On February 10, the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo held a student success summit entitled, “Their Journey is Our Success.” Attended by over 50 people, the vast majority in person, we explored how we define student success on our campus; what the journey of a typical...
Last week I invited County Council Member Heather Kimball to the Economic Development Committee meeting to discuss the proposed Transient Accommodation Rental (TAR – replacing the old STVR acronym) legislation. This is an update to the original Bill 108 which only...
The State Legislature is opening the 2023 session this month and I am writing this column in between hearings. Foremost on my mind are our priorities at the University of Hawai‘i at Hilo, and I’d like to share my thoughts with you. Restoring our general budget and...
Aloha, Hawai‘i Community College is proud to educate the workforce of Hawai‘i Island, training the future nurses, teachers, auto mechanics, carpenters and many others who make our communities vibrant, healthy and strong. To continue this important work and fulfill our...
One of the issues we face in the physician shortage is keeping them here once they come. As we all know, it is not just the doctor who has to like east Hawaii, but their partner as well. A vibrant downtown Hilo would help a lot with this. As such I recently invited...
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