A longtime University of Hawaii student affairs administrator has been recommended to be the next chancellor of UH Maui College.

Lui Hokoana currently serves as the vice chancellor for student affairs at UH West Oahu, a position he’s held since last year. Before that he was the associate vice president for student affairs for the entire university system and the vice chancellor for student affairs at Windward Community College. He’s also overseen various programs at Maui College, were he began his career at UH in 1991 as a counselor. 

Lui Hokoana has worked at UH since 1991. University of Hawaii

Hokoana attended UH for his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in political science and communications, respectively. He earned a doctorate of education degree from the University of Southern California.

He was named State Manager of the Year in 2011.

Hokoana’s selection as chancellor is subject to final approval by the Board of Regents. The board will make the decision at its next meeting on Oct. 16.

Hokoana was selected from a group of five candidates announced last month. The other candidates included Jonathan McKee, the vice chancellor of academic affairs at Maui College, and Michael Reiner, a fellow at the City University of New York.

Alia Wong previously covered education news for Civil Beat. A Honolulu native, Alia returned to the islands in May 2012 after graduating from Boston University with degrees in journalism and Latin American studies. Alia was a longtime intern at Civil Beat before landing her position as a reporter-host....