University of Hawaii

The University of Hawai`i, formally the University of Hawai`i System and popularly known as UH, is a public, co-educational college and university system that confers associate, bachelor, master, doctoral and post-doctoral degrees through three university campuses, seven community college campuses, an employment training center, three university centers, four education centers and various other research facilities distributed across six islands throughout the State of Hawai`i in the United States. All schools of the University of Hawai`i system are accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.

Famous Alumni

• Neil Abercrombie, US House of Representatives member
• Daniel Akaka, US Senate member
• Bob Ballard, M.S., Famed oceanographer
• Beau Bridges, actor
• Timmy Chang, college football quarterback
• Jason Elam, NFL kicker
• Georgia Engel, actress
• Jared Flint, played Arena Football 2
• Hiram Fong, first member of the US Senate of Chinese Ancestry
• Daniel Inouye, US Senate Member
• June Jones, current coach of the UH Warriors football team and former NFL player and coach
• Travis Laboy, NFL defensive end
• Ashley Lelie, plays NFL football
• Bette Midler, singer and actress
• Patsy Mink, author of Title IX Amendment of the Higher Education Act as a member of the US House of Representatives
• Nainoa Thompson, famed Hawaiian navigator