Melanie Pualani Hao has been named director of planning & development at Kamehameha Schools.

Hao, a KS Kapālama graduate raised on Oʻahu, holds a bachelor’s degree, Summa Cum Laude, in Business Administration and Leadership from Concordia University in Irvine, California, and a master’s degree in Corporate Real Estate from CoreNet Global.  She has a background in commercial real estate with over 20 years of national and international experience, including working for a Fortune 500 company. Most recently, she worked with Providence Saint Joseph Health System, a comprehensive non-profit health care organization comprising 54 hospitals and over 1,000 clinics in states across the west, Midwest and soutthwest.

Hao will help lead the planning and development projects for KS’ commercial properties and master-planned communities, including Our Kakaʻako, Keawalau redevelopment in Waipahu, and other areas across the pae‘āina.

In a statement Hao said, “I am deeply honored for the opportunity to return home and return the many gifts Ke Ali‘i Pauahi has blessed me with.  I’m excited to carry on the tradition of serving this amazing organization with a meaningful mission close to my heart.”

(Photo courtesy of Kamehameha Schools)