Hawaii, University of

Hawaii, University of, also spelled University of Hawai‘i, is a state-supported institution. Its main campus, called the University of Hawaii at Manoa, is in Honolulu. The university also operates another campus on Oahu, in Kapolei, and a campus on the island of Hawaii. There are also seven community colleges within the University of Hawaii system. The university was founded in 1907 as the College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts. It changed its name to the College of Hawaii in 1912 and to the University of Hawaii in 1920. The university’s website at https://www.hawaii.edu/ offers additional information.