Higher Education

"...this award ... signifies the excellent caliber of teaching, research and activities at our Center for Chinese Studies and School of Pacific and Asian Studies,” said Bley-Vroman....

..Keli'i Akina sits down with Clarke Velasco and Sean Mitsui....

Students often owed $40,000 or more in college loans – holding a degree they claimed was inadequate at best....

...teaching Cronyism 101....

“The Office of Hawaiian Affairs respects the court’s decision."

Current controversies unfortunately overshadow the remarkable advances made in the stewardship of Maunakea....

The Candidate Advisory Council for the University of Hawaiʻi Board of Regents has presented a list of candidates to Gov. David Ige....

Those Who Support TMT ... But Want You To Believe Otherwise....

...the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) project site is the last new area on the mountain where a telescope project will be contemplated or sought....

...how high school graduates are prepared to meet the HIDOE’s Strategic Plan Goal that all students demonstrate they are on a path toward success in college, career and citizenship....

...students on 110 campuses across the nation rallied and marched as part of a movement called  the Million Student March....

True to Form: Enviros win 90% in Hawaii Supreme Court....

"As local workers prepare to begin work at the TMT site, we want to remind people of other simultaneous activities that may be occurring on the mountain.”

Be sure to watch the U Missouri Mass Communications Professor looking for “some muscle over here”....

88% of Hawaii residents agree there should be a way for science and Hawaiian culture to co-exist on Maunakea....

A complaint has been filed with UH Hilo Security. UHSUnews student reporters say they will continue to attend UHHSA meetings and exercise their right to record as afforded by UH policy and laws....

“From 2010 to 2015 our six-year rate has increased from 48.6 percent to 57.1 percent while the four-year rate has increased from 17.5 percent to 27.9 percent...."

If you’re Social Justice Warrior, you’re a liar....

Gib Arnold, former basketball coach at the University of Hawaii, just hit the jackpot....

Damage occurred same day a caravan of construction vehicles was turned around by protesters, leading to 11 arrests...

"...camping in forest reserves and public hunting areas without a permit remains illegal under Hawaii Administrative Rules...."

The school borrowed $32.5 million in a five-year deal at a 4.48% yield....

Business cannot operate without laws being enforced. Selective enforcement of laws by State, County and HPD is discriminatory. Citizens place their trust in government that Laws will be enforced equally without the need for political pressure to do so. The result of the faulty law enforcement surrounding Mauna Kea is fostering tension, aggression, racism and business uncertainty. Ambiguity surrounding the rule of law has prompted a poor economic climate....

In Hawaii annual costs for 4-year-old care are equal to 55.8 percent of minimum-wage earnings....

The President urged the lawmakers to adopt his domestic economic agenda at the state level because he doesn’t expect Congress to take much action for the remainder of his presidency....

Trustee Tears Were Shed & New Beginnings Promised....

After Their Recent Trip Up The Mauna, The Office Of Hawaiian Affairs Trustees Claim They're Now Mauna Kea Believers....

Today in discussions with DLNR leadership, a protest leader agreed to remove the tent and to “lighten their presence” on the mountain....

...Back Room Deals Theyʻve Never Disclosed....

This is the second law enforcement action on Mauna Kea....

"...identifies how and from whom students, faculty and staff can seek confidential support or report incidents of sex discrimination and gender-based violence...."

...thinning cash and investments and unrestricted monthly liquidity due to a long history of deficits, a high backlog of deferred maintenance, a need to carefully manage operations with continued expense pressure across the 10-campus system, and a high percentage of unionized staff....

Applications will be accepted through October 3, 2015....

...we predict that at least three of the Justices -- and perhaps a unanimous court if the Chief Justice keeps the opinion for himself -- will rule for the challengers....

WalletHub compared 670 community colleges across 17 key metrics....

...the combination of one of the country's most expensive housing markets and relatively low employment opportunities....

...“widespread regulatory non-compliance” and "a serious disregard" for regulations for security, biosafety, incident response and training....

UH Mānoa’s Army ROTC was named best battalion within the Eighth Brigade....

...ACT score in Hawaii are still the lowest in the USA....

The oral argument will begin promptly at 8:45 a.m. at the Hawaii State Supreme Court courtroom....

Our data set ranges from the percentage of adults aged 25 and older with a bachelor’s degree or higher to the attainment gap between women and men....

...Alvin Katahara said his former boss, UH Foundation Vice President Janet Bullard, ordered him to make thousands of dollars in payments to a company headed by her husband....

Once again, the anti-TMT, anti-GMO, anti-everything folks are going to protest....

...but 2nd highest student debt as a percentage of income adjusted by cost of living ....

...Meanwhile -- 3,500 astronomers converging on Waikiki....

...the first increase in extramural award funding after three straight years of decline....

“On Dec. 1, Hawaiian sovereignty activists lowered the American flag on the single pole at the front entrance to the UH-Hilo campus and hoisted the Hawaii state flag that previously flew beneath."