Windward Community College is a public community college in Kāneohe, Hawaii. It is part of the

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and is accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges. Created in 1972, Windward Community College primarily serves the windward Oahu region, offering college courses, non-credit classes, and community activities including an annual Hoolaulea,Hoolaulea
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. Key facilities include Pāliku Theatre, Hōkūlani Imaginarium (a full-dome planetarium), Aerospace Exploration Lab (a hands-on physical science exploratorium), Lanihuli Observatory, Gallery ʻIolani (an art gallery), and a Library Learning Commons that opened in 2012.

Campus

The campus features the 1998 granite and cast stone sculpture ''Kulia I Ka Nuu'' (Striving for the Summit) by

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Official website
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