The University of Hawaiʻi sent all UH employees an email on June 18 regarding using university resources for campaign activities.

FAQ about campaign activities using university resources

The 2018 election season is already underway. The University of Hawaiʻi encourages participation in the democratic process and recognizes each individual’s right to support candidates for political office. The university, however, is an agency of the State of Hawaii. Its resources, such as university buildings, grounds, facilities, equipment, supplies, its “name” and the official on-duty hours of its employees, need to be devoted to benefit the general public and carry out the university’s mission. These university resources must not be used to support any particular candidate.

Often, determining whether the university resources are used for public purposes as opposed to private and personal purposes requires a careful and thoughtful balance of multiple considerations in light of the specific facts of each circumstance. The following FAQ is meant to remind us all of the general limitations on the use of public resources for private purposes. Specific questions will need to be addressed by the Hawaiʻi State Ethics Commission, the organization that is ultimately responsible for implementing the State Ethics Code.

Who is a candidate?

A “candidate,” as defined in section 11-302, Hawaiʻi Revised Statutes (HRS ), means an individual who seeks nomination for election to a public office and files nomination papers for an office with the county clerk’s office or with the chief election officer’s office, whichever is applicable.

For UH employees, what kinds of campaign activities are prohibited?

Employees shall not:

• use state time to engage or conduct political campaign activities.
• use state equipment, including university phone or electronic mail systems, or state supplies for political campaign purposes.
• use state facilities or grounds for political campaign activities.

As a UH employee, can I endorse a candidate?

The State Ethics Code prohibits state employees from using their “official position” to coerce or solicit campaign contributions, provide campaign assistance or otherwise support a candidate. If a UH employee chooses to allow his or her image and name to be used to endorse a candidate, please make as clear as possible that the endorsement is made by the individual acting in a personal and private capacity, as a public citizen and/or constituent, and not as an employee of the university. While individuals have the freedom to endorse a candidate of their choosing as a citizen, using your job title with the university may infer that your endorsement is also that of the university, which would be incorrect and an ethics violation. The University of Hawaiʻi System does not endorse candidates.

Are candidates allowed to use UH facilities for campaign purposes?

While we encourage the use of UH facilities for community outreach, town hall meetings and other similar events, please be aware that campaign activity is prohibited on state premises for a “candidate” as defined in section 11-302, HRS, and includes, but is not limited to, using UH premises (such as university conference rooms, courtyards, offices, etc.) for “walk-throughs,” posting campaign signs or other campaign activities or meetings, or solicitation. Also, any overt activities or statements that could be construed as an endorsement for a candidate running for public office are prohibited on UH premises.

Candidates, like members of the public, may be able to rent certain UH facilities that are available to the public, but they will be required to meet all attendant requirements, such as proof of insurance, indemnification, etc.

For more information, please see links below:

• The State Ethics Code–A Quick Guide on Campaign Activities for State Official and Employees (PDF)
• Board of Regents Policy, RP 11.204 Selling and solicitation (PDF)
• Board of Regents Policy, RP 9.205 Political Activity (PDF)

Kelley Caitano

Honolulu Community College student ʻAukai Rieman was among the approximately 1,500 University of Hawaiʻi community college students who benefitted from Hawaiʻi Promise scholarships over the last academic year.

The scholarship helped the Hawaiian studies major with his substantial daily transportation costs from Nānākuli to the Kalihi campus.

“It was great. It was fantastic,” said Rieman. “It’s money I didn’t have to worry about paying back, and it covered my travel expenses here, which…is kind of really high.”

Big Island native Kelley Caitano, who is studying Computer Electronics and Networking Technologies at Honolulu CC, was also a Hawaiʻi Promise beneficiary.

“My Hawaiʻi Promise award was $1,400, $700 each semester, and for each semester I used it for mostly food and whatever extra expenses I needed. My books were kind of expensive, so I ended up buying books or tools that I needed (in order) to take apart or repair laptops or computers,” Caitano said.

With more funding for the “last dollar” Hawaiʻi Promise scholarships available at the seven UH community college campuses statewide for the 2018–19 academic year, Rieman and Caitano encourage prospective students to apply to a UH community college and fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).

Said Rieman, “It was awesome. It helped me get here which is like the biggest thing because if you don’t attend class, you can’t pass. Hawaiʻi Promise—definitely did wonders for me.”

• Read more about Hawaiʻi Promise on UH News

A new law signed on July 10 (SB 134, Act 160, SLH 2018) makes all University of Hawaiʻi campuses and properties tobacco and smoke-free locations.

The law includes, but is not limited to, cigarettes, cigars, vaping apparatus, chewing tobacco and pipes.

UH joins more than 2,000 universities and colleges across the country in creating healthier environments.

More information about the new law and resources to help users of tobacco products quit can be found at Tobacco Free Campuses and Facilities.

University of Hawaiʻi President David Lassner made his report to the Board of Regents at their meeting on July 19, 2018.

Highlights include:

• Congratulations to new Board of Regents’ leadership (video)
• National Cancer Institute designation celebration (video)
• Full-tuition scholarships for 23 incoming medical students (video)
• Search continues for UH Foundation president and CEO (video)
• Research $$$ up! (video)
• Establishing a Hawaiian watershed as a microbiome observatory (video)
• Important research on rat lungworm disease (video)
• UH-led commission issues sea-level and climate-change guidance (video)
• ATLAS telescopes pinpoints asteroid impact (video)
• UH continues to help with eruption response (video)
• Maunakea administrative rules moving forward (video)
• Congratulations and mahalo, Jenny Son! (video)

View previous reports to the board.

Jenny Son, center, was presented with her UH President’s Award for Excellence in Building and Grounds Maintenance by UH President David Lassner, left, and Board Chair Jan Sullivan, right.

The University of Hawaiʻi has selected the 2018–2019 cohort for the President’s Emerging Leaders Program (PELP), whose members are now tasked with tackling the challenges facing the university and higher education. This year’s cohort consists of 27 university employees with representation from each of UH’s ten campuses and the system.

The program provides a professional development opportunity for highly motivated faculty and staff to develop leadership skills and make a difference at UH. Participants will benefit from the opportunity to access career and leadership interests, and examine strategic goals and challenges facing the public higher education system.

“We are proud to select this year’s cohort and look forward to continuing to invest in our own faculty and staff,” said UH President David Lassner. “Previous PELP participants have already made a difference throughout the university, and we expect to see many great accomplishments from the people chosen this year as some of them advance into leadership positions throughout the UH System.”

Content areas covered by PELP include strategic considerations in statewide goals across all aspects of the UH mission; higher education trends in a highly dynamic local, national and global context; and a focus on the distinctiveness of Hawaiʻi’s unique public higher education system.

PELP participants also engage in team projects, mentored by senior executives, that are directly focused on the challenges and opportunities facing UH and Hawaiʻi.

PELP was launched in 2007 under President David McClain and continued through 2010. It was restarted in 2014 by Lassner after he became president.

Cohort 2018–2019

• Christine Beaule, UH Mānoa
• Eunice Brekke, Leeward CC
• Lee Buenconsejo-Lum, UH Mānoa
• Victoria Fan, UH Mānoa
• Davilla Gose, UH Mānoa
• Gary Holton, UH Mānoa
• Lisa Kanae, Kapiʻolani CC
• Chelsea Kay-Wong, UH Hilo
• May Kealoha, Kapiʻolani CC
• Sunyoung Kim, UH Hilo
• Sandra Knighton, Kauaʻi CC
• Kristine Kotecki, Hawaiʻi CC
• Stephanie Kraft-Terry, UH Mānoa
• Ross Langston, Windward CC
• Noa Lincoln, UH Mānoa
• Punihei Lipe, UH Mānoa
• Timothy Moore, UH Hilo
• Kelli Nakamura, Kapiʻolani CC
• Gloria Niles, UH West Oʻahu
• Wayde Oshiro, Leeward CC
• Christian Palmer, Windward CC
• Cheryl Resser, UH Maui College
• Brent Rubio, Honolulu CC
• Thomas Scheiding, UH West Oʻahu
• Jean Schneider, UH System
• Kwanglim Seo, UH Mānoa
• Chad Walton, UH Mānoa

University of Hawaiʻi Community Colleges awarded $100 scholarships to 287 recent Hawaiʻi public high school graduates who participated in UH dual credit programs.

The scholarship seeks to increase the college-going rate of high school graduates who have earned dual credits, and it encourages early registration for those who already have made plans to attend a UH community college.

“University of Hawaiʻi Early College and Dual Credit programs have provided opportunities for high school students to earn college credits before they enter college,” said Lara Sugimoto, dean of students at Honolulu CC. “We are excited to provide scholarships for books and supplies for these students, removing some of the financial strain so that they have the best chance of continued success as they pursue their academic goals in college.”

The $100 scholarship will go toward books and supplies. To receive the scholarship, eligible students needed to be enrolled at a UH community college campus and registered for at least six credits for fall 2018.

Get more information on campus contacts and information about the scholarship.

Scholarships awarded to dual credit graduates.

• Hawaiʻi CC—48
• Honolulu CC—29
• Kapiʻolani CC—50
• Kauaʻi CC—24
• Leeward CC—57
• UH Maui College—44
• Windward CC—35

Students at Makai Pier testing collecting water samples. (Credit: Mauka to Makai students)

A new oceanography course is being offered this summer in the Department of Oceanography at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST). SOEST Mauka to Makai is a six-week bridge program that goes beyond the usual lectures and laboratory activities to include tutorials, coastal cruises and service-learning activities.

Funded as part of an award from the National Science Foundation Tribal Colleges and Universities Program to students at Windward Community College, Honolulu Community College, Kauaʻi Community College and UH Mānoa, this fresh approach aims to provide hands-on learning in the natural environment. A unique aspect of the course is its connection with community groups involved in the preservation and restoration of traditional Hawaiian resource management practices in watersheds and coastal waters of Oʻahu.

Students in Ka Papa Loʻi ʻo Kānewai at UH Mānoa. (Credit: Mauka to Makai students)

Students from UH community colleges with an interest in science and solid academic records, who are interested in coming to UH Mānoa for a four-year degree in the geosciences, were encouraged to apply for the course. This summer, 11 students representing Honolulu, Kauaʻi, Leeward and Windward CCs are enrolled.

“This course is different from the typical introductory oceanography class in that it has been restructured to be place-based, exposing the students to specific challenges being faced by communities across Oʻahu and the local organizations that are tackling them,” said Margaret McManus, co-principal investigator and oceanography professor.

The course involves faculty from across SOEST, enabling students to interact with researchers in a broad array of geoscience-related disciplines and allowing students to see first-hand the real-life application of the research being carried out at this institution.

Tapping into Hawaiʻi‘s local talent pool

“This course is part of an overall effort to create more pathways between the UH community colleges and UH Mānoa in the geosciences (atmospheric science, environmental science, geology, oceanography), with the end goal of having more underrepresented minorities in the geosciences graduate with geoscience-related degrees,” said Michael Guidry, co-principal investigator for the course and chair of the SOEST Global Environmental Sciences program.

“Native Hawaiians and other ethnic minority groups, including Pacific Islanders, Filipinos, Hispanics, African Americans and Native Americans, are underrepresented at both the undergraduate and graduate levels in SOEST,” said Rosie Alegado, co-principal investigator and assistant professor in SOEST oceanography and University of Hawaiʻi Sea Grant College Program. “In an effort to tap into Hawaiʻi‘s local talent pool, SOEST is actively partnering with community colleges to recruit kamaʻāina students into our degree programs.”

The overarching goal of these partnerships is to foster a transfer pathway from the community colleges to geoscience degree programs at UH Mānoa, with a focus on Native Hawaiian and other underrepresented students. The natural pathway from the community colleges in the UH system to UH Mānoa facilitates administrative collaboration and student transfer.

The National Science Foundation Tribal Colleges and Universities Program grant covers summer tuition and associated fees, six weeks of room and board on the Mānoa campus and a stipend for the participating students. The SOEST Mauka to Makai course will be offered each summer for the next three years as a pilot program.

Students with SOEST geologist Scott Rowland on southeast Oʻahu. (Credit: Mauka to Makai students)

Macaleigh Hendricks receiving her degree at UH Maui College’s commencement ceremony on May 11, 2018. (Photo courtesy of UH Maui College)

University of Hawaiʻi President David Lassner shared a message on Early College efforts at UH.

One of the very highest priorities for the entire University of Hawaiʻi System is to increase the number of Hawaiʻi students who enroll and earn college credentials as quickly and affordably as possible. A college credential is one of the best paths to economic and social improvement for disadvantaged individuals and their families.

And the evidence for Hawaiʻi is clear: Early College has proven to be a highly effective strategy to get more students into and through college. The impact is especially notable when we look at groups that have traditionally under-enrolled and graduated at lower rates, such as economically-disadvantaged and Native Hawaiian students.

Available to public and charter school students in grades 9–12 across the state, Early College provides students with the opportunity to take college courses at their high school campus and earn dual credit from both high school and college for courses completed. Student participation in dual-credit programs, most notably Early College, has grown exponentially in the last seven years: from five percent of the Class of 2011 to 17 percent of the Class of 2017.

• More about Early college in UH News

Local data has shown that students who participate in dual-credit programs like Early College are more likely to enroll, persist and graduate from college. Hawaiʻi‘s 2017 public high school graduates who participated in dual credit programs enrolled in college at a higher rate than those who did not—77 percent versus 50 percent. Participating in Early College also empowers students and parents by providing opportunities for advanced coursework for prepared students, and by reducing the eventual cost of college since students enter with some credits under their belt.

Closing the higher education achievement gaps experienced by under-represented groups of students is a priority for UH, and we are always seeking ways to improve educational equity. For high school graduates from the classes of 2013–2017 from low-income families who did not participate in dual credit programs, 19 percent fewer enrolled in college than from non-economically disadvantaged families. For those who did participate in dual credit programs in high school, that gap was closed to nine percent and we believe we can close it further.

While students participate in Early College classes across the state, the program varies from school to school. An Early College student at Molokaʻi High School will get a different experience than one at Waipahu High School. These differences result from the work that high schools and UH campuses have been doing to build Early College programs that best fit the needs of students in each community. Some Early College programs focus on providing foundational college courses like English 100 for students who need to see they can succeed in college. Others focus on college coursework in particular academic pathways connected with the school’s career academies and the future job interests of students.

We are incredibly proud of the 15–20 high-achieving high school students who earned associate degrees by the time of their high school graduation last academic year. But our primary statewide focus is to provide students with experience that proves to students and their families that they can succeed in college, often as the first person in their family to go beyond high school, and that prepares students for success by launching them on their path to a better life.

As with any innovation, we are continuing to refine and improve based on our experiences. We look to evidence rather than anecdotes. We are learning that we need strong academic and career advising for high school students interested in Early College, and we need to ensure that students and families understand the rigorous expectations of college courses. We are also working to strengthen the path from Early College courses offered at high schools into academic pathways for specific college credentials so that we can make every Early College course count. These are some of the ways we are working to increase opportunities to engage students in coursework relevant to their interests while reducing time and money spent on their eventual college degree.

We are incredibly grateful to the philanthropists who helped us get started and still support us, to the Legislature and the governor, who have supported institutionalization of these proven successful programs that reach those in greatest need, and to our remarkable partnership with the Department of Education including statewide and complex administrators as well as principals and schools across the islands.

For all of us committed to building an educated and capable citizenry and workforce for Hawaiʻi, it is crystal clear that Early College is helping increase the educational capital of our state and advance Hawaiʻi toward our state goal of having 55 percent of working-age adults hold a college degree by 2025.

David Lassner
University of Hawaiʻi President

UH Mānoa student Akira Vernon with his 2018 HI Pride T-shirt design.

The University of Hawaiʻi Bookstore is kicking off the school year with a new student-designed 2018 Hawaiʻi (HI) Pride T-shirt.

This year’s winning design comes from UH Mānoa student Akira Vernon from Honolulu. Vernon received 565 votes for his T-shirt design that represents what Hawaiʻi means to him—a tropical place where he grew up and that he loves. His design features a monstera leaf pattern inside the HI Pride.

The annual HI Pride T-Shirt design contest is held each spring and is open to all UH students. Semi-finalist designs are put online for the public to vote on.

The 2018 HI Pride T-shirts will be available for purchase in all UH Bookstores on August 13. The T-shirts will be available in black and all UH System campus colors.

Students with a valid UH ID are eligible for a discount on the first T-shirt they purchase. Reusable bags featuring this year’s design will also be available.

HI Pride T-shirt colors.

Oʻahu Na Pua Noʻeau students in Na Makamaka Hunaola doing glucose lab work during class. Photo: HaynMade

The University of Hawaiʻi Nā Pua Noʻeau Center for Gifted and Talented Native Hawaiian Children has enriched the educational opportunities for thousands of Hawaiian children and families across the state of Hawaiʻi since 1989. Many have gone on to attend and graduate from UH campuses and are making positive and significant contributions within their communities.

UH is pleased to announce the full institutionalization/integration of the Nā Pua Noʻeau mission and vision into campus programs at UH Hilo, UH Mānoa, UH Maui College, Kauaʻi Community College and UH West Oʻahu. These campuses will continue to support and expand that mission and vision to nurture the educational continuum by strengthening the cultural identity of Native Hawaiians while providing multifaceted opportunities for college degree completion and career pathways to prepare them as global leaders.

Programs offered by the Nā Pua Noʻeau-Oʻahu will be integrated into the Native Hawaiian Student Services unit within the Hawaiʻinuiakea School of Hawaiian Knowledge at UH Mānoa. The Nā Pua Noʻeau-Maui program will become part of the Office of the Chancellor at UH Maui College, working within the Office of Institutional Research. Nā Pua Noʻeau–Kauaʻi will become part of the Student Advising Office in the division of Student Affairs at Kauaʻi Community College. The Nā Pua Noʻeau-Hilo team will be integrated into the Kīpuka Native Hawaiian Student Center and Ka Haka ʻUla O Keʻelikolani/College of Hawaiian Language at UH Hilo. UH West Oʻahu will be receiving a vacant Na Pua Noʻeau position, which will be assigned to provide similar programs in West Oʻahu.

University of Hawaiʻi President David Lassner made his report to the Board of Regents at their meeting on August 16, 2018.

Highlights include:

• Fall 2018 enrollment update (video)
• Extramural funding in 2018 (video)
• Maunakea administrative rules moving forward (video)
• UH general counsel appointed to Honolulu Police Commission (video)
• Kīlauea eruption lull (video)
• UH Mānoa photovoltaic canopy project in main parking structure (video)
• UH West Oʻahu hosts national sustainable agriculture conference (video)
• Kapiʻolani CC launches 1st UH sustainability certificate program (video)
• UH Hawaiian language educators to meet (video)

View previous reports to the board.

Jenny Son, center, was last year’s recipient of the UH President’s Award for Excellence in Building and Grounds Maintenance.

The University of Hawaiʻi President’s Award for Excellence in Building and Grounds Maintenance is a systemwide award that recognizes the dedicated efforts of an individual from any facilities management office who has exhibited sustained superior performance in a maintenance, landscaping, custodial, shop or trucking position.

To submit nominations for this year’s award, fill out the eligibility, criteria and nomination President’s Award for Excellence in Building and Grounds Maintenance form.

The deadline to submit nominations is Monday, September 17, 2018 by 4:30 p.m.

For more information, please contact Courtney Domingo at the Office of the President at (808) 956-8207 or by email.

Hurricane Lane image courtesy of NOAA

The University of Hawaiʻi is closely monitoring Hurricane Lane. Currently, all UH campuses and offices on Hawaiʻi Island, Maui, Lānaʻi, Molokaʻi, Oʻahu and Kauaʻi are closed through Sunday. A decision on UH Mānoa and UH Hilo athletic events scheduled for Saturday and Sunday will be made later depending upon weather conditions and facility availability.

Hurricane Lane is a category 4 storm and its current track has it moving dangerously close to the islands. Lane could make landfall on any or multiple islands, and could bring strong winds, heavy rains, flooding, high surf and storm surge.

It is of vital importance that all students, faculty and staff keep informed of the latest developments and prepare for the possibility of the need to shelter in place or move to a public shelter. Prepare yourself and your families for the potential effects of the storm. Officials recommend a 14-day emergency supply.

For those students in our residence halls, you will receive more specific communications and instructions from your respective student housing office. However, please do not hesitate to contact them with any questions or concerns at UH Mānoa: (808) 956-8177; UH Hilo (808) 932-7403. More emergency information regarding student housing at UH Mānoa is also available.

• More on Hurricane Lane on UH News

Please follow the National Weather Service, other official agencies and local media for the latest weather news.

All members of the UH community are urged to sign up for UH Alert to receive emergency text alerts. If you have already signed up, log in to ensure that your contact information is up-to-date: www.hawaii.edu/alert/

Notifications affecting UH campuses will be posted on the Emergency Information webpage, as well as on social media:

• UH emergency information website
• UH Facebook
• UH Twitter

Please stay informed and updated:

• Hawaiʻi Emergency Management Agency
• National Weather Service Honolulu Forecast Office
• The Pacific Disaster Center’s Disaster Alert app

Hurricane Lane image courtesy of NOAA

The University of Hawaiʻi is closely monitoring Hurricane Lane. Currently, all UH campuses and offices on Hawaiʻi Island, Maui, Lānaʻi, Molokaʻi, Oʻahu and Kauaʻi are closed through Sunday. The First Hawaiian Bank Volleyball Challenge at UH Hilo resumes action today (Friday) after being postponed on Thursday. Play will continue through Sunday. A decision on UH Mānoa athletic events scheduled for Sunday will be made later depending upon weather conditions and facility availability.

Hurricane Lane is a category 2 storm and its current track has it moving dangerously close to the islands. Lane could make landfall on multiple islands. The storm can bring strong winds, heavy rains, flooding, high surf and storm surge. A hurricane warning remains in effect for Oʻahu and Maui County as of this update. Parts of Hawaiʻi Island have already seen flooding.

It is of vital importance that all students, faculty and staff keep informed of the latest developments and prepare for the possibility of the need to shelter in place or move to a public shelter. Prepare yourself and your families for the potential effects of the storm. Officials recommend a 14-day emergency supply.

For those students in our residence halls, you will receive more specific communications and instructions from your respective student housing office. However, please do not hesitate to contact them with any questions or concerns at UH Mānoa: vcs@hawaii.edu; UH Hilo (808) 932-7403. More emergency information regarding student housing at UH Mānoa and UH Hilo is also available online.

• More on Hurricane Lane on UH News

Please follow the National Weather Service, other official agencies and local media for the latest weather news.

All members of the UH community are urged to sign up for UH Alert to receive emergency text alerts. If you have already signed up, log in to ensure that your contact information is up-to-date: www.hawaii.edu/alert/

Notifications affecting UH campuses will be posted on the Emergency Information webpage, as well as on social media:

• UH emergency information website
• UH Facebook
• UH Twitter

Please stay informed and updated:

• Hawaiʻi Emergency Management Agency
• National Weather Service Honolulu Forecast Office
• The Pacific Disaster Center’s Disaster Alert app

Hurricane Lane image courtesy of NOAA

The National Weather Service has downgraded Hurricane Lane to a tropical storm. While the storm has weakened significantly, it is important to remain prepared and not be lulled into a false sense of safety. Rain bands will likely bring more flooding and damaging winds to the islands.

The University of Hawaiʻi will continue to monitor Hurricane Lane. Currently, all UH campuses and offices on Hawaiʻi Island, Maui, Lānaʻi, Molokaʻi, Oʻahu and Kauaʻi are closed through Sunday. The First Hawaiian Bank Volleyball Challenge at UH Hilo resumed action today (Friday) after being postponed on Thursday. Play will continue through Sunday. A decision on UH Mānoa athletic events scheduled for Sunday will be made later depending upon weather conditions and facility availability.

For those students in our residence halls, you will receive more specific communications and instructions from your respective student housing office. However, please do not hesitate to contact them with any questions or concerns at UH Mānoa: vcs@hawaii.edu; UH Hilo (808) 932-7403. More emergency information regarding student housing at UH Mānoa and UH Hilo is also available online.

Please follow the National Weather Service, other official agencies and local media for the latest weather news.

As Tropical Storm Lane progresses, each campus will make decisions on whether to reopen classes and activities depending on local conditions.

• More on Hurricane Lane on UH News

All members of the UH community are urged to sign up for UH Alert to receive emergency text alerts. If you have already signed up, log in to ensure that your contact information is up-to-date: www.hawaii.edu/alert/

Notifications affecting UH campuses will be posted on the Emergency Information webpage, as well as on social media:

• UH emergency information website
• UH Facebook
• UH Twitter

Please stay informed and updated:

• Hawaiʻi Emergency Management Agency
• National Weather Service Honolulu Forecast Office
• The Pacific Disaster Center’s Disaster Alert app

Hurricane Lane image courtesy of NOAA

The National Weather Service reports that Tropical Storm Lane has weakened significantly, however, it is important to remain prepared. Rain bands will likely bring more flooding and possibly damaging winds to the islands.

The University of Hawaiʻi will continue to monitor Lane. Currently, only the John A. Burns School of Medicine in Kakaʻako will reopen on Saturday. The rest of the UH campuses and offices on Hawaiʻi Island, Maui, Lānaʻi, Molokaʻi, Oʻahu and Kauaʻi are closed through Sunday.

The First Hawaiian Bank Volleyball Challenge at UH Hilo continues through Sunday.

• Wahine Volleyball 2 p.m. update: The UH Mānoa Rainbow Wahine volleyball team will hold a closed match Saturday at 7 p.m. at the Stan Sheriff Center against Kansas State. The team will then play another match that will be open to the public on Sunday at 2 p.m. Find ticket information.

All campuses are assessing conditions today, and students will be notified of any exceptions to regularly scheduled classes by noon tomorrow. UH employees should anticipate returning on Monday.

For those students in our residence halls, you will receive more specific communications and instructions from your respective student housing office. However, please do not hesitate to contact them with any questions or concerns at UH Mānoa: vcs@hawaii.edu; UH Hilo (808) 932-7403. More emergency information regarding student housing at UH Mānoa and UH Hilo is also available online.

Please follow the National Weather Service, other official agencies and local media for the latest weather news.

• More on Hurricane Lane on UH News

All members of the UH community are urged to sign up for UH Alert to receive emergency text alerts. If you have already signed up, log in to ensure that your contact information is up-to-date: www.hawaii.edu/alert/

Notifications affecting UH campuses will be posted on the Emergency Information webpage, as well as on social media:

• UH emergency information website
• UH Facebook
• UH Twitter

Please stay informed and updated:

• Hawaiʻi Emergency Management Agency
• National Weather Service Honolulu Forecast Office
• The Pacific Disaster Center’s Disaster Alert app

The National Weather Service reports that Tropical Storm Lane has weakened to a tropical depression and has departed the islands.

Thank you for your patience and cooperation during this storm.

All University of Hawaiʻi campuses, facilities and offices will resume normal operations on Monday. All students and employees should report to campus as regularly scheduled.

UH Mānoa’s Wahine volleyball team will host Kansas State at 2 p.m. today at the Stan Sheriff Center.

Please remember that we are still in hurricane season that runs from June 1 through November. UH officials are currently monitoring all weather disturbances in the Pacific that could pose a threat to the islands.

All members of the UH community are urged to sign up for UH Alert to receive emergency text alerts. If you have already signed up, log in to ensure that your contact information is up-to-date: www.hawaii.edu/alert/

Notifications affecting UH campuses will be posted on the Emergency Information webpage, as well as on social media:

• UH emergency information website
• UH Facebook
• UH Twitter

Please stay informed and updated:

• Hawaiʻi Emergency Management Agency
• National Weather Service Honolulu Forecast Office
• The Pacific Disaster Center’s Disaster Alert app

The University of Hawaiʻi celebrates August 2018 faculty and staff anniversaries.

50 years

Chadwick, Richard W
Professor, College of Social Sciences, UH Mānoa

40 years

Barkai, John L
Professor, School of Law, UH Mānoa

Case, Stephen E
Research Support, Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation, UH System

Maki, Sandra H
Secretary, Center for Labor Education and Research, UH West Oʻahu

30 years

Anderson, James L
Associate Professor, College of Natural and Health Sciences, UH Hilo

Andrews, Lewis B
Professor, College of Arts and Humanities, UH Mānoa

Aune, Robert K
Professor, College of Arts and Humanities, UH Mānoa

Bautista, Maria L
Professor, Natural Sciences, Kapiʻolani CC

Chun, Thomas K
Academic Support, Community Colleges, UH System

Dooley, Kevin
Professor, Business, Legal and Technology Education, Kapiʻolani CC

Heck, Ronald H
Professor, College of Education, UH Mānoa

Henriksen, Margot A
Associate Professor, College of Arts and Humanities, UH Mānoa

Honda, Masafumi
Associate Professor, College of Arts and Sciences, UH Hilo

Hopkins, Kevin D
Professor, College of Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Resource Management, UH Hilo

Hui, Duncan C
Information Technology, Graduate Division, UH Mānoa

Kasper, Gabriele
Professor, College of Languages, Linguistics and Literature, UH Mānoa

Kondo-Brown, Kimi
Professor, College of Languages, Linguistics and Literature, UH Mānoa

Mais, Eric L
Professor, College of Business, UH Mānoa

Martinez, Fernando
Researcher, Hawaiʻi Institute of Geophysics and Planetology, UH Mānoa

Nekoba, Gary K
Information Technology Specialist, Technology and Distance Learning, UH Hilo

Okimi, Carol J
Secretary, Academic Affairs, Windward CC

Rodriguez, Noelie M
Professor, Social Science, Hawaiʻi CC

Rolett, Barry V
Professor, College of Social Sciences, UH Mānoa

Sattler, Klaus D
Professor, College of Natural Sciences, UH Mānoa

Shepherd, Gregory E
Professor, Humanities, Kauaʻi CC

Tanaka, Aaron K
Professor, Computing, Electronics and Network Technology, Honolulu CC

Tanimoto, Kerry I
Associate Professor, Natural Sciences, Honolulu CC

Tata, Xerxes R
Professor, College of Natural Sciences, UH Mānoa

West, James A
Professor, Humanities, Leeward CC

Wilkens Jr., George R
Professor, College of Natural Sciences, UH Mānoa

Yamamoto, Cindy S
Institutional Support, Administrative Director’s Office, UH Maui College

Young, Colleen M
Institutional Support, College of Business, UH Mānoa

20 years

Akiona, Randall D
Assistant Professor, School of Architecture, UH Mānoa

Becker, Catherine
Associate Professor, College of Arts and Sciences, UH Hilo

Duffy, David C
Professor, College of Natural Sciences, UH Mānoa

Kataoka-Yahiro, Merle
Professor, School of Nursing and Dental Hygiene, UH Mānoa

Kessel, Bruce
Professor, School of Medicine, UH Mānoa

Kuhn, Jeffrey R
Astronomer, Institute for Astronomy, UH Mānoa

Li, Ze J
Information Technology Specialist, College of Natural Sciences, UH Mānoa

Lopes Jr., Robert K
Assistant Professor, School of Hawaiian Knowledge, UH Mānoa

Marmack, Timothy P
Assistant Professor, Language Arts, UH Maui College

Matsumoto, Sherry A
Janitor, Administration, UH System

Nagaue, Joy A
Professor, Service Technology, Honolulu CC

Okuyama, Yoshiko
Professor, College of Arts and Sciences, UH Hilo

Ornelles, Cecily
Associate Professor, College of Education, UH Mānoa

Pajo, Patrick C
Assistant Professor, Vocational Technology, Hawaiʻi CC

Ramos, Cheryl M
Professor, College of Arts and Sciences, UH Hilo

Saelua, Wendy
Registered Nurse, University Health Services, UH Mānoa

Santiago, Lorretta S
Cashier Clerk, Auxiliary Service, UH Hilo

Shih, I-Chia
Instructor, Natural Sciences, Leeward CC

Suthers, Daniel D
Professor, College of Natural Sciences, UH Mānoa

Szarmes, Eric B
Associate Professor, College of Natural Sciences, UH Mānoa

Tuthill, Matthew C
Associate Professor, Natural Sciences, Kapiʻolani CC

10 years

Adler, Corey T
Associate Professor, Social Science, Leeward CC

Ahn, David E
Professor, Business Administration, UH West Oʻahu

Ai, Jing
Professor, College of Business, UH Mānoa

Arancon, Norman
Associate Professor, College of Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Resource Management, UH Hilo

Awaya, Jonathan D
Professor, College of Natural and Health Sciences, UH Hilo

Bae, Christopher J
Professor, College of Social Sciences, UH Mānoa

Benham, Maenette
Chancellor, Chancellor’s Office, UH West Oʻahu

Breakey, Gail F
Jr Specialist, School of Social Work, UH Mānoa

Carter, Glenn S
Associate Professor, School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology, UH Mānoa

Cawdery, Michael G
Associate Professor, Social Science, Leeward CC

Chang, Cara M
Instructor, Language Arts, Leeward CC

Cheng, Baoyan
Associate Professor, College of Education, UH Mānoa

Cox, Helen A
Chancellor, Provost’s Office, Kauaʻi CC

Cremer, Erick T
Assistant Professor, Nursing, Hawaiʻi CC

Feng, Andrew K
Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, UH Mānoa

Fong, Dyann E
Institutional Support, Administration, UH System

Fukino, Joshua K
Instructor, Humanities, Kauaʻi CC

Fung, Justin H
Information Technology Specialist, Information Technology Services, UH System

Ghorbani, Reza
Associate Professor, College of Engineering, UH Mānoa

Gose, Davilla R
Instructional and Student Support, Student Affairs, UH Mānoa

Halbert, Debora J
Associate Vice Chancellor, Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, UH Mānoa

Hamad, Mazen L
Professor, College of Natural and Health Sciences, UH Hilo

Harris, Stephen N
Assistant Professor, Counseling and Guidance, Kapiʻolani CC

Ho, David T
Professor, School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology, UH Mānoa

Howe, Bruce M
Researcher, School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology, UH Mānoa

Iokepa-Guerrero, Betty
Associate Professor, College of Hawaiian Language, UH Hilo

Jones, Lucy L
Associate Professor, Social Science, Hawaiʻi CC

Jones, Reece M
Professor, College of Social Sciences, UH Mānoa

Jovovic, Mirjana
Director of Undergraduate Studies, College of Natural Sciences, UH Mānoa

Juarez, Ruben
Associate Professor, College of Social Sciences, UH Mānoa

Kalauli, Robyn A
Associate Professor, Humanities, Hawaiʻi CC

King, Jennifer R
Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, UH Mānoa

Korth, Jonathan W
Associate Professor, College of Arts and Humanities, UH Mānoa

Kumar, Jason P
Professor, College of Natural Sciences, UH Mānoa

Lavy, Paul A
Associate Professor, College of Arts and Humanities, UH Mānoa

Lawrence, Charles
Professor, School of Law, UH Mānoa

Lazarevic, Zorana
Instructor, College of Natural and Health Sciences, UH Hilo

Lin, Meng-Fen
Associate Professor, College of Education, UH Mānoa

Linhares, Carmen H
Assistant Professor, School of Nursing and Dental Hygiene, UH Mānoa

Louie, Dean D
Associate Professor, Business Education, UH Maui College

Major, Paula B
Associate Professor, Education, UH West Oʻahu

Mamiya Hernandez, R
Instructor, College of Languages, Linguistics and Literature, UH Mānoa

Manes, Michelle A
Professor, College of Natural Sciences, UH Mānoa

Miller, Scott F
Associate Professor, College of Engineering, UH Mānoa

Mollegaard, Kirsten
Professor, College of Arts and Sciences, UH Hilo

Nakamura, Brad J
Associate Professor, College of Social Sciences, UH Mānoa

Nakao, Keisuke
Associate Professor, College of Business and Economics, UH Hilo

Nelson-Hurwitz, Denise
Assistant Professor, Office of Public Health Studies, UH Mānoa

Nichols, Robert A
Professor, School of Medicine, UH Mānoa

O’Neill, Tara B
Professor, College of Education, UH Mānoa

Ogawa, Michael-Brian
Associate Specialist, College of Natural Sciences, UH Mānoa

Pack, Adam A
Professor, College of Arts and Sciences, UH Hilo

Park, Hye-Jin
Associate Professor, College of Education, UH Mānoa

Park, Jung W
Associate Professor, Natural Sciences, UH Maui College

Pelayo, Roberto C
Associate Professor, College of Natural and Health Sciences, UH Hilo

Peterson, Christian
Associate Professor, College of Social Sciences, UH Mānoa

Poti, Jeri A
Secretary, Dean’s Office, Kapiʻolani CC

Powell, Brian S
Professor, School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology, UH Mānoa

Qin, Yu C
Associate Professor, College of Arts and Sciences, UH Hilo

Randall, Linda M
Professor, Business Administration, UH West Oʻahu

Rosa, John P
Associate Professor, College of Arts and Humanities, UH Mānoa

Rosenfeld, Alan I
Professor, Academic Support, UH West Oʻahu

Saethre, Eirik J
Associate Professor, College of Social Sciences, UH Mānoa

Saft, Scott L
Associate Professor, College of Hawaiian Language, UH Hilo

Sakamoto, Annette L
Office Assistant, Administrative Director’s Office, UH Maui College

Scheopner, Cynthia A
Academic Support, College of Social Sciences, UH Mānoa

Sinnett, Scott
Professor, College of Social Sciences, UH Mānoa

Stibbard, Mary E
Academic Support, School of Hawaiian Knowledge, UH Mānoa

Tabios, Heather
Instructional and Student Support, Children’s Center, UH Mānoa

Taylor, Brad E
Associate Professor, College of Arts and Humanities, UH Mānoa

Taylor, Patricia A
Associate Professor, Nursing, Kapiʻolani CC

Taylor, Stephen V
Associate Professor, Natural Sciences, Kauaʻi CC

Totani, Yuma
Professor, College of Arts and Humanities, UH Mānoa

Toyama, Wanda S
Office Assistant, Administrative Services, UH West Oʻahu

Uyeda, Lance K
Associate Professor, Language Arts, Windward CC

Waldman, Susan C
Assistant Professor, Language Arts, Leeward CC

Walker, Catherine L
Associate Professor, Natural Sciences, Leeward CC

Walsh, Julianne M
Associate Specialist, School of Pacific and Asian Studies, UH Mānoa

Wang, Chun H
Associate Professor, Academy for Creative Media, UH Mānoa

Wang, Wensheng
Associate Professor, College of Arts and Humanities, UH Mānoa

Wayas-Kapaku, Kyla M
Instructor, Counseling and Guidance, UH Maui College

Winter, Jenifer S
Associate Professor, College of Social Sciences, UH Mānoa

Wyatt, Danny O
Assistant Professor, Outreach, Leeward CC

Zane, Kathleen J
Assistant Professor, Counseling and Guidance, Windward CC

Zuo, Yi
Professor, College of Engineering, UH Mānoa

Hurricane Olivia. Image: NOAA NWS National Hurricane Center

Hurricane Olivia is forecast to enter Central Pacific waters over the weekend and is expected to weaken through the next days as it tracks toward the Hawaiian Islands.

The University of Hawaiʻi encourages everyone to remain vigilant and monitor the progress of the storm. On its current course, Olivia could bring high surf to east-facing shores as early as Monday and heavy rains and winds by midweek.

Central Pacific Hurricane Center updates.

UH officials are closely monitoring the situation and will provide campus-specific updates and warnings as appropriate.

All members of the UH community are urged to sign up for UH Alert to receive emergency text alerts. If you have already signed up, log in to ensure that your contact information is up-to-date.

Notifications affecting UH campuses will be posted on the Emergency Information webpage, as well as on social media: Emergency Information, Facebook and Twitter.

During hurricane season, residents should discuss emergency preparedness with friends and family. Officials recommend a 14-day emergency supply.

Please stay informed and updated:
Hawaii Emergency Management Agency
National Weather Service Honolulu Forecast Office
The Pacific Disaster Center’s Disaster Alert app

Women’s Campus Club Thrift Shop on the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa campus

The University of Hawaiʻi’s Women’s Campus Club invites applications for funding of special projects for 2019. Proposals may be submitted by departments, organizations, programs, or by individuals associated with any of these on any of the University of Hawaiʻi campuses. All applications must be received by November 2.

Priority is given to projects that benefit a large number of students, enhance the university community environment on any UH campus, and to units that have not received major grants from the Women’s Campus Club in recent years.

Requests should be concise, not more than two or three pages. Give clear goals and specific information on who will benefit from the grant, and a realistic line item budget, with back-up quote on any purchase. Also, indicate if there are other sources of funding. Awards for individuals, salaries or wages, entertainment, food, apparel, and travel will not be funded.

Since grants are awarded on an annual basis and no funds are held in reserve, supplementary requests cannot be funded. Funded grants for 2019 will be announced and released in early 2019. An average grant awarded is in the range of $1,000–$4,000.

How to apply

Get the form for 2019 proposals at the Women’s Campus Club’s website. All applications must be received by November 2.

Five copies of proposals should be mailed to Martha Staff, Allocations Chair, Women’s Campus Club, P.O. Box 62104, Honolulu, Hawaiʻi 96839, or delivered to Women’s Campus Club, Bachman Annex 2 (UH Mānoa campus mail).

For more information, email Martha Staff or call (808) 372-1280.