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Grand opening celebration, open house slated for Saturday, Feb. 27

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Hawaii 24/7 Staff A public forum to discuss higher education in West Hawaii is scheduled for 5:30-7 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 11 at the Kealakehe High School cafeteria. The forum is open to the West Hawaii community. Participants will have the opportunity to discuss and share their vision for Hawaii Community College – Palamanui, which […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Fifteen University of Hawaii faculty members have been selected as recipients of the Regents’ Medal for Excellence in Teaching, and three were selected as recipients of the Regents’ Medal for Excellence in Research. University of Hawaii President David Lassner said, “University of Hawaii teachers and researchers are world-class, in subjects ranging from automotive […]

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MEDIA RELEASE HIRONO STATEMENT ON HAWAII VA WAIT TIMES Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, a member of the Senate Veterans Affairs and Armed Services Committees, released the following statement on data revealed showing Honolulu’s Spark M. Matsunaga VA Medical Center has the longest average wait time – 145 days – in the U.S. Department of Veterans’ […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The University of Hawaii Board of Regents by a vote of 11-2 (with 2 abstentions) appointed David Lassner as the next President of the University of Hawaii System at a special board meeting. The board discussed extensively its thoughts on the 11-month search process for the next president, which involved extensive community outreach […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Finalists for the position of president of the University of Hawaii System will be visiting UH campuses statewide throughout the month of May, participating in campus public forums and meetings with students, faculty and the community. Following these visits, the Board of Regents hopes to select a president in June 2014. The public […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The University of Hawaii Board of Regents has identified Vice President for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer David Lassner as interim president of the university and will vote on the appointment at a special board meeting July 30, 2013. If approved, Lassner will step into the office effective Sept. 1, 2013. The […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The University of Hawaii is aiming to reach a goal of helping Hawaii responsibly recycle and dispose of five million pounds of ewaste through the statewide Education & Government eWaste Disposal Days program. Public and private schools, city, county, state or federal/military branches, non-profits, small businesses (of less than 100 employees), and residents […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The University of Hawaii is one of a group of 29 universities and communities across the country that have launched Gig.U: The University Community Next Generation Innovation Project. Gig.U seeks to accelerate the deployment of ultra high-speed networks in the communities surrounding the nation’s leading research universities to drive economic growth and stimulate […]

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Internet2 today announced that David Lassner, vice president and chief information officer of the University of Hawaiʻi, has been honored with this year’s Richard Rose Award, an annual award established to recognize extraordinary individual contributions that extend the reach of advanced networking into the K20 community.

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