 "Photo: Joel Kutaka")
The University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa housing facilities opened on Tuesday, Aug. 18 for Mānoa Move-In 2009, helping students get settled for fall.
Incoming freshman Laura Polak looks forward to using her golf scholarship at UH Mānoa.
“I am excited to receive a good education in addition to a lot of traveling and golfing with my scholarship,” Polak said.
Polak’s mom was also excited for her daughter’s upcoming attendance at UH.
“I feel very at ease during this stressful time of sending Laura off to college. So far everybody at UH has been very friendly and helpful,” she said.
Some students chose UH Mānoa because they wanted to stay in the islands.
“I’m from Kaua‘i, and I feel that UH Mānoa will give me the education I desire,” said freshman Brittany Maldonado. “I’m still ‘at home,’ even though I’m not too far away from my own home.”
Aug. 18 was the big day for many students to begin moving into Hale Aloha Mokihana, Hale Aloha ‘Ilima, Hale Laulima, Hale Kahawai, Frear Hall (freshmen only) and Johnson Hall.
Transfer student Nathan Domier said he hasn’t had any problems or challenges moving into the dorms.
“There have been no difficulties yet, with the exception of finding my missing bags in this rush,” Domier said.
At the same time, Dole Street was being closely monitored by HPD and Freeman Guards, who made sure that traffic ran smoothly. They weren’t allowing any unloading on Dole Street and asked motorists to drive carefully.
Other scheduled dates for residents to move in were Friday, Aug. 21, for Gateway House and the Hale Wainani and Hale Noelani apartments, and Saturday, Aug. 22, for Hale Anuenue and the rest of Frear Hall.
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