Hawaii, University of

Hawaii, University of

      state university system of Hawaii, U.S., consisting of three universities and seven community colleges. Its main campus is the University of Hawaii at Manoa in Honolulu, on the island of Oahu. Originally known as the College of Hawaii, it opened in 1907 in temporary headquarters in downtown Honolulu and offered instruction in agriculture and the mechanical arts. The college moved to Manoa Valley in 1912. In 1920, with the addition of a college of arts and sciences, it was elevated to university status. Manoa is a comprehensive land-grant university offering a wide range of undergraduate and graduate degree programs, including doctorates in more than 50 fields. The campus is also home to a law school and the John A. Burns School of Medicine. Institutes include the Pacific Biomedical Research Center and the Hawaii Institute of Geophysics and Planetology. Total enrollment at the Manoa campus is about 18,000.

      The University of Hawaii at Hilo, with an enrollment of about 3,000, was founded in 1970 and is primarily an undergraduate institution. Its College of Hawaiian Language offers a master's degree in Hawaiian language and literature. The Center for the Study of Active Volcanoes and the Kalakaua Marine Education Center operate from the campus.

      The University of Hawaii–West Oahu (originally West Oahu College), with about 1,000 students, was founded in 1976 and is located in Pearl City at Leeward Community College. Other community colleges in the University of Hawaii system are Honolulu and Kapiolani (both in Honolulu), Windward ( Kaneohe), Hawaii (Hilo), Kauai ( Lihue), and Maui ( Kahului). The university also operates an employment centre in Honolulu and five educational centres throughout the islands.

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