The state’s budget crunch has hit the University of Hawai‘i system. The question now is, “How do we meet the shortfall and still balance the needs of students, faculty and staff?”


UH management last month proposed a “Last Best Final Offer” (LBFO) to the UHPA faculty union to handle some of the budget cutbacks by the state. The proposal included several provisions: a 5 percent salary cut, a payroll lag, and a reduction in the amount of the employer’s contribution to health insurance. 


Hawai‘i’s economic crisis and political leaders are hurting the quality of education for students in the UH system.

That was the overall message at a Teach-In at the UH- Mānoa’s Hawai‘i Hall held Oct. 7. The event brought together hundreds of students and speakers urging resistance to more cuts to higher education.

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It’s a sign of our troubled economic times.


In recent weeks, WCC students, faculty and staff have been victimized by a rash of thefts around campus. 


Have you ever had a photo taken of yourself, only to end up with glowing red eyes or something stuck in your teeth?


Fortunately, there are programs available to take away imperfections in pictures. One way to improve quality and clarity of a photo is by using Photoshop, which is professional image editing software.


In this technology-driven era, basic computer skills have become essential to our everyday lives. For this reason, in 2003 WCC instituted the Computer and Information Literacy (CIL) exam as a requirement for students to graduate with an associate in arts degree.

“It was felt that students, in order to get jobs, need basic computer skills,” said interim assistant dean of instruction Paul Field. “WCC is the only campus with a program of this kind (CIL) in the UH system.”