The Hawaiʻi State Board of Education has appointed veteran public policy and government affairs leader Capsun M. Poe as its executive director overseeing the planning, coordination, monitoring and improvement of the Board’s operations. The state Constitution grants the Board the power to formulate statewide educational policy.

“我很高兴有机会授权教育委员会通过战略方向、透明的政策制定、有效的监督、全面的系统、有意义的参与和积极的倡导来领导公共教育系统，”Poe 说道，他的任命将于 10 月 3 日生效。

In this role, Poe will serve as the liaison between the Hawaiʻi State Department of Education’s (HIDOE) leadership and Board members for agendas, communications and all other matters. He will assist with the overall coordination and management of the 战略计划 预期成果并管理董事会和 HIDOE 领导层之间的政策、程序和计划。

Poe brings over two decades of leadership experience in education, government and nonprofit institutions in Hawaiʻi. He currently serves as the chief advocate and community engagement director at the Office of Hawaiian Affairs. Prior to OHA, he spearheaded the HIDOE’s governmental affairs efforts as the administrator and legislative coordinator in the department’s Policy, Innovation, Planning & Evaluation Branch.

“Capsun’s 20-plus years of experience in policy and advocacy along with his demonstrated commitment to public education make him a strong leader for this role and we look forward to having him be our bridge with stakeholders and the community,” said Hawaiʻi Board of Education Chairman Warren Haruki. 

Poe holds a master’s degree in public administration and a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, at which time he also served as the student regent on the university’s Board of Regents.

坡伊表示：“我期待与所有希望我们的孩子获得优质教育机会的人们，尤其是教育工作者、家庭、民选官员和倡导者，进行对话、建立伙伴关系并开展工作。”