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Water waste on campus shows system inefficiencies

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 06:28:17 -0400

By: Sam King

With this month marking a year of “extreme drought” conditions and Hawai‘i becoming the driest state in the nation, conserving water on campus should be a priority. However, water waste and high water costs abound on the UHM campus....

JABSOM welcomes record-sized class, hopes to combat Hawaiʻi doctor shortage

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 06:20:22 -0400

By: Jane Callahan

The John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM) has a reason to celebrate: the incoming medical school class of 2014 is the largest in the university’s history....

Athletics fee approved by BOR

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 02:01:05 -0400

By: Lynn Nakagawa

The UH Board of Regents overwhelmingly approved the athletics fee at its meeting on Thursday, July 15....

Single-entry visas major obstacle for Iranian students

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 17:51:32 -0400

By: Lynn Nakagawa

Hamed Eksiri is a University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa graduate student in mechanical engineering. Because he is from Iran, he cannot return home in the event of an emergency or attend an international conference without having to reapply for a visa to re...

Problems in the Process: Documents

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 17:24:35 -0400

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Security Breach: 53,000 affiliated with UH Parking in Danger

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 05:14:50 -0400

By: Davin Aoyagi

The University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa began to notify approximately 53,000 individuals about a security breach that was discovered on June 15. The individuals were listed in a system database, housed on a computer server used by the Parking Office. The...

No Rainbows for Hawai‘i: HB 444 Vetoed by Governor

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 05:08:48 -0400

By: Davin Aoyagi

At a news conference on July 6 at 3:00 p.m., Governor Linda Lingle vetoed HB 444, a civil unions bill that had been passed by a majority of the Hawai‘i House of Representatives on the last day of the legislative session....

ASUH seeks to make bus pass permanent

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 04:59:10 -0400

By: Jane Callahan

Hold on to that bus transfer, because it just increased in value. On July 1, TheBus adopted its second wave of fare increases, putting the cost of a ride on par with that of the New York City subway....

‘CJ’ Richardson leaves influential legacy

Fri, 2 Jul 2010 05:22:38 -0400

By: Jane Callahan

A life’s worth can be measured by the legacy one leaves behind. On the morning of June 21, the University of Hawai‘i lost one of its most influential legacies. Affectionately referred to as “CJ,” a reference towards his time as ...

Pyrotechnics in peril

Fri, 2 Jul 2010 05:05:30 -0400

By: Reece Farinas

The ability to burn fireworks at home could soon depend on which county you live in thanks to a new law signed by Governor Lingle last week....

Memorial Service for William S. Richardson

Wed, 23 Jun 2010 07:52:35 -0400

By: Davin Aoyagi

Respects may be paid at the William S. Richardson School of Law Moot Courtroom from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 8, on the UH Mānoa campus. A memorial service is planned for 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Friday, July 9, at St. Andrew’s...

New name, same game

Wed, 23 Jun 2010 07:48:55 -0400

By: Cherry Pascual

UH Maui College gets a makeover

The recent name change of Maui Community College to the University of Hawai‘i Maui College (UHMC) has more to it than meets the eye....

‘Live Aloha Day’ grows community engagement

Wed, 23 Jun 2010 07:35:31 -0400

By: Lynn Nakagawa

Kanu Hawai‘i, a non-profit corporation whose mission is to promote island values and activism, planned “Live Aloha Day” on Saturday, June 19, to engage the community in protecting the environment and giving back through various servic...

Indigenous filmmaker, Asian Studies lecturer remembered

Wed, 16 Jun 2010 21:47:31 -0400

By: Lynn Nakagawa

Merata Mita, Maori filmmaker and former University of Hawai‘i Mānoa Academy for Creative Media assistant professor died recently in Auckland, New Zealand. Dr. Vincent Kelly Pollard, lecturer in the Asian Studies department and cooperating graduate ...

Athletics fee likely to be implemented for UH Mānoa students

Wed, 16 Jun 2010 21:35:22 -0400

By: Lynn Nakagawa

An athletics fee offering student benefits is likely to be implemented in Spring 2011 despite opposition from the Associated Students of the University of Hawaiʻi (ASUH)....

Student organizations see shortfalls in leadership

Fri, 11 Jun 2010 23:12:21 -0400

By: Davin Aoyagi

Vacancies present in campus organizations such as Campus Center Board and the Associated Students of the University of Hawai‘i (ASUH) show Chartered Student Organizations (CSOs) may be experiencing shortfalls in student leadership....

Even in tough times, Foodbank takes care of its ohana

Tue, 8 Jun 2010 16:34:36 -0400

By: Tori Renschen

When everyone’s hurting economically, it’s easy to forget about those less fortunate. The Hawai‘i Foodbank works to makes sure that doesn’t happen....

Board of Regents ordered to negotiate with UHPA over grievance processing

Tue, 8 Jun 2010 16:31:37 -0400

By: Lynn Nakagawa

The Hawaiʻi Labor Relations Board (HLRB) has ruled that the Board of Regents at the University of Hawai‘i failed to discuss alternate methods for the University of Hawai‘i Professional Assembly (UHPA) to receive necessary information for proce...

Tsunami watch cancelled, advisory still in effect

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:27:57 -0400

By: Chris Mikesell

Administrators say no additional alerts are necessary

Hawaii Civil Defense has cancelled an earlier tsunami watch issued in response to an 8.3 magnitude quake off the the coast of Samoa this morning. A tsunami advisory, however, remains in effect for all island wate...