{"id":103,"date":"2015-12-18T00:09:15","date_gmt":"2015-12-18T00:09:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/?page_id=103"},"modified":"2024-11-20T15:00:25","modified_gmt":"2024-11-21T01:00:25","slug":"about-uh","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/about-uh\/","title":{"rendered":"About the University of Hawai\u02bbi"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row el_id=&#8221;campus-image&#8221;][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;3057&#8243; add_caption=&#8221;yes&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;campus-centered-text&#8221;]The University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai\u02bbi<\/span> System includes <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/#ten-campuses\">10 campuses<\/a> and educational, training and research centers across the Hawaiian Islands. As the public system of higher education in <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai\u02bbi<\/span>, <abbr title=\"University of Hawaii\">91精品黑料吃瓜<\/abbr> offers unique and diverse opportunities.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_class=&#8221;our-ten-campuses-header&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;homepage-campus-header&#8221;]\n<h2>Areas of Excellence<\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_class=&#8221;campus-page-text&#8221;][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text]\n<h3>International Advantage<\/h3>\n<p><span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai\u02bbi<\/span> position between east and west, in the middle of the Pacific, creates opportunities for international leadership and influence. 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generations with improvement in the quality of life.<\/p>\n<p>In carrying out that mission, it is the basic purpose of the university to afford all qualified people of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai\u02bbi<\/span> an equal opportunity for quality college and university education at both undergraduate and graduate levels.<\/p>\n<p>As the only provider of public higher education in <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai\u02bbi<\/span>, the university embraces its unique responsibilities to the indigenous people of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai\u02bbi<\/span> and to <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai\u02bbi<\/span>\u2019s indigenous language and culture. To fulfill this responsibility, the university ensures active support for the participation of Native Hawaiians at the university and support vigorous programs of study and support for the Hawaiian language, history, and culture.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]Within its unique geographical location, the university will serve as a leader in how its stewards the resources of the islands and the world for the benefit of all. The university shall be a global leader and model for the integration of sustainability throughout its teaching, research, operations, and public service. The university recognizes than an important knowledge base in sustainable island systems resides in the indigenous people of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai\u02bbi<\/span> and all those for whom <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai\u02bbi<\/span> is home. The university commits to consult with local cultural practitioners and sustainability experts on best practices in sustainable resource allocation and use for the well-being of our communities, our state, and the world. Critical resources include energy, food, water, land and sea as they are integrated with the relationships of family, culture, community, justice, work, and economy in the present and future.<\/p>\n<p><em>From Regent\u2019s Policy 4.201<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_class=&#8221;our-ten-campuses-header&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;homepage-campus-header&#8221;]\n<h2>History<\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;4058&#8243; add_caption=&#8221;yes&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]In 1907, the <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai\u02bbi<\/span> Territorial Legislature established the College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts in Honolulu under terms of the <abbr title=\"United States\">U.S.<\/abbr> land grant legislation.<\/p>\n<p>Since then, what began as a college of ten students and 13 faculty members has evolved and expanded to a 10-campus system spanning the Hawaiian Islands. The University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai\u02bbi<\/span> has grown and responded through the years to the research and cultural needs of its educational community, the State of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai\u02bbi<\/span> and beyond.<\/p>\n<p>View a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/about-uh\/history\/\">timeline of the University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai\u02bbi<\/span><\/a> and its development over more than a century.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; el_class=&#8221;campus-page-news&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_wp_rss items=&#8221;5&#8243; title=&#8221;Latest 91精品黑料吃瓜 News&#8221; url=&#8221;http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/91精品黑料吃瓜awaiiNews&#8221; el_class=&#8221;campus-news-widget-title&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_video link=&#8221;http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=TCiy8ZF_z-s&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;map-text-equivalent&#8221;]Featured video: <abbr title=\"University of Hawaii\">91精品黑料吃瓜<\/abbr> System news and events[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_class=&#8221;our-ten-campuses-header&#8221;][vc_column el_class=&#8221;contact-info&#8221;][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;homepage-campus-header&#8221;]\n<h2>Contact, Location and Consumer Information<\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_class=&#8221;contact&#8221;][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;2741&#8243; img_size=&#8221;222&#215;78&#8243; css_animation=&#8221;bottom-to-top&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text]<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/\">University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai\u02bbi<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n2444 Dole Street<br \/>\nHonolulu, <abbr title=\"Hawaii\">HI<\/abbr> 96822<\/p>\n<p><i class=\"ticon ticon-phone\" title=\"phone\"><\/i>\u00a0 (808) 956-8111[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text]<strong>Need more info?<\/strong> See an overview of each of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/#ten-campuses\">our 10 campuses<\/a>.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text]<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/about-uh\/consumer-information-and-disclosures\/\">Consumer information and disclosures<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;map-text-equivalent&#8221;]<a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/open?id=1FL7Y4K8-7ReGeeoCm5iDwmJdr0Q&amp;usp=sharing\">View an interactive Google map of the <abbr title=\"University of Hawaii\">91精品黑料吃瓜<\/abbr> campuses across the Hawaiian Islands.<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The University of Hawai\u02bbi System includes 10 campuses and educational, training and research centers across the Hawaiian Islands. 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