E Kamakani Hou | The UH West O‘ahu Newsletter

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Regents, Presidential Scholarships awarded to UH West Oʻahu-bound students

Author UHWO Staff Date July 26, 2019

Two incoming University of Hawaiʻi–West Oʻahu students were awarded prestigious scholarships and were celebrated...

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West O‘ahu Happenings

Fall 2019 student bus passes go on sale Monday, July 22

Author UHWO Staff Date July 19, 2019

TheBus’ Fall Semester U-Pass – discounted passes for TheBus – are on sale...

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Pueo People

Puette receives two-year appointment to Hawaiʻi Civil Rights Commission

Author UHWO Staff Date July 16, 2019

Dr. William Puette, director of the Center for Labor Education and Research at UH...

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Romine, Byrnes awarded $498,340 grant for three-year STEM education project

Author UHWO Staff Date July 1, 2019

UH West Oʻahu received a $498,340 federal award for a program aimed at increasing...

Pueo People

Saole’s leap of faith in UH West Oʻahu Creative Media program pays off

Author UHWO Staff Date June 28, 2019

UH West Oʻahu alumna Janelle Saole remembers thinking she might be a guinea pig,...

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Pueo People

Chael Kekona’s design: Determined to succeed

Author UHWO Staff Date June 26, 2019

For someone who never stops moving and strives to reach greater heights, it was...

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Pueo People

UH West Oʻahu alum Jarek Barnett endures, seeks new challenges

Author UHWO Staff Date June 14, 2019

Jarek Barnett remembers coming to, his body in a heap on the sidewalk near...

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West O‘ahu Happenings

AHS Building’s green design to be showcased, examined during late June tour

Author UHWO Staff Date June 6, 2019

The Administration and Health Science Building‘s sustainable design and attributes will be examined during...

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Reaching across the water: UH West Oʻahu students graduate on the neighbor islands

Author UHWO Staff Date June 4, 2019

Among the more than 300 UH West Oʻahu students receiving degrees and certificates...

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West O‘ahu Happenings

‘Uluʻulu-preserved clip to be shown during archival screening at National Gallery of Art

Author UHWO Staff Date May 29, 2019

A slice of Hawaiʻi’s ranching history will be displayed as part of a showcase...

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West O‘ahu Happenings

Environmentally Friendly: Campus water stations reduce carbon production

Author UHWO Staff Date May 29, 2019

Use of water filling stations on the UH West Oʻahu campus is keeping thousands...

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Library expands access to information relating to scholarly communication

Author UHWO Staff Date May 29, 2019

The James & Abigail Campbell Library is seeking to make it easier to find...

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West O‘ahu Happenings

815 students become first to earn Interstate Passports at UH West Oʻahu

Author UHWO Staff Date May 23, 2019

In April, the University of Hawaiʻi–West O‘ahu awarded its very first Interstate Passports to...

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West O‘ahu Happenings

UH West Oʻahu tuition frozen for upcoming three years by UH Board of Regents

Author UHWO Staff Date May 22, 2019

University of Hawaiʻi-West Oʻahu students won’t have to worry about tuition increases in coming...

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Magnussen completes residency at SUNY Purchase College’s Conservatory of Music

Author UHWO Staff Date May 21, 2019

UH West Oʻahu Associate Professor Jon Magnussen completed a residency in early May at...

A UH West Oʻahu cyber security student sits in front of monitors.

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UH West Oʻahu cybersecurity program ranks 30th among more than 1,000 schools

Author UHWO Staff Date May 20, 2019

The University of Hawaiʻi-West Oʻahu’s cybersecurity program ranks 30th among 1,290 colleges, according to...

West O‘ahu Happenings

UH West Oʻahu receives $2.5 million National Science Foundation Grant

Author UHWO Staff Date May 20, 2019

UH West Oʻahu is receiving an almost $2.5 million National Science Foundation grant to...

Portrait photo of Dr. Jennifer Byrnes. She is wearing a white blouse and smiling. The backdrop is the UH West Oahu library building.

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Byrnes, Yong and Hanneman honored for exemplary work in classroom

Author UHWO Staff Date May 13, 2019

UH West Oʻahu educators Dr. Jennifer Byrnes, Dr. Kamuela Yong and Steven Hanneman have...

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Thomas-Brogan to discuss Health Information Management program

Author UHWO Staff Date May 9, 2019

UH West Oʻahu Assistant Professor of Health Information Management Terinicka Thomas-Brogan will discuss the...

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Dr. Yasmine Romero wins 2018-19 Laulima Teaching Innovation Award

Author UHWO Staff Date May 7, 2019

UH West Oʻahu Assistant Professor of English Yasmine Romero’s skillful use of online teaching...

The largest of the murals weighs 650 pounds and focuses on transportation labor

West O‘ahu Happenings

Preservation of Isami Enomoto murals wins a 2019 Modernism in America Award

Author UHWO Staff Date May 6, 2019

Work to save, preserve, and install five ceramic murals by ceramist Isami Enomoto has...

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Student Life

Outstanding students honored with PUEO Awards

Author UHWO Staff Date May 6, 2019

The Spring 2019 Pueo Awards spotlighted and celebrated exceptional UH West Oʻahu students for...

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Involved in Open Educational Resources? Apply for these UH West Oʻahu awards

Author UHWO Staff Date May 1, 2019

Awards for Open Educational Resources will be given for the first time on the...

Flier for the event that has a photo of water flowing across some sand or ground; the bottom half of the flier is gray with letters in white. it says The Grand Challenges of Water. Three intensive transdisciplinary days of radical collaboration focusing on water, Indigenous knowing and sustainability! May 13-15, 2019 @ UH West Oahu. At the top of the page is also a small gray box that was Ho'i Hou I Ka Mole. Return to the Source.

West O‘ahu Happenings

UH West Oʻahu to host three-day Grand Challenges Summer Institute on water

Author UHWO Staff Date May 1, 2019

The University of Hawaiʻi-West Oʻahu will host a three-day institute dealing with urgent water...