AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoUH Leadership: Maui County’s Lauren Akitake was elected chair of the University of Hawaiʻi Board of Regents for 2026-27, as the board also welcomed five new regents in a major leadership transition. Conservation & Native Species: The 33rd annual Hawaii Conservation Conference returns July 14-16 at Helumoa, Waikīkī, drawing 1,000+ attendees and focusing on protecting and restoring Hawaiʻi’s native ecosystems. Archives & America250: Hawaiʻi State Archives contributed two America250 items: digitized WWII “Turner Letters” tied to Hawaiʻi-born Japanese American soldiers, and a new exhibit of 1965 Selma-to-Montgomery civil rights photos now on display through July 7. Local Business/Ag: Lonohana Estate Chocolate bought Dole’s Waialua cacao fields (151 acres, 60+ acres of mature cacao), aiming to expand local bean-to-bar production. Sports & Tourism: The Sony Open in Hawaiʻi is shifting to PGA Tour Champions in 2027, rebranded as the Sony Championship Hawaiʻi at Waiʻalae. Public Safety: Federal investigators say they found no sign of engine failure in a Missouri skydiving crash that killed 12.
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