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No one who knows why Gov. Josh Green removed Bruce Voss as chair of the state Board of Education is talking openly about the reasons.

The Maui News Kahele Dukelow, the dean of arts and sciences at UH-Maui College, and Warren Haruki, former CEO of Maui Land & Pineapple Co., have been appoint

Governor Green Announces Interim Appointees to the State Board of Education

Warren Haruki, a retired CEO of Grove Farm and Maui Land and Pineapple Co., is one of three appointees whose terms start July 1 and will serve for three years.

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Three interim appointees have been named to serve on the State Board of Education, including University of Hawaiʻi Maui College dean of arts and sciences, Kahele Dukelow. Warren Haruki, former CEO of Maui Land & Pineapple Company from 2009 to 2023, has been appointed to serve as the new board chair.

Gov. Josh Green on Friday surprised many education observers with the announcement that he is replacing Bruce Voss as chair of the state Board of Education with business leader Warren Haruki.

In an unprecedented court-style hearing Thursday, the state Board of Education reversed a decision by the state Public Charter School Commission to close the Wahiawa charter school Kamalani Academy.

Hawaii’s only charter school authorizer is charting a path to progress, but some school leaders remain skeptical about the commission's ability to both regulate and support the schools.

The appointed board approved a revised job description on Thursday after lengthy debate over whether to require a master's degree for eligibility.