#UH Maui

A hands-on learning initiative designed to introduce Hawaiʻi preschool keiki and their ʻohana to STEAM concepts is expanding, thanks to funding from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa’s Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program.

The University of Hawaiʻi set another extramural funding record with $615.7 million in fiscal year 2024. This marks the third consecutive year that UH has topped half a billion dollars in funding with a record-setting total that is a $99.8 million or a 19.3% increase over UH’s previous record of $515.9 million set in FY 2023. Extramural funding is external investments from […]

Within days of the worst natural disaster in state history, University of Hawaiʻi researchers began providing assistance and support on multiple fronts, including providing direct support and assessing the environmental impact and the long-term health outcomes of residents. They have also studied how to improve disaster preparedness and wildfire mitigation efforts and worked to determine the short- and long-term economic impacts.

“I hope there’s changes that can come in our economy that benefits its people first and not necessarily just how much money can you make from it,” Cowell said. “I hope people who are moving there and who are buying space there can acknowledge and realize how that is such a privilege. And that unfortunately there are people who cannot and will never be able to afford the spaces that they are occupying at this time.”

Enrollment is still open for the free Hawaiʻi Landscaping Certification Course delivered by the Landscape Industry Council of Hawaiʻi.

The public is invited to celebrate arts, storytelling, and Maui’s cultural heritage on Nov. 1, featuring performances inspired by the stories of water-woman Aunty Sally Ann Delos Reyes of Lahaina.

Hawaiʻi residents can now apply to any of the University of Hawaiʻi’s 10 campuses without an application fee, as the University seeks to strengthen the pipeline into public higher education across the state.

Starting this summer, there will be additional free summer job training courses available for Maui residents through the Good Jobs Hawaiʻi initiative. These free short-term trainings will provide opportunities for people to upskill and earn industry credentials in the healthcare, skilled trades and technology industries.

The University of Hawaiʻi Maui College’s Hulihia Center for Sustainable Systems is seeking public input on critical sustainability issues facing the Maui community.

UH Maui is among a list of campuses offering “digital readiness” classes — three-hour courses open to any Hawaiʻi residents 18 years and older who want to improve their digital literacy.

Ali Miller, a marine naturalist and UH Maui College student before the COVID-19 pandemic, was featured in the Mares Scuba Diving blog. Miller was featured for her children’s book “How Cara Lost Her Color,” the book highlights the impacts of climate change on the mass bleaching of coral reefs globally. 

The launch of a new “Round two. Stronger you. Come Back to UH” campaign is reaching out to 250,000 Hawaiʻi residents who have “some credits, no degree” (DBEDT, 2019).

The University of Hawaiʻi Autonomous Vehicle Technology Team, made up of students from both the University of Hawaiʻi Maui College and the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, competed in a qualifying “hack-a-thon” race for the Indy Autonomous Challenge, placing tenth overall and sixth in the fastest lap competition.

The Open Houses will be held on Wednesday, July 22, and July 29 at 5 p.m.

The University of Hawaiʻi System-Hawaiʻi State Department of Health (DOH) Contact Tracing Training Program kicks off its first cohort of trainees on Monday, June 8.

In response to the COVID-19 crisis, University of Hawaiʻi Maui College’s Office of Extended Learning & Workforce Development is transitioning many of its face to face workforce trainings into new online courses.

The money comes from a $32 million package that Hawai‘i is set to receive for its higher education institutions, US Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i) announced. 

The exercise will be held on Wednesday at the University of Hawai’i Maui campus Laulima Building from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. 

The ranking was published on OpenTable, an online restaurants-reservation company. 

Enrollment is open for continuing education courses in Digital Design and Python Programming through the University of Hawaiʻi Maui College’s Office of Extended Learning & Workforce Development.