Waipahu
EDUCATION
Waianae high schoolers get jumpstart into workforce
HONOLULU (KHON2) — Several Oahu students are getting a first-hand look at what it is like to be part of the work force. The students obtained summer jobs as part of a new state program, introducing them to a potential future career. Noeau Designs got some extra help this summer. Two seniors from Nanakuli High […]
JABSOM program gives students a hands-on look at careers in medicine
High school students from across the islands recently spent a week in Honolulu for a hands-on look at a career in medicine. Hundreds of students have participated in the John A. Burns School of Medicine’s summer program since it began 10 years ago, and many have gone on to pursue a medical education.
UH receives $3.8M grant to study Lahaina wildfire, healthcare response and impacts
HONOLULU (Island News) -- The University of Hawaii is receiving up to $3.8 million from the National Institutes of Health to study the Lahaina wildfire emergency and healthcare response and its impact on residents. Researchers will interview and survey Maui residents and those involved with recovery efforts, such as health...
New zero-interest loan program for University of Hawai‘i engineering students
A new, zero interest, no fee loan program will be available to low income students enrolled in the College of Engineering at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa beginning in fall 2024. The initiative to help students with proven need while also meeting the state’s workforce demand for...
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