{"id":13031,"date":"2013-01-14T16:01:28","date_gmt":"2013-01-15T02:01:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=13031"},"modified":"2020-12-17T14:36:53","modified_gmt":"2020-12-18T00:36:53","slug":"new-science-facility-elevates-maui-college","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2013\/01\/14\/new-science-facility-elevates-maui-college\/","title":{"rendered":"New science facility elevates Maui College"},"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><p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"676\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/p_wttAYtB68\" title=\"Youtube video player\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>This is the <span aria-label=\"Ike lea\">&#699;Ike Le&#699;a<\/span> science facility&#8212;a 26-million dollar structure that represents a giant step forward in the evolution of the University of<span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Maui College.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It elevates the quality of education for all of the students here at Maui College and for our entire county of Maui so we are very excited,&rdquo; said <abbr>UH<\/abbr> Maui College Chancellor <strong>Clyde Sakamoto<\/strong>. <\/p>\n<p>The one story, concrete and steel building stands 45 feet tall and houses a teaching observatory with telescopes, and state-of-the-art laboratories for astronomy, optics, physics, chemistry, anatomy and physiology, biology, microbiology and the marine sciences. <span aria-label=\"Ike lea\">&#699;Ike Le&#699;a<\/span> replaces four labs in the old science building constructed in the 1970s.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We were sharing labs all the time so we were constantly setting them up and tearing them down and therefore couldn&#8217;t do any long range experiments in there,&rdquo; said <strong>Sally Irwin<\/strong>, a <abbr>UH<\/abbr> Maui College genetics professor. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The equipment and facilities were so outdated, we really couldn&#8217;t do anything,&rdquo; agreed <strong>Richard Allen<\/strong>, a chemistry professor at <abbr>UH<\/abbr> Maui College. <\/p>\n<p>Classes began transitioning to the new facility after a January 11, 2013 dedication and blessing ceremony. The transition is expected to be complete before the end of the spring semester. <\/p>\n<p>The opening of <span aria-label=\"Ike lea\">&#699;Ike Le&#699;a<\/span> opens up a world of possibilities for the college and its students. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think they will really get a taste for what it is like to work in a modern lab and it will give them more lab courses that we have not been able to offer in the past,&rdquo; said Irwin. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I am in awe actually to see everything so new and that the students will actually get to work in these labs is actually pretty amazing,&rdquo; said <abbr>UH<\/abbr> Maui College student <strong>Lindsay Komai<\/strong>. <\/p>\n<p>The ability to do research may have the biggest impact. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It generates grants,&rdquo; said Allen. &ldquo;It generates income. It gives a reason for students to be here.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&#8217;ll be able to give students more opportunities for internships to do research and pursue degrees that we have not been able to offer in the past,&rdquo; said Irwin. <\/p>\n<p><span aria-label=\"Ike lea\">&#699;Ike Le&#699;a<\/span> is also serving as an example of the possibilities when it comes to renewable energy technologies. A photovoltaic array and wind turbines on the roof generate up to 25 percent of the building&#8217;s energy. There is also a rooftop garden and light tubes providing natural light to the rooms below. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is probably one of the coolest buildings they have on the lot,&rdquo; said student <strong>Wyatt Tanner<\/strong>, a <abbr>UH<\/abbr> Maui College freshman. &ldquo;The architecture just makes it seem futuristic and I love the solar panels and wind mills they did on the top. 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