Monthly Archives: October 2011
Candidates for Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs
The Search Committee for the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs has narrowed the field to three finalists. These candidates will be visiting our campus to meet with various constituencies and participate in open forums on November 8, 10 and 14. … Continue reading
Wahipana O Hilo Invitation
POM October Update By Bill Affonso
Campus Repair & Maintenance Projects Status COMPLETED 321/392 – Paint booths Final inspections completed. 392 signed off. 321 still needs … Continue reading
HYSN Advocate of the Year Award
The Kea`au Youth Business Center (KYBC), which is the site of Hawai`i Community College’s Running Start/Middle College Program has just received the Hawai’i’s Outstanding Advocate for Children and Youth Award for 2011. In its fairly short existence of four years, … Continue reading
Achieving The Dream
Achieving the Dream has some very exciting incentives for the 2011-2012 year and beyond, as well as activities that the whole campus can benefit from. Thanks to the hard work of Shawn Flood, the Hawai‘i Community College Achieving the Dream … Continue reading
HawCC’s First Home Energy Survey Professional Course
OCET completed the first Home Energy Survey Professional Course on October 15, 2011. In this course students learned the fundamentals of energy assessment. A Home Energy Survey Professional (HESP) is certified to perform a visual walk-through evaluation of an existing … Continue reading
National Disability Employment & Awareness Month
HawCC students celebrated National Disability Employment and Awareness month on October 18 – 19, 2011. The Famous People with Disabilities Treasure Hunt was a great success. Alumni HawCC students and students from the UH Performing Arts department walked the UHH and … Continue reading
Faculty and Staff Halloween Party
Office of Continuing Education & Training
Hot Hula Fitness
Are you tired of the same exercise routine? Try something new. HOT HULA fitness is a fun and exciting workout inspired by the dancing styles of the Pacific Islands providing a low impact total body workout. Low impact doesn’t mean … Continue reading
HawCC International Education News
International Campus Events—International Education Week 2011 ! Mayor Billy Kenoi has proclaimed the week of November 14-18, 2011 as International Education Week. Hawaii Community College will celebrate this week with events throughout the week. Schedule Highlights: HawCC International Photo Contest … Continue reading
The “Japan Club”
THE JAPAN CLUB NEEDS YOUR HELP IN RECRUITING HAWCC STUDENTS TO JOIN THEIR MEMBERSHIP: Aloha mai kakou! The “Japan Club” is an official club of Hawaii Community College. The club members are mainly students from Hawaii Community College. It is … Continue reading
Connecting to Hawaii’s Environment: Pu‘u Kali‘u, Kaiholena-Punalu‘u, Puanui-Pu‘u Kehena
By Drew Kapp Nearly every Saturday this semester, students from Drew Kapp’s geography classes (face-to-face and online) at Hawai‘i Community College have joined forces with his UH-Hilo geography class to journey to different wahi pana of Hawai‘i Island. They learn … Continue reading
Faculty/Staff Development Workshop
The HawCC Faculty/Staff Development sponsored a workshop, “Standard Guidelines for Preparing Correspondence (Not Just for Clerical Support),” on September 30th, 2011. The workshop was facilitated by Anne Chung; Instructor of the Business Technology Program, and Doris Chang; Secretary to the … Continue reading
23rd Annual Hawaii National Great Teachers Seminar
Six Hawaii Community College faculty were able to participate in a week-long, high-energy summer retreat at the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. The 23rd Annual Hawaii National Great Teachers Seminar brought teachers together to learn from each other and exchange innovations … Continue reading
New VOIP Telephone System
By: Bill Affonso On October 1, 2011, after over a year of planning, HawCC activated a new Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP) Phone System for the College. As the title states, this phone system utilizes the internet for its operation. … Continue reading
Financial Aid
At the Financial Aid Office (FAO), we have redesigned our web site. It is designed to provide easy access to financial aid forms, to help with understanding the financial aid eligibility requirements, and to assist with the financial aid process … Continue reading
Ashley Kennedy, Financial Aid Office
Name: Ashley Kennedy Department: HawCC Financial Aid Office My Hometown: Papa’ikou, HI My favorite things about Hawaii CC…is how open and friendly most teachers and staff are. As students, we are supported by many resources, which is helpful for our … Continue reading
Violet Murakami, Assistant Professor/Art/Humanities
Name: Violet Murakami Title/Department: Assistant Professor/Art/Humanities My Hometown: I’d like to put it this way: born in Tokyo, raised in Honolulu, moved to Big Island in 2004. Presently living in Mt. View My favorite things about Hawaii CC… the friendly … Continue reading