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University of Hawaiʻi System
MottoMaluna aʻe o nā lāhui āpau ke ola ke kānaka (Hawaiian)[1]
Motto in English
"Above all nations is humanity"
Typepublic college and university system
Established1907; 118 years ago (1907)
Academic affiliations
Endowment$491.36 million (2023)[2]
PresidentWendy Hensel
Students50,310
Location
Honolulu
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Hawaii
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U.S.
Campus3 universities, 7 community colleges, 5 research centers, 3 university centers, 4 education centers
ColorsGreen and black[3]
   
Websitehawaii.edu
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University of Hawaiʻi locations
Black: Universities; Red: Colleges.

The University of Hawaiʻi System[a][b] is a public college and university system in Hawaiʻi. The system confers associate, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees through three universities, seven community colleges, an employment training center, three university centers, four education centers, and various other research facilities distributed across six islands throughout the state of Hawaii.

All schools in the University of Hawaiʻi System are accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. The system's main administrative offices are located on the property of the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa in Honolulu's.[4][5][6]

History

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Main article: University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

The University of Hawai'i System was created in 1965, combining the State of Hawai'i's technical and community colleges into a single system within the former University of Hawaiʻi.

The original University of Hawaiʻi was established by the Territory of Hawaiʻi in 1907 as a land-grant college for agriculture and mechanical arts, holding its first classes that same year. In 1912, it moved to its current location in Mānoa Valley and was renamed the College of Hawaii. In 1919, the Hawaiʻi Territorial Legislature granted the College of Hawaiʻi university status, renaming it the University of Hawaiʻi.

In 1965, the state legislature created a system of community colleges and placed it within the university. To distinguish it from other campuses in the University of Hawaiʻi System, the university was renamed the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa in 1972.

Colleges and universities

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The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa is the flagship institution of the University of Hawaiʻi system. It was founded as a land-grant college under the terms of the Morrill Acts of 1862 and 1890. Programs include Hawaiian/Pacific Studies, Astronomy, 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 of Hawaiʻi at Hilo on the Hawaii, with over 3,000 students. The University of Hawaiʻi – West Oʻahu in Kapolei primarily serves students residing in western and central suburban Honolulu's communities.

The University of Hawaiʻi Community College System comprises four island campuses on O'ahu and one each on Maui, Kauaʻi, and Hawaii. These colleges were established to improve course accessibility for more Hawaiʻi residents and provide an affordable means of easing the transition from secondary school/high school to college for many students. University of Hawaiʻi education centers are located in more remote areas of the State and its several islands, supporting rural communities through distance education.

Universities

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Colleges

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Community colleges

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Professional schools

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Research facilities

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University centers

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  • University of Hawaiʻi Center West Hawaiʻi
  • University of Hawaiʻi Center Kauaʻi
  • University of Hawaiʻi Center Maui

Education centers

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Board of Regents

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In accordance with Article X, Section 6 of the Constitution of Hawaii, the University of Hawaiʻi is governed by a Board of Regents. The board consists of 15 unpaid members nominated by a Regents Candidate Advisory Council, appointed by the governor, and confirmed by the state legislature. It oversees all aspects of governance for the university system, including its internal structure and management, and also appoints, evaluates, and, if necessary, removes the president of the University of Hawaiʻi.[9]

Student regents

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The university's governing board includes a current student, appointed by the governor of Hawaiʻi, who serves a two-year term as a full voting regent. The Hawaiʻi State Legislature approved the practice of appointing a student to the board in 1997.

Notable alumni

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Main article: List of University of Hawaii alumni

Alumni of the University of Hawaiʻi system include many notable individuals from various walks of life. Senators Daniel Inouye and Tammy Duckworth are both veterans of the U.S. military who were injured in the line of duty and later entered government service. Bette Midler and Georgia Engel are successful entertainers. Composer Hsiung-Zee Wong also attended the University of Hawai'i. President Barack Obama's parents, Barack Obama Sr. and Ann Dunham, and half-sister, Maya Soetoro-Ng, earned degrees from the Mānoa campus, where his parents met in a Russian language class. His mother earned three degrees from the University of Hawaiʻi, including a PhD in anthropology.

Mazie Hirono is a current U.S. senator and a graduate of the University of Hawaii with a BA in psychology. She is the first elected female senator from Hawaii, the first Asian-American woman elected to the Senate, the first U.S. senator born in Japan, and the nation's first Buddhist senator.

Alice Augusta Ball was the first woman to graduate from the College of Hawaiʻi (now the University of Hawaiʻi) in 1915, as well as the first African American research chemist and instructor in the college's chemistry department. She was also the first person to successfully develop a water-soluble form of chaulmoogra oil, used for decades to relieve the symptoms of Hansen's disease (leprosy).[10]

Notable faculty

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Main article: List of University of Hawaii faculty

The University of Hawaiʻi system has had many noteworthy faculty members, including visiting faculty and those who arrived after winning major awards, such as Nobel Laureate Georg von Békésy. Ryuzo Yanagimachi, principal investigator of the research group that developed a method of cloning from adult animal cells, remains on the faculty.

In July 2019, Bob Huey, a professor of Japanese literature in the Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures, was presented with the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon, one of Japan's highest honors for non-Japanese citizens.[11]

Further reading

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  • Robert, Kamins (1998). Mālamalama: A History of the University of Hawaiʻi.
  • David, Yount (1996). Who Runs The University? The Politics of Higher Education In Hawaiʻi, 1985-1992.

Notes

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  1. ^ The university's official name uses the traditional Hawaiian spelling, with an ʻokina in Hawaiʻi.
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    • Also referred to as University of Hawaiʻi and popularly known as UH
    • Hawaiian: Ke Kulanui o Hawaiʻi

References

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  1. ^ Otsubo Monument Works Archived 2020-07-02 at the Wayback Machine, National Register of Historic Places Registration Form, DLNR, page 85
  2. ^ As of June 30, 2023. "U.S. and Canadian 2023 NCSE Participating Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2023 Endowment Market Value, Change in Market Value from FY22 to FY23, and FY23 Endowment Market Values Per Full-time Equivalent Student" (XLSX). National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO). February 15, 2024. Archived from the original on May 23, 2024. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
  3. ^ "Graphic standards" (PDF). www.hawaii.edu. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-08-23. Retrieved 2019-11-30.
  4. ^ Magin, Janis L. (July 1, 2007). "Land deals could breathe new life into Mōʻiliʻili". American City Business Journals. Archived from the original on March 23, 2021. Retrieved April 18, 2021. Dobelle at that time had even suggested moving the University of Hawaiʻi system offices from the Mānoa campus to office space in Mōʻiliʻili, something the current administration is not actively considering.
  5. ^ "Office of the President Archived 2013-07-04 at the Wayback Machine". University of Hawaiʻi System. Retrieved on October 5, 2011. "Office of the President; 2444 Dole Street; 202 Bachman Hall; Honolulu, Hawaii 96822"
  6. ^ "Office of the Board of Regents Archived 2013-07-08 at the Wayback Machine". University of 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 96822"
  7. ^ "Welcome | The Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy". pharmacy.uhh.hawaii.edu. Archived from the original on 2019-11-21. Retrieved 2019-11-30.
  8. ^ "University of Hawaii – Ocean Engineering & Law Education". EduMaritime.net. Archived from the original on 2013-12-11. Retrieved 2018-10-24.
  9. ^ "Description of Duties of the Board of Regents of the University of Hawaiʻi". 9 August 2007. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
  10. ^ "ScholarSpace at University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa: Ball, Alice Augusta". scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu. hdl:10125/1837. Archived from the original on 2019-06-08. Retrieved 2019-06-16.
  11. ^ UH News (10 July 2019). "Japan grants high honor to UH professor". University of Hawai'i News. Archived from the original on 10 June 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
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