{"id":159598,"date":"2022-05-23T13:39:41","date_gmt":"2022-05-23T23:39:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=159598"},"modified":"2022-05-23T13:47:37","modified_gmt":"2022-05-23T23:47:37","slug":"dkicp-building-wins-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2022\/05\/23\/dkicp-building-wins-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Fire goddess-inspired building wins award for UH<\/abbr> Hilo College of Pharmacy"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>
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Late U.S. Senator Daniel K. Inouye, the namesake of the college, was the driving force behind the creation of the school.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Hale Kīhoʻihoʻi,<\/span> the new home of the Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy<\/a> (DKICP<\/abbr>) at the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at Hilo, earned recognition at the 25th annual Kukulu Hale Awards<\/a>, which recognizes excellence in Â鶹´«Ã½\u2019s<\/span> commercial real estate industry.<\/p>\n

The 45,000-square foot, two-story structure completed in December 2019, received an award from NAIOP<\/abbr> Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> in the public\/government project category. Hale Kihoʻihoʻi<\/span> houses lecture halls, pharmacy compounding laboratories, simulated pharmacy practice skills and dispensing labs, and innovative meeting rooms and spaces for the college.<\/p>\n

“With its wonderful open design, Hale Kīhoʻihoʻi<\/span> is a very welcoming place that provides so many great spaces for learning, research and educational collaboration,” said Miriam Mobley<\/strong>, DKICP<\/abbr> interim dean. “The structure also represents a significant commitment and investment by the State of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> in the university and the education of healthcare professionals.”<\/p>\n