Higher Education

Since 2000, Maunakea has been under stewardship of the Office of Maunakea Management....

...one campus (Honolulu) classified a 2011 graduate of an Accounting program as employed in the field based upon a food service job she started at Taco Bell in June 2006....

When I hear the slogans used by protests calling to “rise up,” I have a different concept in my mind....

OHA leaders have emphasized the need for all parties to address the unresolved legal matter$ while the TMT construction moratorium remains in place....

...this type of rent-seeking activity is at the root of Hawaii’s high cost of living and lack of economic diversity....

The prior two years we had protests of A’ole GMO and now it’s moved onto the TMT....

The appointments are subject to confirmation by the senate....

...Mauna Kea: OHA Demands $50M Payoff for Mountain....

...to determine how much they bleed during the procedure....

Marc Hubbard, 46, of Cornelius, NC...charged by indictment, unsealed today, in a conspiracy to defraud victims who thought they were investing in concert promotions....

The commission highlighted several areas for special recognition....

I Mua Manoa proposes the following seven (7) steps to address the issue of transparency and to make the budget sustainable....

...to convert the UH Cancer Center to an organized research unit within JABSOM....

"The department’s mission and future goals ... includes funding...."

...This policy specifically addresses sexual harassment, sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence and stalking....

Gib Arnold has released the following statement in response to the NCAA allegations against his program at UH Manoa....

Ethics Commission exposes UH and HART in one report ....

... Cancer Center Business Model 'Flawed and Incomplete' ....

The report is being made available in accordance with Hawaiʻi’s public records law....

...Totally unrelated story -- Dec 17, 2014: Corruption: Al Hee Indicted on 13 Counts--Could Get 39 Years in Federal Prison (Indictment announced on 2nd anniversary of Dan Inouye's death)....

Teddy Roosevelt said, “Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.” And that is exactly what we are doing....

...to fill one Maui County seat and one City and County of Honolulu seat for 5-year appointments, beginning July 1, 2015....

...what is to prevent community colleges from escalating tuition and fees once the federal government – via taxpayers – begins paying the tab?

The case thus represents a target-rich environment for the petitioners and the court....

Merritt and Anthony are prepared to speak about their case publicly, which will be the first time they are able to do this in Hawaii....

Seventeen funds and accounts did not meet criteria....

WalletHub conducted an in-depth analysis of 2014’s Best & Worst College Cities & Towns in America....

Including indirect and induced benefits and adjusting for inter-county feedback and spillover effects, the astronomy sector had a total impact of $167.86 million statewide....

University of Hawaii college football has been on a losing streak, impacting athletic department revenue....

...ordered by the college administration to stop handing out copies of the Constitution on Constitution Day....

In Hawaii and Utah total borrowing by students at public institutions spiked by more than 100 percent since the start of the Great Recession....

In a victory for free speech, the University of Hawaii (UH) agreed today to settle a First Amendment lawsuit filed by two students at UH’s Hilo....

...In addition, there were some people who did not like the changes we needed to implement in order to create a culture of productivity, accountability and meritocracy....

"...researchers are asking 11-year-olds whether they’ve had sex, how many partners they’ve had and if they’ve had anal sex...."

In a hastily called faculty and staff meeting at the Cancer Center at about 2:30 p.m. Friday....

"...the Pono Choices survey instruments ... are part of an ongoing research project...."

...fight for an allocation model that allows tuition money to follow the students....

If current trends hold, the black hole will grow 'like a cancer' (hint, hint) and swallow the entire system....

The students have decided that the concessions granted by the interim Chancellor are not enough....

Graduate students have planned a sit-in at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa Campus Center to protest sudden and drastic budget cuts....

New report shows student loan debt still rising for bachelor’s degree recipients; includes state-by-state and college-by-college debt levels....

Both resident and non-resident student veterans fought for in-state tuition for all vets....

Students and faculty at the University of Hawaii are joining forces to try to force solutions to the system’s spiraling financial crisis....

...The tax shall be levied and assessed against the gross income of each graduate for the first ten years of employment....

A new data map courtesy of Fitch Ratings shows which states have the highest college tuition growth....