UHMC/OCET to offer Apple

training institutes for educators

University of Hawaii Maui College is among three campuses in the UHCC System designated as an Apple Training Center authorized to provide training institutes for educators, including UHMC faculty.

A MAC 101 session, Introduction to Mac OS X and Introduction to iLife, will be held on the UHMC campus on Sept. 2, Laulima 225 and 211. Participation is open to educators in secondary and postsecondary institutions.  

A second session at UHMC is scheduled for Jan. 25.

For information on the Maui institutes, call Peggy Kelley, Computer & Technology Training Coordinator for VITEC/Office of Continuing Education & Training, 984-3498; keley@hawaii.edu.

The institutes are coordinated with the Apple Training Team by the Pacific Center for Advanced Technology Training (PCATT), www.pcatt.org.  Apple Institute sessions also are scheduled at Kauai Community College on Sept. 14 and Jan. 20, and at Hawaii Community College, Sept. 10 and Jan. 28.  PCATT Program Coordinator is Grace Funai, gfunai@hawaii.edu. 

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UH Maui College Merit Scholarships

Available for This Academic Year

Students enrolling at University of Hawaii Maui College for the 2010 Fall Semester still may be eligible for the UHMC’s first Merit Scholarship Program -- that could assist with tuition costs even after school opens on Aug. 23. 

This year’s deadline for applications is Oct. 1, although qualified students are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.

Merit scholarships are available for incoming high school graduates and for students in UHMC’s Bachelor of Applied Science degree programs, including the newly approved BAS in Engineering Technology.  Applications for merit scholarships also are open for Pacific Islanders, for International students and for students residing in the Kulanaa`o residence.

Awards range from $500 to $8,000 per academic year, depending on student qualifications, level of coursework, and tuition status.  The larger scholarships covering resident or nonresident tuition are designed for students who have completed lower level courses and are eligible to take upper level courses towards one of UHMC’s Bachelor’s degree programs.  

Students demonstrating academic excellence with 3.80 and higher, in both the high school and bachelor’s degree categories, will be considered for renewable scholarships.

To apply for the scholarships, go to the UH Maui College Financial Aids site: www.maui.hawaii.edu/financial/  and link to UHMC Scholarship Listings; or contact the Financial Aids Office at 984-3277 or mccfao@hawaii.edu.

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‘Tell me what you need,’

Inouye says of UHMC programs

 Commending UH Maui College for its array of programs in higher education, U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye made clear he is prepared to do more to help UHMC pursue its goals.

“I have a small opportunity in a position in which I have a lot of influence,” he said during a briefing at the campus on July 8.

“If people have a program that needs support, let me know about it. While I’m there, tell me what you need while I’m still able to take advantage of this position.”

In the informational session with leaders of UH Maui College, Inouye also cautioned that programs he can support with grants and allocations should eventually be self-sustaining because he will not always be in the position.  As the longest-serving member of the Senate, Inouye is the Senate president pro-tempore, placing him third in line for the presidency after Vice President Joe Biden and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

He noted that with his new status, “I have 16 bodyguards.”

 

More importantly, Inouye noted he continues as chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee – which convened a hearing the previous day at the Hawaii State Capitol to review Hawaii’s use of funds from the American Rehabilitation and Recovery Act.

Inouye’s visit to UH Maui College provided an opportunity for UHMC to present updates on accomplishments and plans, including expansion of four-year degree programs. The presentation covered sustainability and renewable energy projects, a briefing on Maui Culinary Academy and Allied Health programs for dental health and expanded options in nursing.  

He was presented a draft report on accomplishments of the Rural Development Project, which received a renewed allocation of $3.9 million for for 2010-2011.  Since it was initiated as a pilot project in 1997, the RDP has provided direct training for more than 27,000 people around Hawaii.

There are thousands more beneficiaries assisted as a result of the training, Chancellor Clyde Sakamoto said, citing as an example the Maui Oral Health Center. Established to provide practical training for students, the center offers dental health services to low-income and uninsured Maui residents, treating more than 10,000 residents a year.

The presentation covered UHMC participation in the Advanced Technology Solar Telescope on Haleakala, a “MathLab” project providing mathematics instruction in high schools to better prepare students for college, archaeological field studies at Palauea and the Moku`ula site, a collaboration on developing sustainable science curriculum with Johnson Controls Inc. and a possible partnership for an industrial lab facility with IBM for research and development of new products. 

Maui Culinary Academy Program Director Chris Speere described the combination of academic instruction with practical experience for students who operate the campus’ Pa`ina dining facility and the Leis Family Class Act restaurant. He introduced students who are part of a culinary lab that develops new products from Maui-grown agricultural products.

Allied Health Director Nancy Johnson explained plans for advanced training opportunities in nursing focusing on plans for a UHMC Bachelors in Applied Science degree in Health Care specializing in gerontology and opportunities for nurse practitioner programs.

“You’re doing much more than we anticipated,” Inouye said.

He cautioned the College on partnerships with major corporations, saying he has observed situations where corporate influence result in colleges losing their independence as educational institutions serving their communities.

“You are in the teaching business. They are in the money-making business,” he said. “You work with them but don’t let them make your decisions for you.” 

His wife, Irene Hirano Inouye, accompanied the senator at the UHMC briefing and was introduced with Sen. Inouye noting she is a past chair of the Kresge Foundation and is incoming chair of the Ford Foundation.

“You know Irene is one of the founders of the Japanese American National Museum and she has been named president of the U.S.-Japan Council, but there is much more to her,” he said.

 

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Everyone’s a winner at 20^th Annual

Chancellor’s Golf Tournament   

The  20^th Annual Chancellor’s Golf Tournament was the first for the University of Hawai`i Maui College and another chance for major supporters of the College to hear about the future.

The future includes a new Science Building, for which Chancellor Clyde Sakamoto gave primary credit to the late State Rep. Bob Nakasone, whose efforts kept funding for the planned integrated science education facility in the State budget.

“It would not have been possible without the support of Representative Nakasone,” Sakamoto said in introducing the late legislator’s wife, Ruth Nakasone, and daughter, Joni McGinnis, with husband Kelly McGinnis.

Including the Nakasone family at the Awards Luncheon for the Chancellor’s Golf Tournament, Sakamoto presented details of the new Science Building, for which a groundbreaking will be held on July 28.  Bob Nakasone’s contributions to UHMC will be recognized with a portrait created by Hawaii portrait artist Tonia Baney, who also attended.

Beneficiaries of the annual golf tournament were represented as well by Culinary Arts student Travis Morrin, who is completing his education with the Maui Culinary Academy but already is a partner in a new South Maui restaurant, Three’s Bar & Grill.

Born and raised on Maui, Morrin said he realized that having educational opportunities beyond high school allowed him to pursue his personal goal of having his own business.  In opening his restaurant with two surfing buddies who are also chefs, he said he hoped to provide opportunities for other students as well.

“I am doing everything in my power to give students opportunities to stay on Maui,” he said.

The nearly 200 golfers and supporters celebrating with UHMC staff were provided an outline of programs to come, including plans for additional Bachelors of Applied Science degrees in Sustainable Sciences and Management, Ocean Studies and Applied Human Services and Gerontology.  They also were apprised of proposed collaborations with Sodexco and Johnson Controls Inc. that would assist the college in curriculum development in new technologies.

   

The tournament, which had 54 teams teeing off in a shotgun start on Saturday morning at Wailea Old Blue Golf Course, provides funding for four major UHMC programs: development of new baccalaureate degrees, an Institutional Advancement Endowment, support for faculty and staff development and Maui Culinary Academy special projects.

On the course at Wailea Old Blue, there were no aces to take the Mercedes sedan or the Ford hybrid on the No. 18 and 2 tees. The vehicles parked at the tees as prizes for the first golfer to score an ace on the hole were provided by Mercedes-Benz of Maui and Jim Falk Valley Isle Motors.

No one took the vehicles home, but all teams were winners, receiving gift certificates, rounds of golf and other prizes donated by supporting Maui businesses.

Major sponsors of the tournament were Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea and the Wailea Old Blue Golf Club. Others included:

• Platinum Sponsor – Dorvin Leis Co. Inc.

• Gold Sponsors – Design Partners Inc., Ho`olei Wailea, Quill Group, Sodexco.

• Silver Sponsors – Classic Resorts, Destination Resort, ECM Inc., First Hawaiian Bank, Hawaiian Airlines, JD Painting & Decorating Inc., Ko`olau Aviation Services, Maui Lani, Maui Soda & Ice Works, Mercedes-Benz of Maui,Russell Yamane & Associates CPA’s, S&F Land Co., Textron Systems-Teehawks, Tri-Isle Inc., Wailea Golf Club, Windermere Valley Isle Properties, Oceanic Time Warner Cable, VIP Foodservice.

• Bronze Sponsors – Alexander & Baldwin Inc., Anheuser-Busch Sales of HI, Appraisal Services Inc., Beppu Realty, Del Adlawan, Douglas J. Sameshima/Law Offices, East Gate Realty, Goodfellow Bros. Inc., HNU Photonics, Im*Ex Company, Island Sotheby’s, Kihei Gardens & Landscaping, King Kamehameha Golf Club, Maui Thing, Miyamoto Dental Design Suite Inc., R&R Automotive Center Inc., RJK Partners, Security Investment Associates, Service Rentals & Supplies Inc., Sheraton Maui Resort & Spa, SpectraColor, Star Ice & Soda Works, Tanikai Inc., T.J. Gomes, Tihati Productions Ltd., Title Guaranty Escrow Services, Tom Cerizo Insurance Agency, TS Restaurants, UH Professional Assembly, United Auto Parts (NAPA). 

  

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Energy Management courses preparing

workforce for green building certification

 A group of 16 Maui students, construction specialists and professionals have completed a first-of-its-kind course in Commercial Building Energy Management licensed by the Northwest Energy Efficiency Council.  The NEEC has license agreements with 23 states and is currently one of four certification programs in the nation to receive ARRA funding to develop energy management program curriculum.

 The Commercial Building Energy Management course is the second of four in a series on energy management training offered through a collaboration of Sustainable Living Institute of Maui (SLIM), VITEC and Maui Economic Opportunity.  The free classes were provided through a grant from the Hawaii Department of Labor and Industrial Relations.  

Two additional courses on Photovoltaic System Design for commercial and for small business and residential units have been scheduled.  Applications for the Small Business and Residential Photovoltaic System Design class are closed but interested individuals can still contact mlhuff@hawaii.edu for application information on the Commercial Photovoltaic System Design class offered through VITEC in October.

By completing the courses on Small Business & Residential Energy Management and on Commercial Building Energy Management, the participants qualify to apply for Building Operators Certification from the Northwest Energy Efficiency Council.

The training program coincides with a move by Maui County to conduct energy audits of all of its facilities, with an initial 12 county buildings being subjected to audits.  Five graduates of the Commercial Building Energy Management Building Operators Training course are currently involved in performing those energy audits.

 Graduates of the course are:

Robert Ahern, architectural drafter; Wayne Axelson, president, Tru Tech Systems; William Basey, construction superintendent; Erik Beale, architect/builder, Maui Eco Built; Mark Elphick, observatory manager; Deven Harrison, carpenter; Melvin Hipolito, power plant manager (former); Daryl Hobbs, energy educator; Michael Krupnick, president pest control business; John Malek, solar consultant; Shawn Racoma, director of engineering, Makena Beach & Golf Resort; Shawn Richman, energy efficiency home designer, Maui Eco Built; Bonnie Silveus, student; Wayne Tajiri, chief engineer, Hawaii Linen Supply; Francis Unabia, vice president, Kimmey Unabia Architects.

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About SLIM: Sustainable Living Institute of Maui is a project of the University of Hawaii Maui College to provide ecologically effective skill-building programs that comply with the Maui community’s cultural choices and economic goals.  For more information: sustainablemaui.org.

About VITEC: A project of the UH Maui College Office of Continuing Education & Training, VITEC responds to employer requirements for workforce training with customized programs to meet specific needs for upgraded skills and on-site classes.  For more information:  www.ocet.org.

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