Leadership
Leadership of the University of Hawai’i Community Colleges.
UHCC System Leadership
Michael Unebasami is the associate vice president for administrative affairs for the University of Hawaiʻi Community College System. He is responsible for all business operations and administrative affairs, and legal and legislative affairs.
Since joining the University of Hawaiʻi in 1968, Unebasami has held various administrative positions. His association with the UH Community Colleges began in 1980 as the director of administrative services at the Leeward campus. In 1993, he was promoted to vice chancellor for administrative affairs in the Chancellorʻs Office for Community Colleges.
He assumed his current title in a reorganization of the UH System.
Since 1983, Unebasami has actively represented the University of Hawaiʻi at the national level, having served as a member of the Board of Directors of both the National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO) and the Western Association of College and University Business Officers (WACUBO). In 2008, he served as president of WACUBO and continues to actively participate in programs of both organizations.
In recognition of his many accomplishments both at the University of Hawaiʻi and nationally, Unebasami was honored as the 2009 State of Hawaiʻi Manager of the Year in recognition of his exceptional leadership. In addition to this University service, he served as a member of the Hawaiʻi Air National Guard, retiring in 2005 with 38 years of faithful service to his country.
Unebasami received his BBA in 1968 and MBA in 1970 from the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa.
Campus Chancellors
Susan Kazama
Hawaiʻi Community College
Karen Lee
Honolulu Community College
Misaki Takabayashi
Kapiʻolani Community College
Margaret Sanchez
Kauaʻi Community College
Carlos Peñaloza
Leeward Community College
Lui Hokoana
UH Maui College
Ardis Eschenberg
Windward Community College