{"id":126148,"date":"2020-08-31T10:19:55","date_gmt":"2020-08-31T20:19:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=126148"},"modified":"2020-10-16T10:07:25","modified_gmt":"2020-10-16T20:07:25","slug":"uh-campuses-honored-as-hawaiis-best-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2020\/08\/31\/uh-campuses-honored-as-hawaiis-best-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"<abbr title=\"University of Hawaii\">UH<\/abbr> campuses honored as Hawai\u02bbi\u2019s Best"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><figure id=\"attachment_117730\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-117730\" style=\"width: 676px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/manoa-students-gnrc.jpg\" alt=\"students sitting on steps\" width=\"676\" height=\"381\" class=\"size-full wp-image-117730\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/manoa-students-gnrc.jpg 676w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/manoa-students-gnrc-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/manoa-students-gnrc-130x73.jpg 130w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-117730\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Students at <abbr>UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The people of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> have acknowledged the outstanding work done by numerous University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> campuses, helping <abbr title=\"University of Hawaii\">UH<\/abbr> appear among the greatest in the state in <em>Honolulu Star-Advertiser<\/em>\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.staradvertiser.com\/2020\/08\/16\/special-sections\/2020-hawaiis-best\/\"><span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>\u2019s People\u2019s Choice &ldquo;Best of&rdquo; Awards<\/a>, released on Sunday, August 16.<\/p>\n<p>The 2020 honors include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Best College: <a href=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/\"><abbr>UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Best Career and Technical Education: <a href=\"https:\/\/windward.hawaii.edu\/\">Windward Community College<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Best Career and Technical Education Finalists: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.honolulu.hawaii.edu\/\">Honolulu <abbr title=\"Community College\">CC<\/abbr><\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.leeward.hawaii.edu\/\">Leeward <abbr>CC<\/abbr><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Best Tutoring Center: <a href=\"https:\/\/windward.hawaii.edu\/services-for-students\/tutoring\/trio-sss\/\">TRiO <abbr title=\"Student Support Services\">SSS<\/abbr><\/a>, Windward <abbr>CC<\/abbr><\/li>\n<li>Best Art Gallery Finalist: <a href=\"http:\/\/gallery.windward.hawaii.edu\/\">Gallery <span aria-label=\"Iolani\">&#699;Iolani<\/span><\/a>, Windward <abbr>CC<\/abbr><\/li>\n<li>Best Live Theatre Finalist: <a href=\"http:\/\/lcctheatre.hawaii.edu\/\">Leeward Theatre,<\/a> Leeward <abbr>CC<\/abbr><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"float:right;clear:right;margin:0 0 0 15px;\"><figure id=\"attachment_126109\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-126109\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/windward-vet-tech-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"vet tech student\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-126109\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/windward-vet-tech-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/windward-vet-tech-130x73.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/windward-vet-tech.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-126109\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A student from Windward <abbr>CC<\/abbr>&#8216;s vet tech program.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<div style=\"float:right;clear:right;margin:0 0 0 15px;\"><figure id=\"attachment_116344\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-116344\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/windward-gallery-iolani-fiber-hawaii-1-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"fiber hawaii 2020 exhibit\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-116344\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/windward-gallery-iolani-fiber-hawaii-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/windward-gallery-iolani-fiber-hawaii-1-130x73.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/windward-gallery-iolani-fiber-hawaii-1-630x353.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/windward-gallery-iolani-fiber-hawaii-1.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-116344\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Art from <em>Fiber <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> 2020<\/em> showcased at Gallery <span aria-label=\"Iolani\">&#699;Iolani<\/span>.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<p>&ldquo;It\u2019s gratifying and humbling to see multiple <abbr>UH<\/abbr> campuses recognized as the best by the readers of the <em>Honolulu Star-Advertiser<\/em>,&rdquo; said <abbr>UH<\/abbr> President <strong>David Lassner<\/strong>. &ldquo;This is a credit to our amazing and devoted faculty and staff who have adapted repeatedly to ensure <abbr>UH<\/abbr> continues to provide an excellent education for students during this unprecedented time. Public higher education has never been more critical to <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>, and every one of our campuses has remained steadfast in our commitment to to support students of all ages and backgrounds throughout the islands achieve their hopes and dreams.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>\u2019s Best Awards are chosen each year by the readers of the <em>Honolulu Star-Advertiser<\/em>. This year\u2019s publication featured more than 150 categories. Additionally, the 2020 <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>\u2019s Best Awards marks another consecutive year for <abbr>UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa as the state\u2019s Best College and Leeward <abbr>CC<\/abbr>\u2019s sixth consecutive year of recognition in two categories.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It is an honor for <abbr>UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa to be recognized as the Best College by the people of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>,&rdquo; said <abbr>UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa Provost <strong>Michael Bruno<\/strong>. &ldquo;The campus is dedicated to being a Hawaiian place of learning to better support the community in every aspect possible. <abbr>UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa has a creative and generous spirit, and I am proud of all the efforts made by our students, faculty and staff.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This selection of Windward <abbr>CC<\/abbr>&#8216;s as <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>\u2019s Best in two categories and finalist in another recognizes the hard work and love our faculty and staff invest in our students, changing lives and inspiring excellence,&rdquo; added Windward <abbr>CC<\/abbr> Chancellor <strong>Ardis Eschenberg<\/strong>. &ldquo;Mahalo nui to the readers of <em>Star-Advertiser<\/em> for this award and to our students who make higher education relevant and meaningful.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_126057\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-126057\" style=\"width: 676px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/leeward-theatre-secret-in-the-wings-1.jpg\" alt=\"actors on stage\" width=\"676\" height=\"381\" class=\"size-full wp-image-126057\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/leeward-theatre-secret-in-the-wings-1.jpg 676w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/leeward-theatre-secret-in-the-wings-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/leeward-theatre-secret-in-the-wings-1-130x73.jpg 130w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-126057\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">From Leeward <abbr>CC<\/abbr>&#8216;s production of &ldquo;The Secret in the Wings.&rdquo; From left, John R. Brajas, <abbr title=\"Junior\">Jr.<\/abbr>, Jay Laeno, Margo Goriainov, Kira Moriguchi, Manuel Diaz, Skyla Clark and Sam Fukushima (Photo credit: Chelsea Yamashiro)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><abbr>UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa, Honolulu, Leeward and Windward campuses and programs were recognized by <em>Honolulu Star-Advertiser<\/em> readers as <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>\u2019s Best for 2020.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[735,763,156,62,65,911,196,1453,71,9,947,66],"class_list":["post-126148","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","tag-campus-recognition","tag-career-and-technical-education","tag-gallery-iolani","tag-honolulu-community-college","tag-leeward-community-college","tag-program-recognition","tag-leeward-community-college-theatre","tag-trio-student-success-services","tag-uh-community-colleges","tag-uh-manoa","tag-uh-system","tag-windward-community-college","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126148","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=126148"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126148\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":126168,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126148\/revisions\/126168"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=126148"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=126148"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=126148"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}