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University of Hawaii at Hilo

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Endowment
  
$180 million

Acceptance rate
  
71.3% (2014)

Chancellor
  
Donald O. Straney

Colors
  
Black, Red

President
  
David Lassner

Number of students
  
3,974 (Fall 2009)

Phone
  
+1 808-932-7799

University of Hawaii at Hilo

Motto
  
Pulelo haʻaheo ke ahi a nā lehua aʻo Hilo (Hawaiian)

Motto in English
  
The flame of Hilo's lehua blossoms leaps triumphantly with pride

Type
  
Public university State

Established
  
1941 (as Hawaiʻi College) 1947 (as UH Hilo) 1970 (as a four-year institution)

Address
  
200 W Kawili St, Hilo, HI 96720, USA

Undergraduate tuition and fees
  
Local tuition: 7,036 USD (2015), Domestic tuition: 19,036 USD (2015)

Notable alumni
  
Sarah Palin, Israel Kamakawiwoʻole, Alex Cabagnot, Harry Kim, Tyler Yates

Similar
  
Hawaii Community College, Chaminade University of Honolulu, Hawaii Pacific University, Daniel K Inouye College o, University of Hawaii at Manoa

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New student housing at the university of hawaii at hilo


The University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo or UH Hilo is a public co-educational university in Hilo, Hawaiʻi, United States. It is one of ten branches of the University of Hawaiʻi system. It was founded as Hawaiʻi Vocational College (Hawaiʻi College) in 1941. In 1970 it was reorganized by an act of the Hawaiʻi State Legislature.

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The university has been accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges since 1976. It offers thirty-three undergraduate and three graduate degree programs, and has about 3000 students; most are residents of Hawaiʻi, but there are many international students too.

Academics

The university specializes in marine biology, volcanology, astronomy, and Hawaiian studies. The Masters of Arts program in Hawaiian Language and Literature was the first in the United States to focus on an indigenous language.

Colleges

  • College of Agriculture, Forestry, and Natural Resource Management
  • College of Arts & Sciences
  • College of Business and Economics
  • Ka Haka ‘Ula O Ke‘elikōlani, College of Hawaiian Language
  • Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy (DKICP)
  • College of Continuing Education and Community Service (CCECS)
  • Undergraduate

    The University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo offers BA, BBA, BS, and BSN degrees in addition to certificates. Students can also choose minors in some programs.

    Athletics

    Until 1994 UH Hilo belonged to the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics or NAIA. Since 2004 it has been a member of the NCAA Division II, Pacific West Conference. It fields teams in baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, tennis and volleyball. The team name for the school is the Vulcans.

    Chancellors

    Shared with UH West Oʻahu 1976–1997.

  • Donald O. Straney (2010–present)
  • Rose Tseng (1998–2010)
  • Kenneth Perrin (1993–1997)
  • Edward J. Kormondy (1986–1993)
  • Edwin Mookini (1975–1978)
  • Paul Miwa (1970–?)
  • "Hawaiʻi State University?"

    There has been a growing movement throughout the last decade to separate the Hilo campus from the University of Hawaiʻi system, creating a "Hawaiʻi State University". Supporters of the separation argue that the growing Hilo campus is "shortchanged" by its sister campus in Mānoa and that being independent of the system would allow the college to grow faster, better serve the community, and draw in more money from independent sources. Opponents argue that the state is too small for competing university systems and that financial divisions between Mānoa and Hilo are fair, given that Mānoa places emphasis on research and Hilo places emphasis on teaching. There are also concerns that this movement will hurt relationships between the Hilo campus and the rest of the University of Hawaiʻi system.

    A bill was introduced in the 2005 session of the House of Representatives of the Hawaiʻi State Legislature to draft legislation to spin off the Hilo campus as the independent Hawaiʻi State University. The bill was approved by the House Higher Education Committee but no hearing on the bill was planned by the House Finance Committee, effectively killing it.

    University Park

  • ʻImiloa Astronomy Center of Hawaiʻi
  • College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (CTAHR)
  • USDA Pacific Basin – Agricultural Research Center
  • Kū Kahau ʻUla – UH Institute for Astronomy
  • Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy (DKICP) – formerly J. M. Long Pavilion
  • East Asian Observatory – formerly known as the Joint Astronomy Centre (JAC)
  • Main Campus

  • University Classroom Building (UCB)
  • Marine Science Building (MSB)
  • Sciences & Technology Building (STB)
  • Edith Kanakaʻole Hall (EKH)
  • Wentworth Hall
  • Campus Center
  • Student Life Center & Pool
  • Edwin H. Mookini Library & Media Center
  • UH Hilo Student Services Building
  • UH Hilo New Gymnasium
  • UH Hilo Performing Arts Center
  • Alumni

  • Anthony Leone, (attended) professional Mixed Martial Artist
  • References

    University of Hawaii at Hilo Wikipedia