GOVERNOR LINGLE APPOINTS JAMES HAYNES TO U.H. BOARD OF REGENTS

For Immediate Release: September 3, 2003

HONOLULU – Governor Linda Lingle has appointed Maui businessman James J. C. Haynes II to the University of Hawai`i Board of Regents.  Haynes, who is president of Maui Petroleum, Inc., and vice president of Hawai`i Petroleum, Inc., will fill the vacant Maui seat created by the recent resignation of Everett Dowling.  His appointment, which takes effect immediately, will need to be confirmed by the State Senate in the next legislative session.

“Jim’s ongoing efforts to improve Hawai`i, whether through enhancing the business climate or being actively involved in local community organizations, make him ideally suited to serve on the Board of Regents,” said Governor Lingle.  “He will be a strong addition to the board, and his leadership experience and talents will serve the University of Hawai`i well.”

In addition to his current positions with Maui Petroleum and Hawaii Petroleum, Haynes also is president of Minit Stop Stores on Maui and the Big Island.  He previously served as president of Big Island Petroleum, which merged with Hawaii Petroleum in 1998.  Haynes was also president of Maui Disposal Co., Inc., as well as president of JBG Corp., the parent company of McCabe, Hamilton & Renny, the state’s largest stevedoring company. 

He is a past president of the Hawai`i Petroleum Marketers Association and a past director of the Western Petroleum Marketers Association.  He is also on the board of directors of Kalama Land Co. and Kaupo Ranch.

Haynes has been a trustee with Seabury Hall for nearly 25 years.  He is the vice president of the Maui Arts & Cultural Center, past president of Maui Historical society, trustee of the Nature Conservancy of Hawai`i, and a member of the Rotary Club of Maui and the Hawai`i Professional Businessmen’s Association.

Haynes is a graduate of the University of Hawai`i and Punahou School.

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