Following nearly six hours of board debate and public testimony at a University of Hawaii Board of Regents meeting Thursday, the regents voted to make significant changes to a proposed plan for finding the next UH president, to make it more transparent and include more stakeholders’ input.
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COVID-19 pandemic response, was one of the panelists. As one of the
UH leads working with the Hawaiʻi Department of Health (
DOH) on vaccination plans, she addressed questions related to vaccine availability to the
UH community. She emphasized two factors: How many vaccine doses the state receives every week and the complex logistics of getting shots into arms safely.
“We are working with the
DOH to determine what opportunities make the most sense to deliver vaccines to the
UH population. Vaccination options will also likely vary by county,” she said. “We are moving forward together, as a state, and as the university and others really work hard to address this pandemic.”