August 13, 2004

U. of Hawaii Settles Dispute With President

By JULIANNE BASINGER and GOLDIE BLUMENSTYK

The Board of Regents of the University of Hawaii System has rescinded its firing of Evan S. Dobelle as president and agreed to a mediated settlement that will pay him about $1.6-million.

Mr. Dobelle, in turn, will resign the presidency and surrender his rights to a tenured faculty position, effective August 14.

Under the terms of an agreement reached late last month, the former president will remain as an untenured researcher in urban and regional planning at the university's

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