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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