Former HCDA chief takes job with University of Hawaii

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Jesse Souki, who recently left his position as head of the Hawaii Community Development Authority, the stage agency regulating development in the growing Honolulu neighborhood of Kakaako, is taking a general counsel position at the University of Hawaii, Shimogawa Scoops has learned.
Souki, who took the executive director's position with the HCDA about a year ago, is scheduled to start his new gig as university associate general counsel on December 1. His monthly salary is tabbed at $11,460, which comes out to $137,520 for the year.
Souki replaced longtime HCDA chief Anthony Ching, who left the position for health reasons. He held executive positions with the state Office of Planning, the state Department of Land and Natural Resources and the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation.
The HCDA has kicked off the process to select a new executive director, and expects to name an interim executive director soon.

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