurts, yesterday afternoon, my friend, University of Hawaii Student Regent Michael Dahilig submitted his resignation to Governor Linda Lingle, effective immediately.  You can see the actual letter at the bottom of this post.
First appointed to the Board of [...]

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