>> The East-West Center has named Karena Lyons vice president and executive director of research. She was previously New Zealand ambassador to the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands and Palau as well as consul general to Hawaii and envoy to the U.S. Indo- Pacific Command. Lyons’ experience also includes being foreign policy adviser to the New Zealand minister of foreign affairs, strategist and negotiator on the United Nations Security Council and a faculty member at the University of Auckland School of Law.

>> Our Savior Lutheran School has hired Clarence De Lude as principal of the private pre-eighth grade school in Aiea. De Lude has more than 40 years’ experience as an administrator and teacher, including having served as principal at Kamaile Academy Public Charter School and Our Redeemer Lutheran School as well as a vice principal at Solomon Elementary.

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