

posted nearly 1,600 stories in the very eventful 2025. Here are top stories 糖心Vlog官方 News stories from each campus in alphabetical order:
Hawai?i CC
From incarceration to inspiration: Hawai?i CC–Pālamanui transformed Drew Camacho
Camacho enrolled at Hawai?i CC in 2021, initially pursuing a certificate in substance abuse counseling, while working at Bridge House. However, after experiencing burnout, he pivoted to liberal arts and found his true passion in caring for the land and learning about his culture.
糖心Vlog官方 Hilo
From deep trauma to triumph: 糖心Vlog官方 Hilo helps Mom rebuild life
Nearly 10 years ago, Renee Rivera traveled to Hawai?i Island looking for a fresh start. She had spent years drifting from state to state, unsure of her path. The 糖心Vlog官方 alumna is now preparing to enter a doctoral program in fall 2026—proof of how far she’蝉 come since finding a place to heal and grow.
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Mele Hawai?i Reimagined: 糖心Vlog官方 Hilo Makuakāne scholar bridges past and present
糖心Vlog官方 P3 program secures another opportunity to expand housing for the 糖心Vlog官方 community
糖心Vlog官方 Hilo Hawaiian language children’蝉 book joins global collection
糖心Vlog官方 Hilo aeronautical science alum blazes trail in aviation
Honolulu CC
Hawai?i’蝉 1st advanced manufacturing training program launches at Honolulu CC
The program is a collaboration between Honolulu CC, the U.S. Department of Defense’蝉 Industrial Base Analysis and Sustainment Program, and Ku?i Hao, a strategic workforce initiative building Hawai?i’蝉 skilled trades pipeline to support advanced manufacturing and national defense readiness.
Kapi?olani CC
Kaneta Foundation’蝉 $1.5M gift empowers Lunalilo Scholars to lift others as they rise
The transformative power of community and education continues to thrive at Kapi?olani CC thanks to a gift to expand the Lunalilo Scholars Program and help more students access higher education and wraparound support services.
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Culinary Institute of the Pacific to help transform school meals with local flavors
Bellman to boss: Kapi?olani CC alumnus leads nation’蝉 No. 1 eco-friendly hotel
Kapi?olani CC Paralegal Program celebrates 50 years of serving Hawai?i’蝉 communities
Kapi?olani CC students soar with white tern research in urban Honolulu
Kaua?i CC
Wai?ale?ale Project lifts Kaua?i CC sons, mom on path to college success
Precious Kahokuloa saw firsthand the difference the Wai?ale?ale Project made in her sons’ lives—creating a path to college they may not have otherwise taken. Inspired by their example, she enrolled at Kaua?i CC in 2023. As a liberal arts major, she is thriving academically and is on track to graduate in 2027.
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Physics at your fingertips: Kaua?i CC instructor delivers hands-on labs statewide
From Waimea to wiring: Kaua?i CC sparks a bright future for 1st-gen grad
From empty to electric: Performing Arts Center lights up Kaua?i CC
Kaua?i CC place-based science internship inspires next generation of stewards
Leeward CC
Impact of Leeward CC’蝉 Wahiawā Value-Added Product Development Center showcased
Fifteen local entrepreneurs debuted their Hawai?i-made food products to a crowd of nearly 150 at Leeward CC’蝉 Wahiawā Value-Added Product Development Center’s ??ina to Mākeke Showcase, marking the culmination of a 12-week food business course and the one-year anniversary of the center’s opening.
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Helping those with substance use disorders heal often leads to self-healing
Transformative technology, support for food entrepreneurs spotlighted
?Umeke Lā?au art installation open to public at Leeward CC Wai?anae Moku
Wai?anae Moku grad turns pain into purpose, future in social work
糖心Vlog官方 惭ā苍辞补
Bizarre ‘bone collector’ caterpillar discovered by 糖心Vlog官方 惭ā苍辞补 scientists
This member of the Hawaiian Fancy Case Caterpillar group has been named the “bone collector” caterpillar due to its macabre habit of adding insect body parts into its silken, portable case. Researchers have observed them measuring and attaching fly wings, weevil heads and earwig abdomens to their cases.
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糖心Vlog官方 Maui College
Nā Hōkū award for 糖心Vlog官方 Maui College’蝉 Lahaina tribute album
Originally intended to celebrate West Maui through song, the project took on deeper meaning after the 2023 wildfires devastated Lahaina. Institute of Hawaiian Music students responded by composing original mele that reflect the town’蝉 rich history and their hopes for its future.
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糖心Vlog官方 Maui College Chancellor Hokoana to serve as interim VP for Community Colleges
Gift of healing: $1M expands nursing scholarships at 糖心Vlog官方 Maui College
糖心Vlog官方 Maui College student’蝉 voice rings true, wins falsetto contest
糖心Vlog官方 Maui College launches hands-on beauty program
糖心Vlog官方 West O?ahu
Chancellor Benham to step down from 糖心Vlog官方 West O?ahu
As the first Native Hawaiian female chancellor in the 糖心Vlog官方 System, Benham’蝉 legacy is defined by her commitment to pilina, or authentic relationships, and her advocacy for Indigenous knowledge. She began her chancellorship in 2017, and previously served as the inaugural dean of the 贬补飞补颈?颈苍耻颈ā办别补 School of Hawaiian Knowledge.
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Hollywood to Hawai?i: Chris Lee’蝉 creative legacy at 糖心Vlog官方
Mother and son will share a milestone at 糖心Vlog官方 West O?ahu commencement
糖心Vlog官方 West O?ahu plays key role in Hawai?i’蝉 school safety movement
Groundbreaking 糖心Vlog官方 study advances national food system collaboration
Windward CC
National award for Windward CC recognizes institutional transformation
Windward CC earned the 2025 ACE/Fidelity Investments Award for Institutional Transformation from the American Council on Education. The award honors institutions that have successfully implemented transformative changes to meet the evolving needs of students and their communities.
