Higher Education

...since the facility closed on October 19, 2017, new physicians have been trained in hyperbaric techniques. HTC reopened on January 15, 2018....

...if the Ethics Comm takes down all the state and county employees who are doing UH school work on the taxpayers dime, we would probably cut UH enrollment 20%.  I suggest starting with every state and county employee at UH Richardson School of Law....

"...Judiciary Announces Hawaiian Language Interpreter Policy...."

...Classroom 2 at the UH William S. Richardson School of Law from 6:30-8:30 p.m. on Thursday, January 18....

...a list of candidates to Gov. David Ige to fill one student seat for a two-year appointment beginning July 1, 2018, subject to confirmation by the state Senate....

...Among the 6 percent of students who reported nonconsensual sexual contact, less than a third said the incidents occured on campus or at a university-associated property....

... Israelis--the one indigenous people whose rights are not upheld by UH Manoa prof .... 

...the William and Mary Law School awards U. Hawaii lawprof David Callies the Brigham-Kanner Prize....

...UH is currently scheduled to present its budget request to the Senate Committee on Ways and Means in the afternoon of January 9, 2018....

...a list of candidates to Gov. David Ige to fill one At-Large seat and one Maui County seat for 5-year appointments, beginning July 1, 2018, subject to confirmation by the Hawaiʻi State Senate....

...UH President David Lassner will receive input from the committee and stakeholders and will then present a recommendation for appointment to the Board of Regents....

...High costs of living stretch Hawaii workers’ paychecks thin and leave them with far less disposable income than residents in other states, making it the worst state for student loan affordability....

...Asian-Americans must score 140 points higher on their SATs than white students, 270 points higher than Hispanic students, and 450 points higher than black students....

...Native American student group accuses Polynesian dance group of ‘appropriating Hawaiian and Tahitian culture’....

...The rating is tempered by significant expense pressures across the 10-campus system, declining enrollments, and extensive capital needs with a large backlog of deferred maintenance....

...Actually, life is better now than it ever has been.  And the last 25 years have been very prosperous for humanity.  But lets not let reality get in the way of eco-socialism....

HTC has treated civilian divers for decompression sickness or “the bends” in Hawaiʻi since 1983....

...Why Has OHAʻs Mauna Kea Ad Hoc Committee Been Wrapped In So Much Secrecy?....

...Lower energy costs to UH with HECO picking up the transmission tab means higher electric rates for consumers--just as has happened with rooftop solar....

...When asked whether department members “are aware of the endorsement, and if so, whether you approve of it,” only one professor replied, telling Campus Reform that “we are, and I am.”....

...find out what the lawsuit settlement terms will be....

...Kidney failure, blood clots, cardiac arrest, inflammation of the pancreas, leaking intestines....

...OHA’s complaint requests the court to order the state to terminate UH’s general lease for the mountain.... 

...Keli'i Akina And Verlieann Malina-Wright....

...32 communities ranked from smartest to dumbest....

... “next nearest chambers on Guam and the mainland”....

...comparing nearly 1,000 higher-education institutions in the U.S. across 27 key measures....

...it spent $54 million to buy Honolulu’s iconic Aloha Tower and convert it into an anchor for its downtown campus....

... UH to Trade 10,000 Acres for Telescope Approval, Lease Extension? ....

Thanks to support from University of Hawaii Press and Kamehameha Schools, the public now has free access to the bestselling book Broken Trust: Greed, Mismanagement & Political Manipulation at America’s Largest Charitable Trust....

...The more technical progress, the less attractive cultural nationalism becomes....

...the Board adopted today the recommendation of retired judge Riki May Amano to approve the application for a Conservation District Use Permit (CDUP) to build the Thirty-Meter Telescope....

...the most received in a quarter century--But Fall 2017 enrollment at UHM still dropped 2.5% from Fall 2016.....

...Enviros win 90% in Hawaii Supreme Court....

...up 25% since 2012....

...All terms begin July 1, 2018....

...This is not a public hearing and members of the public will not be allowed to testify, argue, or otherwise present to the BLNR....

...He Didnʻt Do It Because Of His Respect For Mauna Kea, But Rather For Something Else....

...University of Hawaii college enrollment has plummeted by 15 percent in just six years, from a high of 60,300 students in 2012 to 51,300 as of 2017....

... How stupid does Peter Apo think we are? ....

"...Our undocumented students are an integral part of our community...."

...Apo violated the State Ethics Code by using OHA resources, and his position with OHA, to advance his private business interests....

...While all eyes are on rail....

...The library recently finished cataloging and digitizing 1,400 boxes of materials it received in 2014. ...

..."Chapter 89, might not allow an appropriation be made during a Special Legislative Session"....

...expedite the return of the 10,000 acres to the State of Hawaiʻi and pursue a new lease or land tenure for the reduced acreage that will support the continued viability of astronomical research....

...UH Manoa anti-GMO prof Hector Valenzuela curiously worked hard to hide part of his emails....

...College Choice Releases 2017 Rankings of the Best Colleges in Four Western States....

....2017’s Best & Worst Community Colleges....

...the center's "planning committee will work to develop practice spaces focused on creating new narratives and new relationships while naming and honoring the ongoing pain and trauma wrought by belief in racial hierarchy, structural racism, and white privilege."....