The UH Mānoa master of library and information science program received continued accreditation status for the maximum seven-year period from the American Library Association.
The associate degree program in early childhood education at UH Maui College receives accreditation from The National Association for the Education of Young Children.
WASC renews UH Hilo's accreditation for seven years noting the large number of new initiatives that strengthen the university in areas that have been problematic in the past.
SimTiki, the simulated patient lab at the UH Mānoa’s medical school became 1 of only 10 centers in the country accredited for research as well as teaching.
$33 million was released for the construction of a 35,000-square-foot instructional and research facility for the UH Hilo Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy.