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Senate committee recommends advise-and-consent for slate of higher-education and service nominees
Summary
On April 17 the Senate Committee on Higher Education recommended advise-and-consent for multiple gubernatorial nominees to WICHE, the Hawaii Commission for National and Community Service, the Research Corporation of the University of Hawaii (RCUH), and the University of Hawaii Board of Regents.
The Senate Committee on Higher Education on April 17 voted to recommend advise-and-consent for a slate of gubernatorial nominees to several higher-education and service boards, including the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE), the Hawaii Commission for National and Community Service, the Research Corporation of the University of Hawaii (RCUH), and the University of Hawaii Board of Regents.
The committee took several appointments out of order to accommodate witnesses' schedules. The committee considered Governor's Message (GM) 785 (WICHE nominee Wendell Hensel, term to 06/30/2029) and GM 784 (Terrence "Terry" George, term to 06/30/2028). A university official who identified themself as the university president emphasized WICHE's role in setting policy and best practices for western states and said it is important that Hawaii participate in those inter-state discussions. Terry…
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