Hawaii Route 61 , often called the Pali Highway , is in Honolulu County , Hawaii , United States, that is the main highway connecting downtown Honolulu with the windward side of Oʻahu island. From downtown, it traverses up Nuʻuanu Valley and the residential neighborhood of Nuʻuanu, passes through the Nuʻuanu Pali Tunnels , and descends to the major windward communities of Kāneʻohe (reached by Kamehameha Highway , State Route 83) and Kailua .
21-555: Jerome Feldman is professor of the history of art at Hawaii Pacific University where he specializes in the art of tribal Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands . He was Slade Professor of Fine Art at the University of Cambridge for 2004–05. This biographical article about an American art historian is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Hawaii Pacific University Hawaiʻi Pacific University ( HPU )
42-844: A School of Business Administration. Chatt G. Wright became the founding dean of Hawaiʻi Pacific's new School of Business Administration. In 1973, the college received full accreditation from the Western Association of Schools and Colleges . The following years saw the creation of the English Foundations Program, offering instruction to non-native speakers of English, and the Division of Special Programs, administering off-campus instruction on various military installations on Oʻahu. Warmer retired in 1976, and Chatt G. Wright became Hawaiʻi Pacific's third president. Under his leadership, Hawaiʻi Pacific continued to expand and develop through
63-595: A center for higher education and university housing integrated within a community gathering and retail space. On July 1, 2016, John Yukio Gotanda, took office as Hawaiʻi Pacific University's fifth president. Born and raised in Hawaiʻi, President Gotanda returned to lead HPU. HPU's Aloha Tower Marketplace serves as an anchor for HPU in the downtown area. Aloha Tower Marketplace is a mixed-use facility that includes student housing, HPU's Welcome Center, Learning Commons, Lounge, Student Café, Student Fitness Center, ESports Arena, and
84-457: A ceremonial groundbreaking and traditional Hawaiian blessing at Aloha Tower Marketplace, marking the official start of revitalizing this iconic waterfront destination. The $ 50 million Aloha Tower Marketplace revitalization project was completed in August 2015, opening to students and the community. Aloha Tower Marketplace serves as an anchor for the university's core downtown Honolulu campus, including
105-415: A comprehensive educational program. When President Meader retired on June 30, 1968, the board of trustees elected George A. Warmer as Hawaiʻi Pacific's second president. Under Warmer's leadership, the college implemented academic programs in the liberal arts and cooperative education. In 1972, Hawaiʻi Pacific College graduated seven students in its first commencement class and in the same year established
126-537: A teaching laboratory to complement classroom and conference space at OI of HPU's Ocean Learning Center (OLC). The OLC annex supports biotechnology research and education with two research labs, a teaching lab, and a distance learning center HPU's Military Campus Programs (MCP) operates full-service campuses on Oʻahu's US military bases, including Pearl Harbor , Hickam Air Force Base , Tripler Army Medical Center , Camp H. M. Smith , Schofield Barracks , and Kaneohe Marine Corps Base Hawaii . Hawaiʻi Pacific University
147-701: A variety of restaurants, businesses, classrooms, and meeting rooms for university and community use. HPU's athletic department is centrally located in Honolulu's business district, and it is a few blocks' walk to the state capitol. HPU's College of Business, which is headquartered in Pioneer Plaza, includes computer based classrooms along with meeting spaces. In 2016, HPU opened its downtown INBRE (IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence) research labs, providing students with biomedical instrumentation and laboratory facilities. Hawaii Loa Campus In summer 2024, HPU closed
168-521: Is 12 to 1. Hawaiʻi Pacific University is regionally accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) and received a reaffirmation of its accreditation in 2016, extending to 2022. The School of Education has received accreditation for its B.Ed. and M.Ed. degree programs by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation. The Nursing Program's BSN and MSN degrees are approved by
189-475: Is a private university in Honolulu , Hawaiʻi, United States. Oceanic Institute of HPU, an aquaculture research facility, is located at Makapuʻu Point. HPU is also present on military installations on the island of Oʻahu . HPU was founded in 1965 as Hawaiʻi Pacific College by Paul C.T. Loo, Eureka Forbes, Elizabeth W. Kellerman, and Reverend Edmond Walker. Wanting a private liberal arts college in Honolulu ,
210-564: Is made up of the following colleges: the College of Business, College of Liberal Arts, Graduate College of Health Sciences, College of Natural and Computational Sciences, and the College of Professional Studies. HPU offers both undergraduate and graduate programs in each of its colleges and schools. The university also has an extensive distance learning and online-based platform for many of its programs. HPU also has an extensive Study Abroad and Student Exchange Program. The student to faculty ratio
231-788: Is the site of historic Oahu Cemetery , founded in 1844. Over time it was expanded with the Royal Mausoleum of Hawaii in 1863, and the Kyoto Gardens of Honolulu Memorial Park . A few blocks to the east is the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific . Hawaii Route 61 has several free scenic lookouts, including the Pali Lookout . The Queen Emma Summer Palace is also on the Pali (2913 Pali Hwy). The following foreign consulates are located on
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#1733085365400252-561: The 1980s. Augmenting its undergraduate program of baccalaureate and associate degrees, Hawaiʻi Pacific launched a Master of Business Administration program in 1986, a Master of Science in Information Systems program in 1989, and a Master of Arts in Human Resource Management in 1991. Hawaiʻi Pacific became Hawaiʻi Pacific University (HPU) in 1990. In 1992, Hawaiʻi Loa College, a small, independent, liberal arts college on
273-617: The Hawaii Loa campus, commonly referred to as HLC. The former campus is located eight miles away from the downtown campus, near Castle Junction in Kāneʻohe , on the windward side of the Koʻolau Range . HLC was originally built by Hawaiʻi Loa College , a liberal arts school that was merged into Hawaiʻi Pacific University in 1992. This campus housed the natural sciences, nursing, public health, and social work programs. The name "Hawaii Loa" refers to
294-769: The Hawaiʻi Board of Nursing and is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education. The Social Work Program's BSW and MSW degrees are accredited by the Council on Social Work Education. The university's athletic teams are called the Sharks . They compete in the Pacific West Conference as part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association 's Division II . Hawaiʻi Pacific University's first venture into intercollegiate athletics came with
315-653: The Polynesian navigator, Hawaiʻiloa , who is credited in folklore with the discovery of the islands. In 2017, HPU sold the property to Castle Medical Center, but continued to lease the space until 2024. The Oceanic Institute (OI) of HPU is a research facility focused on the advancement of sustainable aquaculture technologies. OI of HPU is located on a 56-acre site at Makapuʻu Point on the windward coast of Oʻahu. OI conducts research, education, and training that focuses on marine aquaculture, aquatic feeds and nutrition, and coastal resource management. In 2013, OI of HPU commissioned
336-406: The current Pali Highway and its tunnels opened, the original roadway was closed and is now used by hikers. The "Old Pali Highway", as it is now called, is noted in the popular culture of Hawaii for being a place with strong spiritual connections. Many ghost stories have settings along this old highway. A large portion of the old highway was built over the ancient Hawaiian foot paths that traversed
357-630: The famous Pali pass, which was the most easily accessible route to take from the Windward to Honolulu side. This was because much of the Koʻolau range on the Windward side has steep cliffs that make it nearly impossible to traverse over safely. "Pali" is the Hawaiian word for precipice. The highway was mentioned as an "awe-inspiring drive" in Car and Driver ' s "10 Best Drivers' Cities." The lower mouth of Nuʻuanu valley
378-543: The formation of the men's basketball team. The university previously competed in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics before joining the NCAA in the mid-1990s. Hawaii State Highway 61 The current Pali Highway is actually the third roadway to be built here. The original Pali "highway" went along much of the same route and portions of the old road still exist, although closed to vehicular traffic. When
399-510: The four applied for a charter of incorporation for a not-for-profit corporation to be called Hawaiʻi Pacific College. The state of Hawaiʻi granted a charter of incorporation to Hawaiʻi Pacific on September 17, 1965. In September 1966, Honolulu Christian College established in 1949 merged into Hawaiʻi Pacific College, and a new charter was granted by the state of Hawaiʻi. In 1967, James L. Meader became Hawaiʻi Pacific College's first president. Meader, in consultation with community leaders, developed
420-557: The university's ownership and management of the Aloha Tower Marketplace. The approvals passed by ATDC were essential to Hawaiʻi Pacific's plan to move forward in redeveloping the marketplace into a mixed-use property featuring outstanding student housing, retail and dining businesses, and community gathering spaces. HPU completed a merger to bring Oceanic Institute formally into the university in January 2014. In June 2014, HPU held
441-563: The windward side of Oʻahu, merged into Hawaiʻi Pacific University. In 2004, the HPU International Vocal Ensemble made their Carnegie Hall debut where they performed Morten Lauridsen 's Lux Aeterna and O Magnum Mysterium. In 2011, President Chatt G. Wright retired and Geoffrey Bannister became HPU's fourth president. In January 2013, the Aloha Tower Development Corporation (ATDC) consented to
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