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Bulletin No. 29

Date/Time sent: 11/30/2020 7:40 am

E ala! E alu! E kuilima!
Awaken! Come together! Join hands!

The Makahiki Season in Hawaiʻi is marked by the rising of the Makaliʻi (Pleiades star cluster) on the horizon at sunset. This is the time of Lono when we reflect and renew – re-energize! It is also the time of celebrating our pilina/relations giving thanks for the cordage that binds us as ʻohana/family. I am deeply grateful for the joy that you bring to the lives of our students and for the many life lessons we, as the UH West Oʻahu ʻohana, have experienced together!

Every project, big or small, leads to new experiences and teaching moments that enable us to continue to do what we love– and for that we are so grateful. (Gratitude Statement)

E mālama pono!
Maenette Benham, Chancellor

UH Giving Tuesday 2020

UH Giving Tuesday is an online giving event, bringing the University of Hawai’i community together for one day to support the university and its students. The event will be held in conjunction with the national day of giving movement – Giving Tuesday – on Tuesday,

December 1. It will last 24 hours and feature targeted digital appeals, social posts and call center outreach. UH Giving Tuesday 2020 will emphasize scholarship and student aid for all ten campuses, athletics, and the law school.

Update from the UH West Oʻahu’s Pueo Stewardship Task Force: Reframing & Budgeting

The members of the Task Force have diligently worked for the last five weeks determining cost efficiency and revenue generating investment recommendations for Fiscal Years (FY) 21-24.

They are preparing to survey the campus community regarding their recommendations for FY’s 22-24 Cost Efficiency [CE] and Revenue Generating Investment [RGI]. The survey will assist the Task Force to complete their final report/recommendations for campus leadership. A note from the Task Force: Due to the projected budget shortfalls expected in each year (FY22, 23, and 24) of $2.7-2.8 million, the campus leadership may institute a list of their own CE and RGI recommendations to ensure that UH West Oʻahu is prepared for the upcoming system budget discussions.