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MEDIA RELEASE Researchers at The John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM), University of Hawaii Manoa have found the MD shortage statewide is worsening. The state is an estimated 747 physicians short of the number we should have currently treating patients, based on Hawaii’s population. There are currently 2,894 physicians practicing in Hawaii. One third […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The University of Hawaii System’s “15 to Finish” team took the spotlight on the national stage this week at the Complete College America (CCA) conference in Denver, Colo. The CCA, a non-profit national alliance of 33 states, invited the UH to serve as a national model for its highly successful “15 to Finish” […]

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MEDIA RELEASE A team of astronomers from the University of California, Berkeley and the University of Hawaii at Manoa has found that 17 percent of all sun-like stars have planets 1 to 2 times the diameter of Earth in close orbits. The finding, based on an analysis of the first three years of data from […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The University of Hawaii Warrior volleyball team will play an intrasquad scrimmage 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 17 at Waiakea High School. There will be no admission charge for the scrimmage, but donations can be made to the American Heart Association on behalf of former UH swimmer and Waiakea graduate Peter “Frank” Chi who […]

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Keola Donaghy: ‘We’re getting very close to the day that Hawaiian speakers will be able to take for granted the fact that they can simply type in Hawaiian when they buy a new computer, tablet, or smart phone without installing special software’

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MEDIA RELEASE The first step in the construction of a new campus in Kona has begun. The University of Hawaii’s Office of Procurement and Real Property Management (OPRPM) has posted a notice to bidders for construction of the Hawaii Community College, Palamanui campus in West Hawaii. The bid notice, available at http://spo3.hawaii.gov/notices/notices, includes construction of […]

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MEDIA RELEASE On Saturday, Nov. 3 from 9:30 a.m. until noon, Hawaii Island adults and qualified high school juniors and seniors are invited to a free College Mechanics workshop. The workshop will be held at Kanu o ka Aina New Century Public Charter School in Waimea. Staff from Hawaii Community College (HCC) will discuss the […]

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The Economic Research Organization of the University of Hawaii has released its latest quarterly report, which says Hawaii’s tourism juggernaut powers onward, but growth elsewhere remains elusive. A summary of the forecast: The visitor industry has seen impressive growth this year. Arrivals were up 10% in the first eight months of 2012, nearly half a […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Scientists at UH Manoa have observed a decrease in the frequency of northeast tradewinds and an increase in eastern tradewinds over the past nearly four decades, according to a recent study published in the Journal of Geophysical Research. For example, northeast tradewind days, which occurred 291 days per year 37 years ago at […]

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MEDIA RELEASE “Peter” Frank Chi, a member of the University of Hawaii men’s swimming team, died Saturday, Oct. 6 from an apparent cardiac arrest. Chi, 19, was found unresponsive in his dorm room in the early morning hours and was admitted to Straub Hospital where he was later pronounced dead. Chi had been earlier diagnosed […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Following a systemwide “15 to Finish” campaign, a higher percentage of incoming freshman students at the University of Hawaii’s campuses statewide registered to earn 15 or more credits for the Fall 2012 semester than freshmen who entered the UH system last year. This increase puts these new students on track to complete college […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Soldiers from the 1st Battalion 21st Infantry (Gimlets) continued the work of their predecessors when they spent the morning of Saturday, Sept. 29 planting Native Hawaiian trees and shrubs at the West Hawaii Veteran’s Cemetery. The 15 soldiers are the latest from the Oahu-based 25th Infantry Division to support the cemetery. Since 2005 […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The Office of Hawaiian Affairs awarded the University of Hawaii $110,000 to help Native Hawaiian Students receive college educations and obtain employment upon graduation. OHA is dedicating $100,000 to help Native Hawaiian students complete their doctoral programs. The money will be used to cover the cost of books, fees and some living expenses. […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The Board of Regents has approved the formation of a special committee to evaluate the University’s operational and financial controls and oversight practices. The Operational and Financial Controls Improvement Advisory Task Group consists of five regents and four professionals in the field of business, audit and accounting. The task group intends to have […]

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