By Drew Kapp, Hawai'i CC Geography Instructor – In August 2019 a hui, a group, of our current and former students traveled to the island of Kahoʻolawe and were hosted by Protect Kahoʻolawe ʻOhana. Months earlier Environmental Science/Botany lecturer Allie Atkins and I had begun the process of orienting the students to the experience, and we met several times over the summer, to prepare for the journey, bond as a hui, review protocols, share research about Kahoʻolawe, and engage in deep discussions around aloha ʻāina. The students chose to give themselves the name&nbs
Hawaiʻi Community College hosted the 31st University of Hawai’i system-wide Pamantasan conference in Hilo on Friday, October 18. First established more than 30 years ago, the UH Pamantasan Council consists of administrators, faculty, staff and students in the UH system committed to addressing the needs of Filipino students in Hawai’i.
Congratulations to the Licensed Practical Nursing students who earned their Certificates of Achievement and celebrated with a pinning ceremony on Friday, July 19. See photo gallery.
Hawai‘i Community College proudly releases the names of the following students who have achieved Dean’s List honors for the Spring 2018 semester. The Dean’s List requires students to have completed 12 or more credits for a letter grade achieving a grade point average of at least 3.5 (B+) for the semester. The following 263 students have attained this distinction. Please join us in congratulating them!
On May 9, Hawai'i Community College, community partners, supporters and others celebrated the completion of the 52nd Model Home designed, built and landscaped by Hawai‘i CC students. Handing over the keys and house plans to the family that will call this place home was a special occasion as always.
By Drew Kapp, Hawai'i CC Geography Instructor
In the 2018-19 Academic Year, 160 students from our Geography of Hawaiʻi and World Regional Geography classes at Hawaiʻi Community College have participated in huakaʻi – excursions – that have allowed them to visit, learn from and about, and give back to many different places in every moku or district of this island.
After graduating from high school on O’ahu in 2010, Noah Patterson Hanohano Dolim needed direction. He was an underachieving student in high school, Dolim says, and he didn’t know what to do next. That’s when he decided to move to Hilo and enroll at Hawai‘i Community College. With family on Hawai‘i Island, it seemed like a smart move, and it turns out he was right.
Hawai‘i Community College hosted commencement ceremonies May 10 and 11 as students, their loved ones, faculty, staff, administrators and honored guests celebrated the students’ academic achievements.
This year, 576 students graduated from Hawai‘i CC with a total of 766 degrees and certificates. Among the graduates were 35 students who earned a 4.0 grade point average.
The North Hawaiʻi Education and Research Center (NHERC) in Honokaʻa will be transferred from the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo to Hawaiʻi Community College. Officials from both campuses made the announcement in April, and both campuses are working together closely on preparations to transfer management on July 1, 2019.
Hawai'i Community College recently announced that the Automotive Supply Center and the Kona-Kohala Chamber of Commerce are the recipients of the 2018 Mahalo Awards for their support of the college’s programs and students.