University of Hawaii President David Lassner says that when he recently announced that he’ll retire in late 2024 and wrote that meanwhile “anyone who expects me to act like a ‘lame duck’ will be sorely disappointed,” he did not mean that as any metaphorical shot fired across the bow of certain state lawmakers who have publicly said they want him to resign.
University of Hawaii President David Lassner announced Tuesday that after serving as head of the state’s 10-campus public-education system for more than 10 years, he will retire “at the end of 2024,” and said the decision is “both personal and professional.”