Karr, Hirota new chair, vice chair of UH Board of Regents
Howard Karr has been elected chairman of the University of Hawai'i Board of Regents.
Karr was elected at the board's monthly meeting on July 23. Dennis Hirota was elected vice chairman.
Karr, a retired bank executive, and Hirota, a civil engineer, joined the Board of Regents in 2008.