Intensive English Program

Aunty Edith Kanakaʻole: 1st native Hawaiian woman on the quarter

Aunty Edith Kanakaʻole: 1st native Hawaiian woman on the quarter

Aloha! In Hawaiʻi, summer vacation has officially started. For us, this is the 1st week of our summer session. During our orientation, we show new students around our campuses. During the upper campus (University of Hawai’i at Hilo/UHH) tour, we were able to see...
Merrie Monarch for Me Over the Years

Merrie Monarch for Me Over the Years

Aloha! The 60th Merrie Monarch Festival is just around the corner! Are you ready? Here is a blog written by our student worker, Jessica about this festival and her experience. *************** Aloha everyone, it’s me, Jessica again. Hope everyone is in the Merrie...
Colored Beaches on the Big Island of Hawai’i

Colored Beaches on the Big Island of Hawai’i

Aloha! Our student worker wrote this awesome blog about beaches on the Big Island. You can learn how the local people enjoy the beaches. Hi everybody, it’s me, Jessica again here. Today I want to talk about three cool and unique different colored beaches the Big...
Hawaii Community College to the UH Hilo Transfer Story

Hawaii Community College to the UH Hilo Transfer Story

Aloha! During our summer session, Jessica was our peer mentor, and students had a great time talking to her and getting extra help with their English learning. She shared her academic journey with us. University of Hawaii system colleges are known to be open...
Favorite Restaurants in Hilo to Visit with Good Company

Favorite Restaurants in Hilo to Visit with Good Company

Aloha! We’ve been having more students studying in Hilo. This blog written by our peer mentor is perfect for those students who are new to Hilo! Invite your classmates and enjoy! ******* Whether it’s a quick lunch by myself, a casual lunch with friends, or a...
5 Things to do this Upcoming Semester to Help You Succeed

5 Things to do this Upcoming Semester to Help You Succeed

Happy New Year! Spring I session will begin next Monday. Today, we would like to share 5 academic tips from our student worker who’s been studying as a college student for a couple years now. These tips will be definitely helpful for the Intensive English...