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OHA announces leadership transition

OHA KA POUHANA/CEO DR. SYLVIA HUSSEY LEAVING AGENCY EFFECTIVE JUNE 30; CHIEF OF STAFF COLIN KIPPEN NAMED INTERIM KA POUHANA/CEO Honolulu (June 23, 2023) – Office of Hawaiian Affairs Ka Pouhana/CEO Dr. Sylvia Hussey has announced she will be leaving the organization at the end of the fiscal year to focus on her personal and ‘ohana health. OHA Board Chair Carmen “Hulu” Lindsey notified agency staff members of the planned June 30, 2023, departure by email on May 3. Hussey has served as chief executive officer since December 2019, and was the organization’s chief operating officer since joining the agency…