Warren Haruki, a retired CEO of Grove Farm and Maui Land and Pineapple Co., is one of three appointees whose terms start July 1 and will serve for three years.
Three interim appointees have been named to serve on the State Board of Education, including University of Hawaiʻi Maui College dean of arts and sciences, Kahele Dukelow. Warren Haruki, former CEO of Maui Land & Pineapple Company from 2009 to 2023, has been appointed to serve as the new board chair.
A scramble to establish a Hawaiian language immersion distance program this year for families concerned about Covid-19 only began after parents complained.