The
University

University of
Hawaiʻi

Hawaiʻi system (formally the
University

University of Hawaiʻi
and popularly known as U.H.) is a public, co-educational college and
university system that confers associate, bachelor's, master's, and
doctoral degrees through three university campuses, seven community
college campuses, an employment training center, three university
centers, four education centers and various other research facilities
distributed across six islands throughout the State of
Hawaii

Hawaii in the
United States. All schools of the
University

University of
Hawaii

Hawaii system are
accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. The
U.H. system's main administrative offices are located on the property
of the
University

University of
Hawaiʻi

Hawaiʻi at Mānoa in
Honolulu

Honolulu CDP.[3][4][5]
Contents
1 Colleges and universities
1.1 Universities
1.2 Colleges
1.3 Community colleges
1.4 Professional schools
1.5 Research facilities
1.6
University

University centers
1.7 Education centers
2 Board of Regents
2.1 Student regents
3 Notable alumni
4 Notable faculty
5 See also
6 Further reading
7 References
8 External links
Colleges and universities[edit]
The
University

University of
Hawaiʻi

Hawaiʻi at Mānoa is the flagship institution of
the
University

University of
Hawaiʻi

Hawaiʻi system. It was founded as a land-grant
college under the terms of the Morrill Acts of 1862 and 1890. It is
well respected for its programs in Hawaiian/Pacific Studies,
Astronomy,
East Asian
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East Asian Languages and Literature, Asian Studies,
Comparative Philosophy, Marine Science, Second Language Studies, along
with Botany, Engineering, Ethnomusicology, Geophysics, Law, Business,
Linguistics, Mathematics, and Medicine. The second-largest institution
is the
University

University of
Hawaiʻi

Hawaiʻi at Hilo on the "Big Island" of Hawaiʻi,
with over 3,000 students. The smaller
University

University of Hawaiʻi-West
Oʻahu in
Kapolei

Kapolei primarily serves students who reside on Honolulu's
western and central suburban communities. The
University

University of Hawaiʻi
Community
College

College system comprises four community colleges island
campuses on
O'ahu

O'ahu and one each on Maui, Kauaʻi, and Hawaiʻi. The
schools were created to improve accessibility of courses to more
Hawaiʻi

Hawaiʻi residents and provide an affordable means of easing the
transition from secondary school/high school to college for many
students.
University

University of
Hawaiʻi

Hawaiʻi education centers are located in more
remote areas of the State and its several islands, supporting rural
communities via distance education.
Universities[edit]
University

University of Hawaiʻi, Mānoa
University

University of Hawaiʻi, Hilo
University

University of Hawaiʻi, West Oʻahu
Colleges[edit]
University

University of Hawai'i
Maui

Maui College
Community colleges[edit]
Hawaiʻi

Hawaiʻi Community
College

College in Hilo
Hawaiʻi

Hawaiʻi Community
College

College in Kailua Kona [6]
Honolulu

Honolulu Community College
Kapiʻolani Community College
Kauaʻi

Kauaʻi Community College
Leeward Community College
Windward Community College
Professional schools[edit]
Daniel K. Inouye

Daniel K. Inouye
College

College of Pharmacy
School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology[7]
John A. Burns School of Medicine
William S. Richardson School of Law
Shidler
College

College of Business
Research facilities[edit]
Cancer Research Center of Hawaiʻi
East-West Center
Haleakalā Observatory
Hawaiʻi

Hawaiʻi Natural Energy Institute
Institute for Astronomy
Institute of
Geophysics

Geophysics and Planetology
Institute of Marine Biology
Lyon Arboretum
Mauna Kea Observatory
W. M. Keck Observatory
Waikīkī Aquarium
University

University centers[edit]
University

University of
Hawaii

Hawaii Center West Hawaii
University

University of
Hawaii

Hawaii Center Kauai
University

University of
Hawaii

Hawaii Center Maui
Education centers[edit]
Molokaʻi Education Center
Lānaʻi Education Center
Hana Education Center
Waiʻanae Education Center
Lāhainā Education Center
Board of Regents[edit]
In accordance with Article X, Section 6 of the
Hawaiʻi

Hawaiʻi State
Constitution, the
University

University of
Hawaiʻi

Hawaiʻi system is governed by a Board
of Regents, composed of 15 unpaid members who are nominated by a
Regents Candidate Advisory Council, appointed by the governor, and
confirmed by the state legislature. The Board oversees all aspects of
governance for the university system, including its internal structure
and management. The board also appoints, evaluates, and if necessary
removes the President of the
University

University of Hawaiʻi.[8]
Student regents[edit]
The University's governing board includes a current student appointed
by the Governor of
Hawaiʻi

Hawaiʻi to serve a two-year term as a full voting
regent. The practice of appointing a student to the Board was approved
by the
Hawaiʻi

Hawaiʻi State Legislature in 1997.
Notable alumni[edit]
Main article: List of
University

University of
Hawaii

Hawaii alumni
Alumni of the
University

University of
Hawaiʻi

Hawaiʻi system include many notable
persons in various walks of life. Senator
Daniel Inouye

Daniel Inouye and Tammy
Duckworth both are veterans of the US military who were injured during
in the line of duty then later entered government service. Bette
Midler and
Georgia Engel

Georgia Engel are successful entertainers on the national
stage. President Barack Obama's parents, Barack Obama, Sr., and S. Ann
Dunham, and half-sister, Maya Soetoro-Ng, also earned degrees from the
Mānoa campus, where his parents met in a Russian language class. His
mother earned three degrees from the
University

University of
Hawaiʻi

Hawaiʻi including
a Ph.D. in anthropology.
Notable faculty[edit]
Main article: List of
University

University of
Hawaii

Hawaii faculty
The
University

University of
Hawaiʻi

Hawaiʻi system has had many faculty members of
note. Many were visiting faculty or came after they won major awards
like
Nobel Laureate

Nobel Laureate Dr. Georg von Békésy. Dr. Ryuzo Yanagimachi,
principal investigator of the research group that developed a method
of cloning from adult animal cells, is still on the faculty.
See also[edit]
Hawaii

Hawaii portal
University

University portal
University

University of
Hawaii

Hawaii Marching Band
Further reading[edit]
Robert, Kamins (1998). Mālamalama: A History of the
University

University of
Hawaiʻi.
David, Yount (1996). Who Runs The University? The Politics of Higher
Education In Hawaiʻi, 1985-1992.
References[edit]
^ As of FY2017 "2017 Endowment Report,
University

University of Hawai'i
Foundation" (PDF).
University

University of Hawai‘I Foundation. Retrieved
December 25, 2017.
^ https://www.hawaii.edu/offices/eaur/graphicsstandards.pdf
^ Magin, Janis L. "Land deals could breathe new life into
Mōʻiliʻili". Pacific
Business
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Business News. Sunday July 1, 2007. Retrieved
on October 5, 2011. "Dobelle at that time had even suggested moving
the
University

University of
Hawaiʻi

Hawaiʻi system offices from the Mānoa campus to
office space in Mōʻiliʻili, something the current administration is
not actively considering."
^ "Office of the President".
University

University of
Hawaiʻi

Hawaiʻi System. Retrieved
on October 5, 2011. "Office of the President; 2444 Dole Street; 202
Bachman Hall; Honolulu,
Hawaii

Hawaii 96822"
^ "Office of the Board of Regents".
University

University of
Hawaiʻi

Hawaiʻi System.
Retrieved on October 5, 2011. "Executive Administrator and Secretary
of the Board of Regents; 2444 Dole Street; Room 209, Bachman Hall;
Honolulu,
Hawaii

Hawaii 96822"
^
Hawaii

Hawaii Community
College

College at Palamanui
^ "
University

University of
Hawaii

Hawaii - Ocean
Engineering

Engineering &
Law

Law Education".
EduMaritime.com.
^ "Description of Duties of the Board of Regents of the
University

University of
Hawaiʻi". 9 August 2007. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
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