Keith Regan

Keith Allen Regan (born 1971)

Early life

Keith Regan was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts

In 1995, Regan started Hawaiʻi Cartage Inc., a trucking company.

Political career

Maui politics He served as finance director from January 2, 2003 to July 16, 2004, to 2007 and from 2011 to 2018 in Maui Mayor Alan Arakawa's administration. He won 6,017 votes or about 22.3%. He was praised for his efforts of rebuilding the tourism industry after the COVID pandemic. HTA announced on July 8, 2022, that Regan would be resigning to move to the Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, effective on August 3, 2022. On August 3, 2022, he became a Business Management Officer at the Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs until March 2023, when he became State Comptroller.

Comptroller

On December 1, 2022, then Governor-Elect Josh Green announced Regan as his nominee to be the Comptroller of the Department of Accounting and General Services. On March 9, 2023, the Hawaii Senate Committee on Government Operations voted 5–0 in favor of Regan's confirmation and he was then confirmed by the full Hawaii Senate unanimously, 24–0, on March 25, 2023.

During his tenure, Regan helped to develop the New Aloha Stadium Entertainment District Project, building a new jail on O‘ahu, the renovation of the state Capitol, and revamping DAGS’ Enterprise Financial System.

Acting Lieutenant Governor

On April 23, 2026, he was then appointed as the acting lieutenant governor of Hawaii due to Lieutenant Governor Sylvia Luke's decision to take a leave of absence due to an ongoing scandal.

During his 2016 City Council Campaign, Regan mentioned he also was a former board member of the Maui Memorial Medical Center Foundation, a former president for the California-Nevada-Hawai‘i district of the Kiwanis Club, and the former president Japanese Cultural Society of Maui. In 2018, he was also the President and CEO of Credit Associates of Maui, which is a debt collector. Regan and his wife also host a podcast called “Life, Leadership and Love.”, which they started in 2025.

Their only child graduated from UCLA in June 2026.