I was very fortunate to spend a lot of my college career in these buildings on the upper left…read morecorner of campus. The professors were all pretty caring and understanding of our grueling tennis training schedule since we had many tennis players in the business school. Other departments were not as forgiving, thus my career was only 2 years long in athletics, but I needed to maintain my GPA for my academic scholarship. The classrooms were very varied with some in lecture format and some like a conference room. Even though towards the end of my degree the courses were pretty intense, I'm glad I had the experience of going to UH and learning at Shidler.

There are a lot of people who will come onto yelp specifically to trash colleges and institutions…read morethat have wronged them. I understand the frustrations with the UH system, but for the 4 years I spent at Shidler (it took me a while because of scheduling and transportation) overall, I think I had a good experience. As disgruntled as I was with a few teachers stuck in the past (absolutely no laptops for note taking, must code a website from html only and Mrs. Chen's own example looked worse than a web 1.0 geocities *smh*) there were far more professors that made my time worth it: Rabacal, Joon, Lister, Bhawuk... and resources that really aided in my journey when success was out of my own control like the women's center, student counseling center, and especially KOKUA. College is honestly what you make of it and how you choose to deal with what life and the system throws at you. For an average student that just comes to class, doesn't care to connect with teachers, goes home, does homework and comes back everyday to do it all again, when one thing sets you off, you won't have much to balance out your opinion. For me on the other hand, I reached out to teachers, connected, found out how much a lot of them care, and I got involved in business clubs--which really made me whole Shidler experience much different from those who never joined a club their entire education. The Shidler business clubs are a whole other world and kept me crazy active with company tours, socials, mentoring, and a yearly inter-club competition that gets CRAZY competitive and the performances are nuts. But that's just a small part of Shidler that can make your experience all the better. Shidler also offered resident mentors that you could schedule time with to talk to and run your business ideas by of course for free. You never had to pay for printing as they alotted you like 500 pages a year in the computer lab. You get access to all kinds of business subscriptions to Forbes and other reports and whatnot that non-resident would otherwise have to pay for. Those who complain, did they make any use of these resources? Did they have any other involvement at Shidler? Did they make any effort to do what they could to make their experience better? Or did they simply feel entitled to perfect professors and a perfect education? No college is going to give you that. It's up to you to make the most of what it throws at you just like you need to make the most of what life throws at you. --or are you just going to give your life a one star review and be on your way never bothering to make it better for yourself? Thank you to all the professors and counselors that helped me on my journey. I didn't think I'd graduate but with the kokua of so many, I made it.

I love coming here! It's located in the front by the road side of Kamakakūokalani. It's a Native…read moreHawaiian Student Resource Center, but all are welcomed! They have an array of services of tutoring, printing, computer, counseling, and lounging. They also have plenty of seating, a small native Hawaiian library, and a snack bar. Everyone is so nice here, I also chill here inbetween my classes.

The Hawaii school that is one of EF's language schools is not reliable. EF is a money-making…read moreoperation more than anything else.  I do not recommend this school. They Do NOT have a proven track record in the international student industry? They are NOT transparent about what they expect from you as a student Nor as a host family. The international student industry has grown exponentially in recent years, and there are more agencies than ever clamoring to find good host families. EF is not one of them because EF unfortunately is about taking shortcuts and operating inefficiently. At best, this can cause headaches and confusion for the students and host family when they are looking for answers or support, and at worst, it can mean an unsafe environment for either the student or the host family! EF gives conflicting information to host families and students just to get you interested. For instance, EF tells students that all meals will be provided for them by host family and they tell host families that EF will provide meals for students on Monday through Friday and expect host family to provide meals only on Saturday and Sundays. EF tell host family they provide bus passes for host student and tell host students that host family will provide the transportation for them. EF is far from transparent about what they expect from you as a host family and as a student which can mean an unsafe environment for both the student and the host family! If you are interested in becoming a student Do NOT waste your time and money with EF Hawaii. Do your due diligence and find a company that is reputable, honest, stable, & transparent. If you are interested in becoming a host family, there are other agencies looking for good host families that are honest, reliable, stable, well organized and transparent about the expectations you are agreeing to in order to receive the stipend, and that will actually pay you as promised! EF will promise to pay you $710.00 which is suppose to include a one time sign-up bonus of $150.00 for your first student but will instead pay you a total of $110.00 and tell you that you were misinformed. The best companies will also guarantee support and advice for when (not if) challenges arise with your student. Sincerely, Dr. Dee

EF really does help our tourism industry here in HI. They offer and promote having many students…read more(college age and up) come live and stay in Hawaii and do all of the tourist activities here in HI - especially Waikiki. The staff at EF joke that Starbucks could stay in business with just the income from the EF students- as there are many who go there daily or more often than that. Location- it is high enough over Waikiki to get a great sun set view over the ocean. The lounge is great to hang and not much studying goes on but it is a great meeting place. The classrooms are full on normal desk chair type classrooms that make you look and feel like you are in real school - even if it is English language class. Staff- helpful and know their stuff- willing to help students. EF also has a larger company network of schools basically all over.

I did not visit the East-West Center until after I had graduated from the University of Hawai'i at…read moreMānoa. I had done two undergraduate thesis projects and returned to campus in approximately September 2015 to perform some geochemical analyses with other(s) from one of the projects as we were fleshing out our study for publishing in a peer reviewed journal. The East-West Center had university visitor rooming available, which is where I was set up. In terms of proximity to the building where I was performing analyses, there was no closer option - so it was ideal. The room was nice for just me, though I did have a little difficulty re-adjusting to the humidity, but that was just me not being the best at handling humidity. Workers were friendly and the room and building/grounds were clean and well maintained.

This place is a representative of Hawaii. Truly a location that contains the history and memories…read moreour state has had with people from across the world. Everything here has a story worth learning. Such a pleasure to spend time here. Staff are truly knowledgeable in every aspect. They do an awesom job at representing us on a national front.

Le Jardin is the best private school on O'ahu. It is small enough to feel like a close-knit…read morecommunity and large enough to have the resources that students need to remain competitive. The campus is beautiful, the faculty and staff are warm and happy to be there, and the students are overwhelmingly kind. Students study a language from K-12 as part of the curriculum and are immersed in hands-on, experiential learning for throughout the day. Le Jardin is an International Baccalaureate World School that offers not only the IB Diploma Program but also the IB Primary Years Programme and the IB Middle Years Programme for its primary and middle schools. We moved our children here from Mid-Pacific Institute (one of the WORST private schools on the island) and the difference is night and day (they even have 18 more in-school days in a school year!)

This is an EXCEPTIONAL school. It's the ONLY K-12 International Baccalaureate school in the…read morestate. The setting is at the old Kailua drive in site, and it's spectacular. The views are incredible. The staff are great. Helpful and interested in the children's best interest ( as it should be ) and are always available to engage with the parents on their children's education. Although expensive, it's well below Punahou, 'Iolani, and Mid Pac. They do offer financial aid options, yet make sure you apply early because it can take some time to get through the process. Le Jardin does offer athletics as well as a quality education. As a matter of fact, the girl's just won the ILH water polo championship, and the boy's won last year. Le Jardin competes in Water Polo, paddling, swimming, volleyball, basketball, tennis, kayaking and golf. They also compete in the PAC-5 in football, softball, wrestling, baseball and cross country. The gym is fantastic, a tad bit cramped, but very nice indeed. I'm proud to say that my girls will be attending Le Jardin the fall of 2013

This center houses choke tingz . Like the Native Hawaiian Student Services, Cashier's Office,…read moreFinancial Aid, Registrars etc. Has bathrooms and vending machines too. With a mail box drop in the front and pay to park stalls outside.

It's really rather hard for me to find my way around this building so I'm glad they have an…read moreinformation booth when you walk in the first floor. The ground floor is kind of creepy as in the bathrooms are spooky kind of way. I wish they had more windows are the records office as the line can get pretty long.

Orchid Show in Kāne'ohe, O'ahu, Hawaii…read more.. The Windward Orchid Society hasn't had its annual Orchid Show for the past four years. Maybe that's why my friend wanted to go this year!?!? We heard about this Orchid Show from one of the gals (Sherrie) in our mahjong group. Sherrie works at King Intermediate School and told us that the fragrance of the honohono orchids was so wonderful! We made plans to attend on Saturday, 3-18-23, which was the second day of the three-day event. Located on the makai (ocean) side of Kamehameha Highway, King Intermediate School has a view of Kaneohe Bay! The campus is very spacious with many outdoor basketball courts! The buildings have wonderful murals with Hawaiian themes! The gigantic trees, huge lawns, and decorative foliage really make the campus unique! We parked for free near the entrance and followed signs to the cafeteria. It wasn't air conditioned, so, I stood under the ceiling fans to keep cool. Maybe the orchids like the warm, humid environment? They are so beautiful! If you come to King Intermediate School for the Orchid Show, bring some money in case you want to be a member of the Windward Orchid Society. They also had various plants for sale (anthuriums, snake plants, bromeliads, air plants, etc.) and a Country Store with shirts, vases, books, and more! Come take a look!

Cyndy's Bottom Line: Yearly orchid show by the Windward Orchid Society held here…read more *Free admission *Free parking *Beautiful collection of orchids *In addition, there is a display of bonsai *Orchids for sale

Honolulu Community College Fashion Design department held a terrific Fashion show of their…read moreundergraduate designs Ample parking, clean bathrooms on campus. Visitor parking is located on the Dillingham street side in front of building 27. I always see security guards walking around campus so its safe on this extension campus of the University of Hawaii system.