Makahaiwaʻa - UH West Oʻahu's Weekly News Letter - 2024-08-05

Fall Convocation

Join us for the Fall Convocation for faculty and staff on Thursday, Aug. 22. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. in C-208 (multi-purpose room). Talk story with your colleagues about their scholarly and student success efforts between 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. The program begins at 9:30 a.m., with lunch to follow at 11 a.m. RSVP by Aug. 13: https://go.hawaii.edu/ZLF

Water filling station in E Building keeps more than 3 tons of CO2 from the atmosphere!

The UH West Oʻahu Green Tracker Water Filling Station, located on the first floor of the Laboratory (E) Building, celebrated 10 years on Tuesday, July 30, of reducing the number of plastic bottles entering the waste chain.
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Planning and Design projects begin Aug. 5

Please note the following UH West Oʻahu Planning and Design projects — campus roads and parking lot resealing, and Building C Testing Center construction — will start Aug. 5.
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“Hawaiian and Palestinian Sisterhood” online showcase and discussion, Aug. 5

UH West Oʻahu student group Ka Mana o Nā Pueo presents “The Hawaiian and Palestinian Sisterhood,” an online showcase and discussion 5 p.m. Aug. 5 via Zoom.
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Restroom closures in E Building, Aug. 6-9

The first-floor womenʻs, menʻs, and all gender restrooms in the Laboratory (E) Building will be closed from Tuesday, Aug. 6, to Friday, Aug. 9, for routine waxing. The second-floor restrooms will be open for use.
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Last call: 2024 Alumni Makers' Market is almost here

The 3rd annual UH Alumni Makers’ Market, at 6 p.m. on Aug. 7 at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel, will showcase food, drinks, products, and more from alumni-owned and operated businesses.
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Sign up for hurricane preparedness workshops

The 2024 hurricane season began June 1, and forecasters with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Central Pacific Hurricane Center said the Hawai​​ʻi region could see fewer than normal tropical cyclones.
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Ka Puna O Kaloʻi highlights

Check out recent highlights from our campus newsletter, Ka Puna O Kaloʻi. Subscribe to receive monthly highlights.
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UH West Oʻahu in the News

A roundup of media coverage of UH West Oʻahu people, places, programs, and more.
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