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Leilehua’s Jackie Freitas takes unlikely path to Teacher of the Year
Not only did Leilehua High School natural resources teacher Jackie Freitas not expect to be named Hawaii State Teacher of the Year, but she originally didn’t even start out intending to teach high school or agriculture….
Skyline: 2nd station is sandwiched by UH campus, Ho‘opili growth
Around Hoomohala Avenue, a fair amount of the “where” has been established in what some people several years ago were calling the “train to nowhere.”
UH System News
UH Giving Day: Community unites in support of the University of Hawaiʻi
Donors across Hawaiʻi and beyond come together to uplift UH students, drive progress and build a stronger future.
Image of the Week: Imagination to art
This week’s Image of the Week is from Leeward Community College's Erin Maruoka.
Hawaiian Word of the Week: ʻIʻini
ʻIʻini—Desire, affirmations, to wish for.
Ka Puna O Kaloʻi
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West Oʻahu Happenings
Onizuka Day at UH West Oʻahu welcomes thousands
An estimated 8,000 people attended the 9th annual Onizuka Day of Exploration — one of the largest STEM celebrations in the state — held on April 5 at the University of Hawai‘i–West O‘ahu and...
Class Act
Rosenlee writes blog post for philosophical society
Dr. Li-Hsiang Lisa Rosenlee, professor of Philosophy at the University of Hawai‘i–West O‘ahu, recently wrote a blog post for the American Philosophical Association (APA), the largest...
West Oʻahu Happenings
Esports event draws hundreds to UH West Oʻahu
More than 900 people attended the Hawai‘i Esports Invitational Presented by Zippy’s — from March 22 to 23 at the University of Hawai‘i–West O‘ahu Academy for Creative Media (ACM) Facility —...
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