Lei Kapono 回归夏威夷社区学院出任临时校长：曾在该校任职八年
夏威夷大学系统11月2日宣布，Donnette Leilani（Lei）Kapono 当天起出任夏威夷社区学院临时校长，回到她曾经工作八年的校园。Kapono 1998年至2006年间在该校任职，先后在继续教育与培训办公室担任多个职务，后成为教员和项目协调员，参与拓展夏威夷岛的职业培训与教育机会，工作涵盖农业、医疗、建筑等行业的培训项目。
Kapono 此后在夏威夷大学 Hilo 分校担任多个领导职务，最近一职为学生事务临时副校长。她表示，重返夏威夷社区学院既是荣幸也是一次有意义的归乡，她将优先保障学校稳定与延续、加强沟通、推进学生留校与学业成功，并深化与社区和行业伙伴的关系。
夏威夷社区学院位于夏威夷州夏威夷县 Hilo，是夏威夷大学系统在夏威夷岛的社区学院。Kapono 的临时任期为一年，或直至选出正式校长为止，全国范围的正式校长遴选工作正在进行。
（来源：夏威夷大学）
Lei Kapono Returns to Lead Hawaiʻi Community College as Interim Chancellor, Eight Years After First Serving There
The University of Hawaiʻi System announced on November 2 that Donnette Leilani (Lei) Kapono began her tenure as interim chancellor of Hawaiʻi Community College that day, returning to a campus where she previously served for eight years. Kapono worked at the college from 1998 to 2006, holding several positions in the Office of Continuing Education and Training before becoming a faculty member and program coordinator, helping expand workforce training and educational opportunities across Hawaiʻi Island in fields including agriculture, healthcare and construction.
Kapono continued her career at the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo, serving in several leadership positions, most recently as interim vice chancellor for student affairs. She said returning to Hawaiʻi CC is both a profound privilege and a meaningful homecoming, and her priorities include ensuring stability and continuity, fostering open communication, advancing student retention and success, and strengthening relationships with community and industry partners.
Hawaiʻi Community College is located in Hilo, Hawaiʻi County, Hawaiʻi. Kapono will serve for one year or until a permanent chancellor is selected; a national search for the college's next permanent leader is underway.
(Source: University of Hawaiʻi)
来源：夏威夷大学
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图片来源：图：夏威夷社区学院入口标识。Yoshi Canopus 摄，CC BY-SA 4.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: Hawaiʻi Community College entrance sign. By Yoshi Canopus, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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