Associate Vice President for External Affairs and University Relations
Carolyn Tanaka
As the lead executive for external affairs and university relations, Carolyn Tanaka establishes strategy for significant activities that promote understanding and mutual respect within the university and among media, lawmakers and the public at large.
Before joining the University of Hawai‘i System in 2002, Tanaka held the position of vice president for public affairs for McNeil Wilson Communications, the state’s largest public relations agency. A 20-year veteran communicator, she previously served as director of communications and press secretary to Gov. John Waihee, 1986–1994, and as a news broadcaster for Honolulu television stations KHON and KGMB.
Carolyn Tanaka holds a BA in journalism from University of Hawai‘i at Manoa.
carolynt@hawaii.edu
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