Applying to the University of Hawaiʻi just got easier.

糖心视频 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 糖心视频 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. ApplyHawaiʻi changes that,” 糖心视频 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 糖心视频 campus and program that are right for them.”

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Previously, prospective students navigating the application process could encounter as many as four different application pathways across the 糖心视频 System, with separate applications and accounts depending on the campus or program. With ApplyHawaiʻi, students interested in any of 糖心视频鈥檚 seven community colleges or three four-year universities can now start with one common application.

ApplyHawaiʻi 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糖心视频 initiative for public high school seniors. Graduate programs and 糖心视频 Mānoa Outreach College programs will continue to use their existing application processes.

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

ApplyHawaiʻi 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 糖心视频 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. ApplyHawaiʻi is another important step toward a more connected, accessible and student-centered University of Hawaiʻi.”

Two University of Hawaiʻi at M膩noa graduate students received the 2025–26 Ping Yip and Jong Hung Chan Award, recognizing their commitment to community, integrity and creating greater harmony through their work and actions.

The award, coordinated by the , recognizes graduate students who exemplify moral character, strength and integrity through personal or public behavior. With a strong pool of applicants, two recipients were selected: Alondra Reyes and Ernest Bethe IV. Each received a $2,500 award.

Social contexts, racial disparities

Reyes, a PhD student, was selected during her first semester at 糖心视频 惭腻苍辞补. Her research examines how social contexts contribute to racial disparities, including the ways media portrayals can reinforce social inequalities. She also works with community leaders through Mālama I Nā Ahupuaʻa, learning about traditional land preservation and restoration.

“Receiving this award has strengthened my mission as a first-generation PhD student to bridge research with community action, providing the support I need to continue grounding my work in the pursuit of true harmony for the people of Hawaʻi and beyond,” Reyes said.

Urban environments, reconnecting people with nature

Bethe graduated from the master of program in August. His work focused on creating urban environments that reconnect people with nature and each other, including through pollinator-friendly design, informal green spaces and food forests. His capstone explored how Honolulu could become a more multispecies city, where people have more opportunities to encounter and coexist with urban wildlife.

He also worked with the Hawaiʻi Appleseed Center for Law and Economic Justice to help develop safe walking routes to school in Waipahu. Bethe said the award reminded him that people often discover their capacity to act when others need help.

“I think everyone has this in them. We beat ourselves up for the things we don’t do, but I’d bet most of us do the right thing in a crisis,” Bethe said.

Bethe will embark on a 10-month research initiative in Ecuador through the Fulbright U.S. Student Program.

The Ping Yip and Jong Hung Chan Award is open to any currently enrolled, full-time graduate student at 糖心视频 M膩noa, regardless of field of study. Students may self-nominate through the STAR Scholarship portal. The deadline to apply for the 2026–27 award is October 15.

The Department of Psychology and Department of Urban and Regional Planning are housed in 糖心视频 惭腻苍辞补鈥檚 .