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Free college planning events available to all students, families statewide
Beginning next week on Wednesday, Aug. 20, Hawaiʻi P-20 Partnerships for Education (Hawaiʻi P-20) will launch the first in a series of its Virtual Financial Aid Workshops to assist with Hawaiʻi high school students’ postsecondary education planning. All events are free of charge and are available to all families regardless of where the student plans to attend college.
FAFSA sign-waving event scheduled at Queen Kaʻahumanu Center on Friday
The 2025-2026 Free Application for Federal Student Aid is now open, and HawaiiKidsCAN Afford College is launching grassroots efforts to reach local students and families who may qualify for financial aid but haven’t applied.
Hawai’i P-20 hosts college planning events in November and December
Hawai’i P-20 has scheduled additional college planning events to support local high school students and to guide them through the scholarship application process.
UH Mānoa exceeds 20K students for the first time in over a decade
Fall 2024 enrollment at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa surpassed 20,000 students for the first time since 2013, the university reports. The final enrollment numbers will not be official until the first week of October, but as of Sept. 17, there are 20,012 students enrolled at UH Mānoa, a 4% increase over 2023.
Hawaiʻi P-20 offers free online financial aid workshops
Beginning this month, Hawaiʻi P-20 Partnerships for Education (Hawaiʻi P-20) and GEAR UP Hawaiʻi will launch the first in a series of its free workshops, held virtually and in-person, statewide to assist with high school students’ postsecondary education planning. All events are free of charge. Online Financial Aid Workshops will begin August 21 and will be held on Wednesdays from 6-7:30 p.m. through Oct. 2.
The 2024-25 Hawai‘i Promise Scholarship fund for UH Community Colleges is largest yet
The University of Hawaiʻi and State of Hawaiʻi have committed $5 million in the 2024-25 Hawaiʻi Promise Scholarship fund to help prospective and current UH Community College students afford and access higher education.
Student aid hotline to open March 18-22 for federal college financial assistance
Local assistance will be available during the public schools spring break for families seeking help with applications for federal financial aid for students entering or attending college.
Hawaiʻi State Federal Credit Union accepting applications for scholarship program
The scholarship program is open to all Hawaiʻi State FCU members and their dependents. The deadline to apply is Feb. 15, 2023.
