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UH West O‘ahu student making a difference as Miss Hawai‘i Teen Volunteer

Zenaida Serrano Arvman - June 18, 2024

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Bandmaster Nakasone honored for his ‘Distinguished Legacy’

Zenaida Serrano Arvman - May 19, 2023 0

Dedicating 36 extraordinary years to Hawai‘iʻs public schools, receiving the Hawai‘i Music Award for Lifetime Achievement in 2005, and serving as bandmaster of the...

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UH West Oʻahu graduate and lecturer among winners of Pele Awards

Zenaida Serrano Arvman - May 15, 2023 0

University of Hawai‘i–West O‘ahu graduate Dexter Corpuz and lecturer Brian Watanabe received prestigious honors at the 2023 Pele Awards, which recognizes the best advertising...

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Grateful alum supports Pre-Nursing at UH West Oʻahu

Leila Wai Shimokawa - April 17, 2023 0

Deborah Olson points to receiving her degree from the University of Hawai‘i–West O‘ahu in the 1970s as a pivotal moment in her life. As one...

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UH West Oʻahu pair receives awards for contributions to success of Filipinos in education

Zenaida Serrano Arvman - Nov. 4, 2022 0

University of Hawai‘i–West O‘ahu faculty specialist Rebecca Carino-Agustin and student Raymart Billote recently received awards recognizing their significant contributions to the success of Filipinas...

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UH West Oʻahu’s Foumai ‘electrified’ by new roles with Hawaiʻi Symphony Orchestra

Zenaida Serrano Arvman - Oct. 12, 2022 0

Dr. Michael-Thomas Foumai, Music and Creative Media Lecturer at the University of Hawai‘i–West O‘ahu, has two new, additional roles — opportunities he calls a...

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UH West Oʻahu student receives $5K cybersecurity scholarship

Zenaida Serrano Arvman - Sept. 23, 2022 0

Earning a $5,000 scholarship is reason enough to celebrate, but on top of that, Nina Pandya earned the distinction of becoming the first University...

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UH West Oʻahu student appointed to Honolulu Youth Commission

Zenaida Serrano Arvman - Sept. 2, 2022 0

University of Hawai‘i–West O‘ahu student Lindsey Millerd was recently appointed to serve on the Honolulu Youth Commission, which provides youth on O‘ahu with a...

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UH Foundation’s Padilla and her professional commitment, personal connection to UH West Oʻahu

Zenaida Serrano Arvman - June 17, 2022 0

The University of Hawai‘i Foundation recently welcomed Darian Tolentino Padilla, whose primary responsibility as the foundation’s new associate director of development is to raise...

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UH West Oʻahu’s Kamei inducted into Hall of Fame for high school band directors

Zenaida Serrano Arvman - May 13, 2022 0

The High School Band Directors National Hall of Fame recently inducted Chadwick Kamei, co-director of University of Hawaiʻi–West Oʻahu’s University Band and band director...

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Ka Puna O Kaloʻi showcases the scholarly and professional accomplishments of UH West Oʻahu students, faculty, alumni, and programs. It promotes fun, engaging, and entertaining news, profiles, and events for our campus community. This news site is managed by the UH West Oʻahu Communications Department. To receive monthly highlights subscribe now.

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