University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

The University of Hawai lsquo;i (UH) is a postsecondary education system composed of 10 campuses throughout the 50th state. In addition to the flagship campus at Mānoa, the UH system includes UH Hilo, a four-year campus located on the island of Hawai lsquo;i, and UH West O lsquo;ahu, a four-year campus located on the leeward side of O lsquo;ahu. There are four UH Community College campuses on O lsquo;ahu (Honolulu Community College, Kapi lsquo;olani Community College, Leeward Community College, and Windward Community College) and one on each of three neighbor islands (UH Maui College, Kaua lsquo;i Community College, and Hawai lsquo;i Community College), making college classes accessible and affordable in easing the transition from high school to college for many students.

The mission of the UH system is to provide quality college and university education and training; create knowledge through research and scholarship; provide service through extension, technical assistance, and training; contribute to the cultural heritage of the community; and respond to state needs. The campuses, organized under one board, differentially emphasize instruction, research, and service. The system rsquo;s special distinction is found in its Hawaiian, Asian, and Pacific orientation and international leadership role. Core values bind the system together: Hawai lsquo;i rsquo;s gracious spirit of aloha; collaboration and respect; academic freedom and intellectual vigor; institutional integrity and service; access, affordability, and excellence; active learning and discovery; diversity, fairness, and equity; leveraged technology; Hawaiian and Asian-Pacific advantage; innovation and empowerment; accountability and fiscal integrity; and m acirc;lama lsquo; acirc;ina sustainability.

The UH seal contains a torch and a book titled Mālamalama in the center of a circular map of the Pacific, surrounded by the state motto, Ua mau ke ea o ka lsquo; acirc;ina i ka pono ( ldquo;The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness rdquo;). The UH motto, inscribed in both the Hawaiian and English languages on Founders rsquo; Gate at UH Mānoa is Maluna a lsquo;e o nā lāhui a pau ke ola o ke kanaka ( ldquo;Above all nations is humanity rdquo;). The motto is reflected in the ethnic diversity of UH students.

UH governance is vested in the Board of Regents, appointed by the governor of Hawai lsquo;i and confirmed by the State Legislature. The regents in turn appoint a president of the UH.