{"id":14267,"date":"2025-08-05T13:34:34","date_gmt":"2025-08-05T23:34:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/?p=14267"},"modified":"2025-11-13T08:08:51","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T18:08:51","slug":"2025-hidoe-names-new-deputy-superintendent-for-operations-assistant-superintendent-to-lead-newly-established-campus-operations-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/sm\/2025-hidoe-names-new-deputy-superintendent-for-operations-assistant-superintendent-to-lead-newly-established-campus-operations-office\/","title":{"rendered":"HIDOE names new deputy superintendent for operations, assistant superintendent to lead newly established Campus Operations Office"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Hawai\u02bbi State Department of Education today announced two key leadership appointments to support operational excellence and safe, thriving learning environments across the state\u2019s public school system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jesse Souki<\/strong> has been appointed deputy superintendent for operations, a senior leadership role that oversees major infrastructure, facilities, and support services. Souki brings two decades of leadership experience across public agencies and institutions, including as executive director and CEO of the Hawai\u2018i Community Development Authority, first deputy director of the Department of Land and Natural Resources, and director of the state Office of Planning. Currently, he is associate general counsel at the University of Hawai\u02bbi system, where he advises on complex land use, real property, and governance issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cJesse is a deeply experienced and thoughtful leader who understands how to get things done across state systems,\u201d Superintendent Keith Hayashi said. \u201cWe are extremely fortunate to have him step into this role. His background in legal strategy, land development, and public infrastructure is exactly what we need as we continue to modernize and strengthen our operations statewide.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Souki\u2019s appointment fills the vacancy left by former Deputy Superintendent Dean Uchida, who passed away unexpectedly in April.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sean Tajima<\/strong> has been named interim assistant superintendent for the newly established Office of Campus Operations and Support, created by the Legislature with Gov. Green\u2019s support this year to focus on essential campus services and student-facing supports. In this role, Tajima will oversee Safety, Security and Emergency Preparedness; School Food Services; and Student Transportation Services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tajima has served as complex area superintendent for schools under the Campbell-Kapolei Complex Area since 2018. He began his career with HIDOE as a special education teacher at N\u0101n\u0101kuli High & Intermediate and has held principalships at Niu Valley Middle, Pauoa Elementary, and Makakilo Elementary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSean is a steady and experienced leader who has earned trust at every level of our system,\u201d Hayashi said. \u201cHe brings a clear understanding of what schools and students need, and I know he\u2019ll lead this new office with integrity and purpose.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tajima will begin his new role on Aug. 13, and Souki will begin on Sept. 3.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Hawai\u02bbi State Department of Education today announced two key leadership appointments to support operational excellence and safe, thriving learning environments across the state\u2019s public school system. Jesse Souki has been appointed deputy superintendent for operations, a senior leadership role that oversees major infrastructure, facilities, and support services. Souki brings two decades of leadership experience […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"9389,9891,9757,9840,10137,11215","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","_sitemap_exclude":false,"_sitemap_priority":"","_sitemap_frequency":"","_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","wp_popup_display_lightbox":0,"wp_popup_suppress":"","wp_popup_trigger":"","wp_popup_trigger_amount":0,"wp_popup_disable_on_mobile":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14267","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"pp_statuses_selecting_workflow":false,"pp_workflow_action":"current","pp_status_selection":"publish","taxonomy_info":{"category":[{"value":21,"label":"News"}]},"featured_image_src_large":false,"author_info":{"display_name":"Nanea Ching","author_link":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/sm\/author\/nanea-chingk12-hi-us\/"},"comment_info":0,"category_info":[{"term_id":21,"name":"News","slug":"news","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":21,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":308,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":21,"category_count":308,"category_description":"","cat_name":"News","category_nicename":"news","category_parent":0}],"tag_info":false,"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-17 10:26:48","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"post_status","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/sm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14267","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/sm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/sm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/sm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/sm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14267"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/sm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14267\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/sm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14267"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/sm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14267"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/sm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14267"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}