Reminder: First UH president finalist public open house, forum today at UH-Hilo

The public’s opportunities to meet the two finalists vying to be the next president of the 10-campus University of Hawaiʻi system begin this week, including an open house and moderated campus public forum Tuesday at the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo .

Wendy Hensel is up first followed by finalist Julian Vasquez Heilig next week.

Hensel will meet the public Tuesday at these times and places:

• 8 to 9 a.m.: Open house, UH-Hilo, University Classroom Building, Room 127, Rose and Raymond Tseng Terrace.
• 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.: Campus forum (Zoom available and recorded), UH-Hilo Performing Arts Center.

The format will be the same for both finalists, with each taking questions during the public forums. The forums will also be livestreamed and on Zoom as well as posted online afterward.

Questions can be submitted on site or by using the Zoom chat function.

The UH Board of Regents is asking the public to provide feedback on each of the finalists.

Confidential feedback about Hensel can can be provided through an online survey form that will be open until 6 p.m. Friday.

To provide public feedback, submit comments to bor.testimony@hawaii.edu.

The public events for Vasquez Heilig on the Big Island are scheduled for:

• 8 to 9 a.m. Oct. 1: Open house, UH-Hilo, University Classroom Building, Room 127, Rose and Raymond Tseng Terrace.
• 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Oct. 1: Campus forum (Zoom available and recorded), UH-Hilo Performing Arts Center.

Additional information about Hensel and Vasquez Heilig can be found on the UH president search website.

UH-Hilo is located at 200 W. Kāwili St. in Hilo.