UH Manoa chancellor interrogated on concert aftermath

A state Senate committee puts a $1.135M price tag on the Stevie Wonder disarray

By Ferd Lewis

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Oct 03, 2012

~~<p>Manoa Chancellor Tom Apple was greeted with skepticism and, at times, derision Tuesday by a state Senate panel looking into the University of Hawaii's handling of the ill-fated Stevie Wonder concert and its fallout.</p>
<p>The five-member Senate Special Committee on Accountability, led by Chairwoman Sen. Donna Mercado Kim (D, Kalihi Valley-Halawa), butted heads with Apple on the reassignment of former athletic director Jim Donovan, the process of hiring a search firm to help select Donovan's successor, and when the decision was made to not return him to his original job.</p>
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Manoa Chancellor Tom Apple was greeted with skepticism and, at times, derision Tuesday by a state Senate panel looking into the University of Hawaii's handling of the ill-fated Stevie Wonder concert and its fallout.

The five-member Senate Special Committee on Accountability, led by Chairwoman Sen. Donna Mercado Kim (D, Kalihi Valley-Halawa), butted heads with Apple on the reassignment of former athletic director Jim Donovan, the process of hiring a search firm to help select Donovan's successor, and when the decision was made to not return him to his original job. Login for more...