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Photo of Hurricane Florence shot from space with sun shinning in distance
Class Act

Disaster Preparedness & Emergency Management online program ranked

Author UHWO Staff Date October 3, 2018
UH West Oʻahu’s Disaster Preparedness & Emergency Management program has been ranked the fifth-best...
Tagged Disaster Preparedness & Emergency Management, PUBA, Public Administration, University of Hawaii West Oʻahu, www |
Damage to a house from Hurricane Iniki
Pueo People

Disaster preparedness solutions for Hawaiʻi-based businesses being developed at UH West Oʻahu

Author Leila Wai Shimokawa Date October 18, 2016
UH West Oʻahu Associate Professor Jason Levy is serving as the principal investigator on a...
Tagged applied sciences, business resilience network, disaster management practices, disaster preparedness and emergency management, Jason Levy, Ross Prizzia |
West Oahu CERT
Class Act

UH West Oʻahu disaster preparedness and emergency management students form first campus community emergency team

Author Julie Funasaki Yuen Date December 3, 2015
UH West Oʻahu disaster preparedness and emergency management students in Dr. Jason Levy’s Social...
Tagged CERT, certificate, community emergency response team, disaster, disaster preparedness and emergency management, DPEM, emergency, Jason Levy, Public Administration |
Destroyed house and car
Pueo People

UHWO faculty publishes five chapters in “Disaster Forensics: Understanding Root Cause and Complex Causality”

Author Leila Wai Shimokawa Date October 13, 2016
UH West Oʻahu faculty contributed to the newly-released Springer International Publishing book, “Disaster Forensics: Understanding...
Tagged Disaster Forensics, disaster preparedness and emergency management, Dr. Jason Levy, Dr. Peiyong "Patricia" Yu, Dr. Ross Prizzia, Springer International Publishing |
Albizia tree is blocking the road after falling.
Pueo People

UH West Oʻahu team to investigate disaster risks and socio-economic costs of albizia

Author Leila Wai Shimokawa Date September 30, 2016
UH West Oʻahu Associate Professor Jason Levy is the principal investigator on a Hawaii Invasive Species Council (HISC) grant to...
Tagged agriculture, Albizia, businesses, critical infrastructure, disaster preparedness and emergency management program, Hawaii Invasive Species Council, human health, Jason Levy, natural resources, Peiyong Patricia Yu, residences, Ross Prizzia, transportation |
Professor of Public Administration and Director of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management Programs Ross Prizzia
Pueo People

Dr. Ross Prizzia publishes new book on climate change and disaster management

Author Julie Funasaki Yuen Date August 10, 2015
UPDATE (August 14, 2015, 11:45 a.m.): Don’t forget to check out the UHWO Bookstore,...
Tagged climate change, disaster preparedness, disaster preparedness and emergency management, Dr. Ross Prizzia, Public Administration |
Graduates from the Fall 2019 class celebrating in the great lawn.
West O‘ahu Happenings

UH West Oʻahu to honor graduates at fall commencement on Dec. 14

Author Zenaida Serrano Arvman Date December 9, 2019
Graduates, family, and friends will celebrate fall 2019 commencement exercises on Saturday, Dec. 14....
Tagged applied science, business administration, Chancellor, commencement, creative media, education, Humanities, Natural Science, Public Administration, Social Science, www |
A man and about two dozen students lined up behind him and behind him are photographed standing on a stage
Class Act

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...
Tagged Board of Regents, disaster preparedness and emergency management, Public Administration, scholarships, The University of Hawaiʻi-West Oʻahu, www |
Photo of a large group of students, some wearing kukui nut leis, standing and kneeling for a group photo
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...
Tagged Office of Student Life, Pueo Awards, student awards, The University of Hawaiʻi-West Oʻahu, www |
Photo of graduates holding up red diploma holders with words University of Hawaii West Oahu on front. The students are in black gowns and wearing black mortarboards with red tassles and smiling broadly
West O‘ahu Happenings

UH West Oʻahu to honor graduates at spring commencement on May 4

Author UHWO Staff Date April 29, 2019
KAPOLEI — Graduates, family, and friends will celebrate spring 2019 commencement exercises on Saturday,...
Tagged graduation, Spring Commencement, The University of Hawaiʻi-West Oʻahu, www |
Snip from a web page with words Dr. Gary Helfand Memorial Public Administration Scholarship and a photo of the UH West Oahu library shot from the campus center plaza
West O‘ahu Happenings

Scholarship honoring Dr. Gary Helfand established for Public Administration

Author UHWO Staff Date March 6, 2019
A scholarship in memory of Dr. Gary Helfand has been established to support UH...
Tagged disaster preparedness, Justice Administration, Public Administration, The University of Hawaiʻi-West Oʻahu, www |
Photo of rows at a farm. People are working in the background
Class Act

Students sought for opinion survey on development of Sustainability Certificate

Author UHWO Staff Date February 26, 2019
UH West Oʻahu students are being asked to respond to a survey gauging their...
Tagged anthropology, applied science, Geography, Hawaiian-Pacific Studies, Humanities, philosophy, Political Science, Social Sciences, sustainability, Sustainability Certificate, sustainable community food systems, The University of Hawaiʻi-West Oʻahu, www |
Photo of a large room filled with people sitting in rows of seats with large screen and speakers podium at front of room
West O‘ahu Happenings

UH West Oʻahu progress, plans detailed at 2019 Spring semester convocation

Author UHWO Staff Date January 3, 2019
UH West Oʻahu faculty and staff were given a preview of 2019 goals and...
Tagged 2019 Spring Semester, convocation, Maenette Benham, The University of Hawaiʻi-West Oʻahu, www |
Satellite photo of Hurricane Maria with outline of Puerto Rico below
Pueo People

UH West Oʻahu students to travel to Puerto Rico for cross-cultural exchange

Author UHWO Staff Date November 14, 2018
Seven students from UH West Oʻahu will visit Puerto Rico (Borikén) during the Winter...
Tagged applied science, cross-cultural exchange, education, Humanities, Institute for Engaged Scholarship, Kahiau Hawaiian Club, Puerto Rico, The University of Hawaiʻi-West Oʻahu, www |
Photo of Dr. Richard Jones in front of a computer and 3-D printer in the Pueo Prototyping Lab
Class Act

Jones awarded three-year, $638,100 grant from U.S. Office of Naval Research

Author UHWO Staff Date September 19, 2018
UH West Oʻahu Associate Professor of Science Education Richard Jones has received a $638,100...
Tagged education, Office of Naval Research, Science Education, STEM education, University of Hawaii West Oahu, veterans, www |
photo of fingers typing on a laptop
West O‘ahu Happenings

Public Administration online program ranked sixth-best in nation

Author UHWO Staff Date July 17, 2018
UH West Oʻahu’s Bachelor of Arts in Public Administration (BAPA) degree has been named...
Tagged College Affordability, online program, Public Administration, University of Hawaii West Oahu, www |
photo of graduates sitting during ceremony
West O‘ahu Happenings

UH West Oʻahuʻs fall commencement is scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 9

Author UHWO Staff Date December 1, 2017
Graduates, family, and friends will celebrate fall 2017 commencement exercises on Saturday, Dec. 9....
Tagged applied science, Benjamin Kud, Brandon Marc Higa, commencement, Donald Straney, Garret Yoshimi, graduation, Kaʻiulani Murphy, Maenette Benham, Michael McEnerney, Polynesian Voyaging Society, Rashad Hicks, Terina Faagau, University of Hawaii West Oahu |
Hurricane Harvey bearing down on Texas Coast as seen from International Space Station
Class Act

UH West Oʻahu students study Hurricane Harvey emergency response, lessons

Author UHWO Staff Date September 2, 2017
The tragedy and devastation left by Hurricane Harvey is being examined by UH West...
Tagged disaster preparedness and emergency management, Eun Ahn, Hurricane Harvey, Jason Levy, Public Administration, Ricardo Custodio, Ross Prizzia |
Members of the Fall 2016 graduating class celebrate during commencement.
West O‘ahu Happenings

Celebrate Spring Commencement, May 6

Author Leila Wai Shimokawa Date May 2, 2017
Graduates, family, and friends will celebrate spring 2017 commencement exercises on Saturday, May 6....
Albizia tree is blocking the road after falling.
Class Act

Value Colleges ranks UH West O‘ahu as one of best Top 50 Best Value Online Homeland Security and Emergency Management programs

Author Leila Wai Shimokawa Date March 1, 2017
The University of Hawaiʻi – West Oʻahu was selected as one of the 50...
Tagged Best Value Online Bachelor’s of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, disaster preparedness and emergency management, Value Colleges |
Photo of Jon Magnussen
West O‘ahu Happenings

Stories of Tsunami Survivors Told in Music: Performance to retell Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Barry Bearak’s New York Times Magazine cover story

Author Leila Wai Shimokawa Date January 4, 2017
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Barry Bearak, composer and University of Hawaiʻi – West Oʻahu assistant...
Tagged "TWINGE", Hawaii Public Radio, Jon Magnussen, music, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Barry Bearak |
Vista of Mānoa Valley neighborhood
Pueo People

UHWO faculty to present at Hawaiʻi Economic Association Conference, Oct. 7

Author Leila Wai Shimokawa Date October 6, 2016
UH West Oʻahu faculty Peiyong “Patricia” Yu and Jason Levy are presenting rail-related papers...
Tagged Hawaii Economic Association Conference, Jason Levy, Peiyong Patricia Yu |
Student Life

Celebrate UH West Oʻahu spring 2016 commencement, May 7

Author Julie Funasaki Yuen Date May 2, 2016
Graduates, family, and friends will come together this May to celebrate spring commencement exercises...
Tagged commencement, graduation, spring 2016 commencement |
Pueo Awards & Recognition group photo
Student Life

Students honored at Pueo Awards and Recognition Luncheon

Author Leila Wai Shimokawa Date April 29, 2016
University of Hawaiʻi – West Oʻahu students were recognized for their excellence, exemplary service,...
Tagged Academic Division, ASUHWO, business administration, Humanities, intramural sports, Public Administration, Pueo Awards and Recognition Luncheon, Rouel Velasco, service learning |
Spring 2016 Club Rush
Student Life

Join a student club this week at UHWO

Author Julie Funasaki Yuen Date January 19, 2016
Get involved and learn about the different services, programs, and student organizations on campus...
Tagged new student orientation, student activities, student clubs, UH West Oahu Student Life, UHWO Student Life |
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