{"id":189265,"date":"2023-12-27T23:28:25","date_gmt":"2023-12-28T09:28:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=189265"},"modified":"2023-12-28T09:01:43","modified_gmt":"2023-12-28T19:01:43","slug":"campus-stories-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2023\/12\/27\/campus-stories-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"A top story from each UH<\/abbr> campus 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"Collage\"<\/p>\n

UHNews.org<\/a> posted nearly 1,400 stories in 2023 that received a record 2 million views. Here is a top story from each of the 10 UH<\/abbr> campuses (in alphabetical order by campus):<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n

Â鶹´«Ã½ CC<\/abbr><\/h2>\n

\"Street<\/span><\/p>\n

‘Rockne Freitas Way’ at Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> CC<\/abbr>–Pālamanui Campus approved by regents<\/strong><\/a>
\nThe main entry road to Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Community College–Pālamanui in North Kona, Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> is now “Rockne Freitas Way,” named in honor of the late Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> CC<\/abbr> chancellor who played a major role in developing the campus.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n

Honolulu CC<\/abbr><\/h2>\n

\"StudentsGo Govs! Farrington HS<\/abbr> students earn degrees from Honolulu CC<\/abbr><\/strong><\/a>
\nEight Farrington High School seniors earned associate\u2019s degrees from Honolulu CC<\/abbr> in May before they received their high school diplomas, thanks to dual-credit programs that have served more than 27,114 high school students since 2013.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n

Kapiʻolani<\/span> CC<\/abbr><\/h2>\n

\"womanNew Kapiʻolani<\/span> CC<\/abbr> chancellor’s secret weapon: Pōʻalua<\/span> Pancakes<\/strong><\/a>
\n“Every Tuesday morning, this year at least, we will be serving free pancakes to students in our beautiful cafeteria,” Misaki Takabayashi said. “At the same time, we’ll be hosting and displaying all the resources that are available to students.”<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n

Kauaʻi<\/span> CC<\/abbr><\/h2>\n

\"PersonBee-ware: Kauaʻi<\/span> CC<\/abbr> honeybees among last disease free sites<\/strong><\/a>
\nIn a critical race against time, the dedicated staff and volunteers of Kauaʻi<\/span> CC<\/abbr>‘s Apiary Project are working tirelessly to combat the alarming decline of honeybee populations in the U.S. due in large part to the Varroa mite.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n

Leeward CC<\/abbr><\/h2>\n

\"ChancellorNational award for Leeward CC<\/abbr> grad, Waipahu HS<\/abbr> Early College student<\/strong><\/a>
\nMaverick Yasuda’s essay on the value of a community college education won the Phi Theta Kappa Founders Medal Award. Every year, college students across the country submit essays, and Yasuda\u2019s was selected from more than 1,200 entries.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n

UH<\/abbr> Hilo<\/h2>\n

\"2Hāmākua Hero: UH<\/abbr> Hilo observes legacy of lynched plantation champion<\/strong><\/a>
\nThe heroic life and tragic death of a Honokaʻa<\/span> storekeeper who was murdered in 1889 for his advocacy of plantation workers\u2019 rights, has inspired a first-time commemoration.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n

UH<\/abbr> Mānoa<\/h2>\n

\"hedgesAloha ʻOe<\/span> to JABSOM Dean Jerris Hedges<\/strong><\/a>
\nThe John A. Burns School of Medicine\u2019s reputation has grown over the last 15 years, especially in primary care education and its connection with the community under the leadership of Dean Jerris R. Hedges, who retired on March 1.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n

UH<\/abbr> Maui College<\/h2>\n

\"VolunteersUH<\/abbr> Maui College serves as food preparation hub amidst wildfire tragedy<\/strong><\/a>
\nDozens of volunteers helped to prepare meals for shelters and first responders, after wildfires devastated Lahaina and other Maui neighborhoods. Under lead chefs Sheldon Simeon and Lee Anne Wong, thousands of meals were prepared for August 10 and 11.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n

UH<\/abbr> West Oʻahu<\/span><\/h2>\n

\"JackieUH<\/abbr> West Oʻahu<\/span> alumna awarded Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> State Teacher of the Year<\/strong><\/a>
\nJackie Freitas is the natural resources teacher and Future Farmers of America advisor at Leilehua High School—her alma mater and where she has taught her entire 13-year career. Leilehua\u2019s Natural Resources program runs one of the state\u2019s largest high school agricultural farms.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n

Windward CC<\/abbr><\/h2>\n

\"People$3.5M grant for limu research center at Windward CC<\/abbr><\/strong><\/a>
\nThe Kiaʻi<\/span> Loko Center for Limu Research focuses on applying traditional Native Hawaiian knowledge alongside Western scientific methods to study questions important to Native Hawaiians about limu and the traditional Hawaiian fishpond.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n

2023 UH<\/abbr> News<\/em> recap<\/h2>\n

Top 10 UH<\/abbr> News stories 2023<\/a>
\nA top story from each UH<\/abbr> campus 2023<\/a>
\nTop 10 UH<\/abbr> News research stories 2023<\/a>
\nLahaina wildfire UH<\/abbr> News 2023<\/a>
\nTop 10 UH<\/abbr> News people stories 2023<\/a>
\nʻ\u014clelo of the Week 2023<\/a>
\nImages of the Week 2023<\/a>
\n2023 In Memoriam<\/a><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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