UHWO in the News
Leilehua’s Jackie Freitas takes unlikely path to Teacher of the Year
Not only did Leilehua High School natural resources teacher Jackie Freitas not expect to be named Hawaii State Teacher of the Year, but she originally didn’t even start out intending to teach high school or agriculture….
Skyline: 2nd station is sandwiched by UH campus, Ho‘opili growth
Around Hoomohala Avenue, a fair amount of the “where” has been established in what some people several years ago were calling the “train to nowhere.”
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Spotlight
New series, Student Support Spotlight, launches with focus on Advising
Welcome to a new series that highlights the services the University of Hawaiʻi–West Oʻahu offers to help our students succeed. Student Support Spotlight will profile the...
West Oʻahu Happenings
Creative media students present workshops, a chance to both teach and learn
University of Hawai‘i–West O‘ahu student Ashley Macho and recent graduate Marc Mercado Jr., both from the Academy for Creative Media at UH West O‘ahu, recently hosted...
Class Act
$1.6M to advance ‘computational thinking’ and respond to emerging technology
Researchers from the University of Hawai‘i–West O‘ahu and Kaua‘i Community College are exploring a model for Native Hawaiian and other Indigenous-serving...
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