A Vital Partner
From music to theater, dance to visual arts, poetry to digital media, the campuses of the University of Hawai‘i System are centers of creative culture.
Our community partners include public and private businesses, research centers, government agencies and individuals in Hawai‘i and around the world. They share a common desire for innovation, excellence and sustainability; highlights of some of those partnerships are below.
Arts and community news
Reporting Greenhouse GasMay 6, Manoa —
UH Manoa signs on as a Founding Reporter of The Climate Registry, a non-profit organization that measures and reports greenhouse gas emissions.
Active MothersMay 5, Manoa —
The Cancer Research Center of Hawai‘i’s Na Mikimiki program encourages physical activity in new mothers to reduce the risk of chronic illness.
Hawaiian Language ProficiencyMay 5, Hilo —
The ‘Olelo Ola Oral Language Proficiency Project receives $50,000 to promote language proficiency in elementary school children.
Alcohol Prevention EffortsMay 1, Manoa — Surveys show the Manoa Alcohol Project’s progress in making positive changes in students’ drinking habits. Culturally Healthy GuidelinesMay 1, Hilo — The Moamahi project will revise the Na Honua Mauli Ola Hawai‘i Guidelines for students, educators, schools and institutions, community and families.Spotlight
Spirit of Youth Award winner Lance Garner
Honors for Kea‘au Middle College High School Program
Hawai‘i Community College’s Kea‘au Middle College High School program in which at-risk high school seniors earn dual credit—high school and college—won three awards.
The program received the community college systemwide Wo Community Building Award. The program also won the statewide video competition, high school level, for their public service annoucement on What is a Pono School? sponsored by the Hawai‘i Civil Rights Commission and PBS.
Lance Garner, a 2006 graduate of the first cohort of KMCHS and a current mentor in the Middle College culinary arts curriculum, won the Hawai‘i Spirit of Youth Award as well as the national Coalition for Juvenile Justice Spirit of Youth Award.