ASUHWO Senate Welcomes You To Fall 2023 Semester

A message from the Associated Students of the University of Hawaiʻi–West Oʻahu in an email dated Aug. 21:

Aloha fellow UH West Oʻahu Student! 

My name is Lindsey Millerd, your ASUHWO president. On behalf of ASUHWO, we would like to welcome you to the new school year! We hope that your summer was an enjoyable one and that you feel recharged and ready for this semester. For those affected by the tragic Maui wildfire, our hearts are with you. We acknowledge that this is a tremendously difficult time for many, and we encourage anyone capable to explore the various disaster relief options to support our ʻohana on Maui.

ASUHWO is your campus student government, and we are here to advocate for student needs and campus improvement. I’m proud to introduce our current members:

  • President: Lindsey Millerd
  • Vice President: Mikaela Eaton
  • Public Administration Senator: Danielle Ethan Bantilan
  • Senior Class Senator: Jasika Gouveia
  • Caucus Ambassador: Kanoelani Bagorio

We’re excited to be representing you this year. Know that even if you don’t become a part of our senate, your input is valuable to us. We welcome you to chat with us during our office hours and general senate meetings. We will be announcing the schedules of those as soon as possible.

We’d like to invite you to our Welcome Week events on Monday and Tuesday (Aug. 21 and Aug. 22) from 9 to 11 a.m. We will be hosting an ASUHWO Coffee Hour in the Outdoor Learning Space, so stop by for some drinks and snacks to start your first week back to school. You’ll have the opportunity to voice your ideas about improving the campus, learn how to get involved, or just hang out. We hope to see you there!

Our Fall 2023 Elections for the 12th Senate are also now open. The deadline to apply is on Friday, Sept. 8, at 6 p.m. Please fill out this Google form to apply to join our team! It’s a simple questionnaire and provides some of the essential information regarding deadlines and requirements to apply. There are 16 roles currently still vacant, including:

Elected Executive Positions 

• Treasurer

• Secretary

Elected Senator Positions

• Junior Class Senator

• Sophomore Class Senator

• Freshmen Class Senator

• Business Administration Senator

• Creative Media Senator

• Education Senator

• Humanities Senator

• Math and Science Senator

• Social Sciences Senator

• Hawaiʻi Island Distance Education Senator

• Kaua’i Distance Education Senator

• Maui County Distance Education Senator

Other Appointed Positions 

• UHWO Caucus Ambassador (1)

• Online / Social Media Coordinator

You can find more information about the roles and expectations in our Constitution and By-laws. Please feel free to get in touch if you have any questions! My email is lmillerd@hawaii.edu or you can also contact ASUHWO Advisor, Rouel Velasco at rouel@hawaii.edu. We hope you consider running for a position and help us create a strong leadership team for our campus.

Be sure you’re following our Instagram or Facebook account to get the latest updates from us. Join us on our Pueo Live Discord. Good luck on your first week back and we hope to see you soon!

Mahalo,
Lindsey Millerd
ASUHWO 12th Senate President at Kapolei