Retired Admiral John Aquilino (U.S. Navy, has been appointed to the Hawaiian Electric board of directors. Before serving as commander of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, Aquilino served as commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, the U.S. Fifth Fleet, and as Director of Operations, Plans and Strategy for the Chief of Naval Operations. Naval Academy, the Joint Forces Staff College and Harvard Kennedy School’s Executive Education Program in National and International Security. He trained as a fighter pilot at the Navy Fighter Weapons School and logged 120 combat missions. Aquilino served in a variety of command roles globally throughout his career, including assignments in Hawaiʻi.