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Applying to the University of Hawaiʻi just got easier.

������Ƶ has launched , a single undergraduate application for all 10 campuses that replaces a patchwork of separate applications and accounts previously used by prospective students.

The new system is now available for students applying for fall 2027 and represents the latest in a series of ������Ƶ initiatives aimed at removing barriers, simplifying access to higher education and improving the student experience.

“For too long, we have expected students to understand our organizational structure and navigate multiple systems just to apply to a University of Hawaiʻi campus. ��������Ჹ�ɲ���ʻ�� changes that,” ������Ƶ President Wendy Hensel said. “Every way we can reduce barriers to higher education is critically important. We want to make it seamless and easy for students to connect with us, explore their options and find the ������Ƶ campus and program that are right for them.”

Learn more and apply at ApplyHawaii.org

Previously, prospective students navigating the application process could encounter as many as four different application pathways across the ������Ƶ System, with separate applications and accounts depending on the campus or program. With ��������Ჹ�ɲ���ʻ��, students interested in any of ������Ƶ’s seven community colleges or three four-year universities can now start with one common application.

��������Ჹ�ɲ���ʻ�� serves degree-seeking undergraduate applicants, including first-time freshmen, transfer and returning students, as well as Early College program for high school students and Direct2������Ƶ initiative for public high school seniors. Graduate programs and ������Ƶ Mānoa Outreach College programs will continue to use their existing application processes.

The launch builds on ������Ƶ’s ongoing efforts to make college more accessible and easier to navigate. Those efforts include Direct2������Ƶ, which provides eligible Hawaiʻi public high school seniors with a simplified pathway to admission across the ������Ƶ System, and new initiatives to make it easier for ������Ƶ Community College students to transfer to four-year campuses.

��������Ჹ�ɲ���ʻ�� is also the first step toward a modernized, systemwide enrollment technology ecosystem that will provide a foundation for better connecting recruitment, admissions and communications so prospective students can have a more seamless experience from their first interaction with ������Ƶ through enrollment.

“This is much bigger than replacing an application,” Hensel said. “We are removing unnecessary complexity and building a university around the needs of our students. ��������Ჹ�ɲ���ʻ�� is another important step toward a more connected, accessible and student-centered University of Hawaiʻi.”

Video and sound details:

VIDEO BROLL: (1:53)

• 0:00-0:22 - Video of student filling out ��������Ჹ�ɲ���ʻ�� application
• 0:22-1”53 - Generic video of the 10 campuses

SOUNDBITES:

Wendy Hensel - ������Ƶ President

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“Every way that we can reduce barriers to someone gaining access to higher education is critically important. We don't want them to have to figure it out. We want to make it seamless and easy, and this is a huge step forward.”

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“For 2 years we've been working on now: ‘hey, it's easy to connect with us.’ Come explore what you're interested in, whether it be a career in tech or a trade or all the way up to a PhD. But it starts with making it as easy as possible just to get in contact, and that's what we're working on.”

VOSOT SCRIPT:

ON CAM INTRO

Applying to the University of Hawaiʻi just got easier.

������Ƶ has launched ��������Ჹ�ɲ���ʻ��—a single undergraduate application for all 10 campuses.

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The new application replaces multiple application systems and accounts that students previously had to navigate depending on which ������Ƶ campus they wanted to attend.

Students applying for fall 2027 can now start with one common application whether they’re interested in one of ������Ƶ’s seven community colleges or three four-year universities.

SOT (Wendy Hensel/President, University of Hawaiʻi)

“Every way that we can reduce barriers to someone gaining access to higher education is critically important. We don't want them to have to figure it out. We want to make it seamless and easy, and this is a huge step forward.”

VO

Go to ApplyHawaii.org for more information. ��������Ჹ�ɲ���ʻ�� is part of a broader ������Ƶ effort to remove barriers and make the entire college experience easier for students to navigate.