Members
“E ala! E alu! E kulima!”
UP! TOGETHER! JOIN HANDS!
A call to come together to tackle a given task.
Pursuant to Rule 23, the PACE Commission may include up to 14 members. Various appointing authorities select these members. The appointing authorities include the Chief Justice of the Hawaiʻi Supreme Court (two members), the Governor of Hawaiʻi, the President of the Hawaiʻi Senate, the Speaker of the Hawaiʻi House of Representatives, the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, the Superintendent of the Department of Education, the Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Hawaiʻi, the President of the University of Hawaiʻi, the Dean of the University of Hawaiʻi William S. Richardson School of Law, the Hawaiʻi State Bar Association, and the Hawaiʻi Association of Independent Schools. The PACE Commission can appoint two additional members with expertise in communications, public media, broadcasting, journalism, business, education, or nonprofit organizations.
Each member may generally serve one or more, but no more than three consecutive, three-year terms. The Chief Justice of the Hawaiʻi Supreme Court designates a chair and vice chair from the members. The PACE Commission may also select other officers it deems useful.
Below is a table showing the current chair, vice chair, and members of the PACE Commission.
| Members | Appointing Authority |
|---|---|
| Justice Lisa M. Ginoza (Chair) | Chief Justice of the Hawaiʻi Supreme Court |
| Matt M. Mattice | Chief Justice of the Hawaiʻi Supreme Court |
| David Day | Governor of Hawaiʻi |
| Senator Dru Kanuha | President of the Hawaiʻi Senate |
| Representative Amy. A. Perruso (Vice Chair) | Speaker of the Hawaiʻi House of Representatives |
| Kuuleianuhea Awo-Chun | Office of Hawaiian Affairs |
| Rosanna Fukuda | Superintendent, Department of Education |
| Magistrate Judge Wes Reber Porter | Chief Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaiʻi |
| Debora Halbert, Ph.D. | President, University of Hawaiʻi |
| Professor Troy J.H. Andrade | Dean, William S. Richardson School of Law |
| Ruth K. Oh, Esq. | Hawaiʻi State Bar Association |
| Philip J. Bossert, Ph.D. | Hawaiʻi Association of Independent Schools |
| Nathan Kam | PACE Commission |
| Professor Colin Moore | PACE Commission |