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Elisia Flores Appointed to East-West Center Board Elisia Flores Appointed to East-West Center Board
Elisia Flores

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Before leaving office, former Hawai‘i Governor David Ige appointed Elisia Flores to the East-West Center’s Board of Governors on Nov. 29.

“Elisia Flores will help advance the East-West Center’s mission of Asia Pacific collaboration, and I thank her for serving on the board,” said Gov. Ige.

Flores will fill the board vacancy left by the passing of Ronald Moon. Flores’s term will expire on June 30, 2024.

Flores is the CEO of L&L Franchise, Inc. She serves on the boards of Hawaiian Electric Industries, American Savings Bank, Hawaii Pacific Health, Diamond Head Theatre, and the Hawaiian Humane Society.

The East-West Center Board of Governors consists 18 members. The Governor of Hawai‘i appoints five members, the US Secretary of State appoints five members, and these ten members in turn elect five members from Asia and the Pacific Islands. There are also three ex-officio members (or their designees): the Governor of Hawai‘i, the US Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs, and the President of the University of Hawai‘i.

Before leaving office, former Hawai‘i Governor David Ige appointed Elisia Flores to the East-West Center’s Board of Governors on Nov. 29.

“Elisia Flores will help advance the East-West Center’s mission of Asia Pacific collaboration, and I thank her for serving on the board,” said Gov. Ige.

Flores will fill the board vacancy left by the passing of Ronald Moon. Flores’s term will expire on June 30, 2024.

Flores is the CEO of L&L Franchise, Inc. She serves on the boards of Hawaiian Electric Industries, American Savings Bank, Hawaii Pacific Health, Diamond Head Theatre, and the Hawaiian Humane Society.

The East-West Center Board of Governors consists 18 members. The Governor of Hawai‘i appoints five members, the US Secretary of State appoints five members, and these ten members in turn elect five members from Asia and the Pacific Islands. There are also three ex-officio members (or their designees): the Governor of Hawai‘i, the US Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs, and the President of the University of Hawai‘i.