Updates and Announcements
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New to Laulima? A general tutorial will greet you when you log in to the site. To turn off/on the tutorial, click on the user icon on the upper right of the page. Also please make sure you are familiar with the things that every Laulima user should know. Note: Laulima has a daily downtime of 3:00am - 4:00am HST.

Please make the content you create and upload accessible to all our users. For more information on how to do this, see ITS Creating Accessible Content.

Laulima has been upgraded to Sakai version 22.3 (12/26/23). Please note that there have been a few changes to Laulima. Maintenance updated to Sakai version 22.4 (02/11/24). Maintenance updated to Sakai version 22.5 (09/22/24). A tutorial is available (or can be dismissed) by clicking the user icon after logging in to Laulima. We are working to update our documentation, thank you for your patience. All times are HST unless specified.

• Spring 2025 courses have been published (visible and accessible to students). Note that instructors can publish or unpublish courses manually at any time. (01/08/25 @3:00pm) Fall 2024 courses will be unpublished closer to the start of the semester. Update: Fall 2024 courses have been unpublished (01/12/25)


• Missing a course? If you do not see your Spring 2025 Laulima course listed in the tab cluster near the top of the page, check if it is listed in the "Sites" drawer. To put sites into the tab cluster on the top, click the star next to the title in the Sites drawer. Note that instructors can also manually publish and unpublish courses, so you may not see all of the courses you are associated with (or you may see more if an instructor re-published an older site). If it is not there, please fill out a "Request Assistance" form and provide detailed information about the course you are looking for. During very busy registration times courses may take a while to show up in your account. (Updated: 01/08/25)


• Note that the Forums tool has been renamed to Discussions. However, instructors/maintainers can change the name of tools at any time.


• Tutorial: Upload and Share Recorded Videos via Google Drive or YouTube now available online. (03/20/20)


• Hālāwai end of service after Spring 2020. Hālāwai will cease operation at the end of our upcoming Spring 2020 semester due to incompatibility with evolving web browsers. It is recommended that you download your recorded meetings during the Spring semester. Please plan and schedule your meetings accordingly and consider an alternative such as Zoom. (12/30/19)


• New tip added to the Faculty Tutorials page on creating private journals in the Forums tool. (02/22/18)


• Internet Explorer/Edge issues. Due to the customized nature of the Internet Explorer/Edge web browsers and the way they interacts with Laulima, we do not recommend using it for submitting work or taking tests in Laulima at this time. The web browser we currently recommend is Firefox ESR (Win 32 or 64/Mac/Linux).


• Web browser recommendation. For most tasks in Laulima, we recommend using Firefox ESR (Win 32 or 64/Mac/Linux). While other browsers should work with Laulima (eg. Safari), we find that Firefox is the most compatible. When updating or first using a web browser, we recommend clearing the web browser cache first.

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System Information
Basic information and recommendations for using Laulima

• Daily Down Time: Laulima will be unavailable daily from 3:00am-4:00am HST for server backup and maintenance.

• Auto Log-Off: For your protection, Laulima automatically logs you out if it does not detect activity for two hours. A warning message will appear notifying you of the lack of activity. Activity is defined as clicking a button in Laulima such as "Save Draft" or "Next" (in a test), clicking on a course tab, or taking an action that sends information to the server.

• Internet Explorer (IE) users: We recommend using Firefox ESR with Laulima. If you use Internet Explorer 8 and above, you must use it in compatibility view, otherwise you may experience problems.

• Internet Connection: It is recommended that you connect to Laulima using a wired broadband Internet connection. While it is possible to use a wireless connection to access Laulima, a wired connection is recommended when taking tests or completing assignments. This minimizes the possibilty of potential network issues occurring.

• Hardware: Full access is available via most desktop or laptop computers. Limited access is possible through smart phones, tablets and other mobile devices. It is not recommended to use smart devices and mobile connections for graded work.

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Resources to help faculty/staff use and work in Laulima
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Getting Started

Top FAQs:

• What to do if a course/tab is missing? video
• How do I add someone to my course/site? video | text
• How do I remove students from my course/site? video | text
• Can I send an email message from Laulima? video | text
• Can I rearrange or hide course/site tabs? video | text
• How can I make files available (syllabus, readings, etc.) using the Resources tool? video | text
• How can I clear extra coding when I copy/paste from Microsoft Word into Laulima? video | text

FAQs

TALENT Laulima Support Pages (tutorials, manuals, etc)

Teaching and Learning Workshops

Student Help

How do I...

• Send an email message from Laulima? video | text
• Properly copy and paste from Microsoft Word into Laulima? video | text
• Download files in "Resources"? video | text
• Post a message in "Discussion and Private Messages"? video | text
• Rearrange/hide tabs? video | text

FAQs

TALENT Laulima Tutorials

System Information

• Check the technical requirements for Laulima.
• To Internet Explorer (IE) users: we recommend using Firefox ESR with Laulima, we do not recommend using IE.
• Laulima will be unavailable on a daily basis from 3:00am-4:00am HST for server backup and maintenance.
• For your protection, Laulima automatically logs people out if it does not detect activity for two hours. Laulima does not detect typing within a single message or document unless it is saved or refreshed. If you are writing a single item over a long period of time, consider writing it in a word processor then copying/pasting it to Laulima.