Gov. David Ige, College of Engineering Dean Brennon Morioka, Director of Marketing and Outreach Relations Kim Perez Hults and College of Engineering students
How to help the community effectively manage stormwater runoff was the focus of a University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa College of Engineering student-powered project in spring 2021. The Community Innovation Mentorship Program (
UH students from two engineering disciplines and a team of five Waipahu High School students with industry mentors to design a real-world solution to this growing challenge.
Stormwater runoff is precipitation that does not get absorbed by the ground and flows into sewers and streams, eventually leading to the ocean. The water is untreated and has collected pesticides, dirt, debris and physical and chemical pollutants. Most of this water flows from developed areas, such as buildings and pavements. Hawaiʻi’s growing population has made stormwater runoff a pressing issue in our state.
May 10, 2021
Many students at Farrington High have fallen behind academically as the school year comes to an end after months of online learning and pandemic-related disruptions.
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Just down the road, students at Honolulu Community College need jobs and experience.
The two Kalihi institutions decided to join forces by having the college students serve as tutors for the high schoolers in one of several initiatives aimed at helping Hawaii s youth catch up so the next school year can get off to a strong start.
Subscribe We know that high dosage tutoring is a really effective intervention, said Alex Harris, vice president of programs at Harold K.L. Castle Foundation, which is funding the project. We know efforts like ours can help hundreds of kids, but (in) the state of where we are, we need to be helping tens of thousands of kids, and the only way to do that is a concerted public focus.
How One Hawaii Foundation Is Helping Build A Local Tutor Pipeline For Schools - Honolulu Civil Beat
How One Hawaii Foundation Is Helping Build A Local Tutor Pipeline For Schools
A disrupted academic year has caused many high school students to fall behind. A new partnership will connect them to local college students to help them catch up. Reading time: 8 minutes.
Many students at Farrington High have fallen behind academically as the school year comes to an end after months of online learning and pandemic-related disruptions.
Just down the road, students at Honolulu Community College need jobs and experience.
The two Kalihi institutions decided to join forces by having the college students serve as tutors for the high schoolers in one of several initiatives aimed at helping Hawaii’s youth catch up so the next school year can get off to a strong start.
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