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Kapiʻolani Community College - Wikipedia

Coordinates: 21°16.29′N 157°48.03′W / 21.27150°N 157.80050°W

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University of Hawaiʻi Kapiʻolani Community College

Motto	Kūlia I Ka Nuʻu (Strive for the Highest)
Type	Public community college
Established	1946; 78 years ago (1946)
Parent institution	University of Hawaiʻi System
Accreditation	ACCJC
Academic affiliations	Space-grant
Chancellor	Louise Pagotto
Students	6,899^[1]
Location	Honolulu , Hawaii , United States
Campus	Urban
Colors	Blue and White^[2]
Website	kapiolani.hawaii.edu

University of Hawaiʻi Kapiʻolani Community College, formerly Kapiʻolani Technical School, is a public community college in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi. It is part of the University of Hawaiʻi System and accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges.

History

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Originally located at Pensacola Street and Kapiʻolani Boulevard (from which the school gets its name), adjacent to President William McKinley High School in the Makiki community, University of Hawaiʻi Kapiʻolani Community College was established in 1946 as Kapiʻolani Technical College.

The school was administered by the Territory of Hawaii as one of its chief vocational schools, specializing in food service. In 1965, its curricula was modified and became an open-door public college administered by the University of Hawaiʻi. As part of the realignment of programs, the school adopted its current name.

Expansion

Experiencing rapid growth in the 1970s, the Community College needed larger facilities. In 1974, the Board of Regents acquired a 52-acre (210,000 m²) parcel of land on the slopes of Diamond Head in Waikīkī, formerly owned by the United States Army. University of Hawaiʻi Kapiʻolani Community College opened its second campus at Fort Ruger, the only college in the University of Hawaiʻi System to have two campuses of its own.

The Board of Regents then agreed to move with a complete transfer of programs to the Fort Ruger campus and close the Makiki campus. University of Hawaiʻi Kapiʻolani Community College finally completed the transfer in the late 1980s.

Points of interest

Campus art includes:

Spirit Way, bronze sculpture by Sean Kekamakupaʻa Lee Loy Browne, 1987
Pohaku O Leahi, ceramic sculpture with water feature by Lucille B. Cooper, 1994
Hawaii, Hawaii, faceted glass mural by Erica Karawina, 1988
Mai Ka Mea Hana Ka ʻIke ("From Tools, Comes Knowledge"), basalt sculpture by Mark Watson, 1988
Sol III, fiberglass and steel sculpture by Mamoru Sato, 1973

Notable alumni

Jacob Batalon, actor^[3]

References

^ "Kapiolani Community College: At a Glance | University of Hawaiʻi System".
^ "Brand Guide" (PDF). March 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 9, 2022.
^ Erbland, Kate. (July 7, 2017). "Jacob Batalon: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know". IndieWire. Retrieved January 24, 2022.

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Journals	Asian Perspectives Asian Theatre Journal Buddhist-Christian Studies Cakalele China Review International CHINOPERL Journal of World History Mānoa Oceanic Linguistics Pacific Science Philosophy East and West Review of Japanese Culture and Society Yearbook of the Association of Pacific Coast Geographers
Books	Children of Marx and Coca-Cola The Chinese Language: Fact and Fantasy The Crimson Thread of Abandon The Moon in the Water Remembering the Kanji and Remembering the Hanzi Sovereign Sugar Transnational Chinese Cinemas

Urban Honolulu

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Education

Public K–12

Royal ES
Princess Ruth Keʻelikōlani MS (formerly Central MS)
Farrington HS
Hawaii School for the Deaf and the Blind
Kaimuki HS
McKinley HS
Moanalua HS
Roosevelt HS
Education Laboratory School

Private K–12

Assets School High School Damien Memorial School Hawaii Baptist Academy Hawaiian Mission Academy Hongwanji Mission School ʻIolani School Kamehameha Schools La Pietra Lutheran High School of Hawaii Maryknoll School Mid-Pacific Institute Pacific Buddhist Academy Punahou School Sacred Hearts Academy St. Andrew's Schools Saint Louis School Varsity International School
Closed	Academy of the Pacific Honolulu Military Academy Saint Francis School

Tertiary

University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Chaminade University of Honolulu Honolulu Community College Kapiʻolani Community College
Former	Hawaii Tokai Int'l College (moved to Kapolei)

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Honolulu Star-Advertiser
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Public K-12

ʻAiea HS
Campbell HS
Castle HS
Farrington HS
Hawaii School for the Deaf and the Blind
Kahuku HS & Int
Kailua HS
Kaimuki HS
Kalaheo HS
Kapolei HS
Princess Ruth Keʻelikōlani MS (formerly Central MS)
Leilehua HS
McKinley HS
Mililani HS
Moanalua HS
Nanakuli HS & Int
Pearl City HS
Radford HS
Royal ES
Roosevelt HS
Waialua HS & Int
Waianae HS
Waipahu HS
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Private K-12

Closed	Honolulu Military Academy Saint Francis School

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Libraries

Hawaii State Library

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Public institutions	University of Hawaiʻi: at Hilo at Mānoa Maui College West Oʻahu
Private institutions	BYU-Hawaii Chaminade Hawaii Pacific Hawaii Theological Seminary ICAOM University of the Nations World Medicine Institute
Community/Junior Colleges	Hawaiʻi CC Hawaii Tokai Honolulu CC Kapiʻolani CC Kauaʻi CC Leeward CC Windward CC
Graduate, professional and research institutions	John A. Burns School of Medicine William S. Richardson School of Law

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