Scandal at UH puts focus on role of Board of Regents

By Richard Borreca

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Oct 09, 2012

~~<p>As the University of Hawaii's costly and embarrassing $200,000 misunderstanding continues, the state's leaders soon will have to decide whether the losses are to be ended or endured.</p>
<p>Sen. Donna Mercado Kim's special committee on accountability puts the total cost for the slipshod attempt to stage a fundraising Stevie Wonder concert at $1.1 million, including a new salary for Jim Donovan, a new athletic director and fees for private attorneys and public relations.</p>
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As the University of Hawaii's costly and embarrassing $200,000 misunderstanding continues, the state's leaders soon will have to decide whether the losses are to be ended or endured.

Sen. Donna Mercado Kim's special committee on accountability puts the total cost for the slipshod attempt to stage a fundraising Stevie Wonder concert at $1.1 million, including a new salary for Jim Donovan, a new athletic director and fees for private attorneys and public relations. Login for more...