Meeting Minutes for AY 2025-2026
September 5, 2025: Zoom ... Opening Protocol : Call to Order: 11:31am Mele Honouliuli: Senator Ke‘alohi Perry Land Acknowledgement: Faculty Senate Chair Stan Orr Chair Stan Orr clarified that the meeting was informational rather than action-oriented and reminded members to complete the attendance form. Elections will be occurring soon. Quorum requirements were not enforced for this session. Minutes from the May 2 meeting were reviewed, with the addition of a note to include the Chancellor’s report on convocation...
October 3, 2025: Zoom at 11:30 AM ... Opening Protocol : Call to Order: 11:30am Mele Honouliuli: Senator Ke‘alohi Perry Land Acknowledgement: Faculty Senate Chair Stan OrrAction Items: Quorum was confirmed by Parliamentarian Puett and Vice Chair Katherine Aumer. Chair Orr welcomed new senators and confirmed the appointment of three lecturers : Rebecca Arechiga, Timothy Kwock, Stephen Litschauer as voting members for one-year terms, pursuant to Article II of the UHWO Faculty Senate Charter. Minutes from the May...
November 7, 2025: Zoom at 11:32am ... Opening Protocol : Quorum: Quorum was established. Mele Honouliuli: Sen. Carrie Larger Land Acknowledgment: Sen. Chair Stan OrrAction Items: : Approval of Faculty Senate Minutes: Sen. Chair Stan Orr noted that the meeting minutes were approved as posted, hearing no objections or questions.Administrative Reports: Office of the Chancellor (Chancellor Maenette Benham) The Chancellor announced the FY2026 Budget/Enrollment/Land Report presentation to the campus on Wednesday, November 26, from 2:00 – 3:30 pm, held...
December 5, 2025: Zoom at 11:32am ... Opening Protocol: Mele Honouliuli: Sen. Keʻalohi Perry. Land Acknowledgment: Sen. Chair Stan Orr. Quorum: Quorum was established after a brief delay, during which the agenda was reordered to hear Administrative Reports first.Administrative Reports: Office of the Vice-Chancellor for Administration (Vice-Chancellor David McDonald): The Wall That Heals: Announced that the mobile Vietnam Veterans Memorial exhibit will be on the Great Lawn from January 12-19, with setup beginning January 13. Legislative Session: The...
January 16, 2026: Zoom 11:32am ... Opening Protocol: Call to Order: 11:33am Land Acknowledgement (Chair Orr) Mele Honouliuli (Sen. Carrie Larger) Administrative Reports: Office of the Vice-Chancellor for Administration (Vice-Chancellor David McDonald) The Wall That Heals: Highlighted the exhibit currently on the Great Lawn and the “Light the Night” and butterfly release events. Legislative Session: Reported a cautious fiscal outlook for the legislative session due to the loss of federal funds and predicted recession; described it as a session...
Feb 6, 2026: Zoom 11:35am ... Opening Protocol: Land Acknowledgement: Chair Stan Orr Mele Honouliuli: Sen. Carrie LargerAdministrative Reports: Office of the Vice-Chancellor for Administration (Vice-Chancellor David McDonald) Farrington Road Construction: Upgrades and widening have been delayed and may skip over the campus entry initially, with construction affecting the campus ingress expected around summer, possibly July. To mitigate traffic, ingress will continue via Farrington, while egress will be routed past ACM through Holomua and onto Kualaka‘i due to...
Mar 6, 2026: Zoom 11:32am ... Opening Protocol: Call to Order: 11:32 AM Land Acknowledgement: Chair Orr Mele Honouliuli: Senator Keʻalohi PerryAdministrative Reports: Office of the Vice-Chancellor for Administration (Vice-Chancellor David McDonald) No report. Office of the Vice-Chancellor for Student Affairs (Director of Student Development Dee Uwono) Events: The Pueo Pilina event was a huge success, with appreciation given to supporting faculty and staff. The We Go West event for incoming students is scheduled for April 2, 2026,...
April 17, 2026: Zoom 11:31am ... Opening Protocol: Land Acknowledgement (Stan Orr) Mele Honouliuli (Keʻalohi Perry)Administrative Reports: .Office of the Chancellor (Chancellor Carlos Peñaloza) Legislative Updates: The proposed bill to sweep TSFS fund balances to the general fund has been pushed to 2029. The Senate version of HB1800 approved CIP funds using cash balances, taking $3 million for UHWO but diverting campus funds to Mānoa. The Chancellor is working to advocate against this model. A bill previously proposing...