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UHAA Events

Free Practice Test for Graduate Admission Exams
2/18/2012
UH Mānoa, Honolulu, Hawai‘i

Business School Insider
3/21/2012 6:00 PM
UH Mānoa, Honolulu, Hawai‘i

2012 UH Distinguished Alumni Awards Dinner
5/10/2012 5:30 PM
Sheraton Waikiki Hotel, Honolulu, Hawai‘i


Chapter Events

UHAA – East and Hālāwai Holiday Party Honoring Hawaiian Music Icons
12/11/2011 2:00 PM
Connolly's, New York, New York

UHSAAA Christmas Party Social
12/14/2011 6:30 PM
The Liljestrand House, Honolulu, Hawai‘i

UH Hilo Distinguished Alumni & Service Awards Banquet
2/24/2012 5:30 PM
UH Hilo Campus Center Dining Hall, Hilo, Hawai‘i


Event Discounts

UHAA Ha'aheo and 'Onipa'a (paid) members receive ticket discounts to these events (click title links for more information):

UH Athletics
Men's & Women's Basketball

30% off adult tickets on Alumni Nights (8 max.)

Manoa Valley Theatre
God of Carnage: Jan. 12-29
$5 off regular adult tickets

Kennedy Theatre
The Genteel Sabai: Feb. 3-4, 9-12
$16 tickets

Sheraton Hawai'i Bowl
Dec. 24
50% off tickets

Hawaiian Airlines
Diamond Head Classic
Dec. 22, 23 & 25
$5 off per session

More Member Discounts
Hawaiian Airlines, GEICO, Starwood Hotels, Outrigger / OHANA Hotels, Alamo, Costco Wholesale and more! UHalumni.org/benefits


Announcements

How many UH alumni in TX?
There are about 3,600 UH alumni living in Texas! That's the 4th largest concentration of UH alumni in one state, behind only HI, CA & WA. That's a great reason to start a UHAA chapter there! If you're interested, contact Paul Linden (BS '07 Mānoa): [email protected].


Women's Campus Club

College Hill Notecards

12 cards for $12
Proceeds go to Women's Campus Club Scholarship Fund. Contact Brigitte Campbell at 941-5439 or Wendie McClain at [email protected]

News






Alumni profile: Gabriel 'ohana shares backyard lo'i with students
Edward "Gabe" Gabriel (AS ’78 Honolulu CC) and wife Celeste (AA ’92 Honolulu CC, BA ’99 Mānoa) are helping kids learn about Hawaiian culture – right in their own backyard. See how they built their own lo‘i and how they’re using it to teach keiki. MORE

Winners announced for 2012 Alumni Photo Calendar
Mahalo to our talented alumni who submitted more than 60 entries to our 2012 UHAA Alumni Photo Calendar contest! Check out the winners, whose photos will make a unique calendar that features "Special Days in Hawai'i." MORE Calendar Thumb

UHAA recognizes Hawaiian Airlines, Chevron, UHAA - East
The UH Alumni Association presented its 2011 service awards to Chevron Hawai'i, UHAA – East and Hawaiian Airlines on Oct. 23 for their outstanding commitment to UH and UHAA. MORE

See photos from UH Mānoa Homecoming events
It was great to reconnect with so many alumni and friends during Homecoming Week 2011. See photos from a few of those festivities Oct. 17-23, including UHAA's Golden Scholars Reunion, the Ka Leo Arts Festival and the Homecoming Fair.




Football
Oct. 22
Homecoming Fair
Oct. 21
Golden Scholars
Oct. 21
Ka Leo Arts Fest
Oct. 20





UHAA welcomes Kansai Chapter in Japan
New UHAA – Kansai chapter established Thanksgiving Day during an alumni event in Osaka. Daryl Arakaki (BBA ’84, JD ’90 Mānoa) is president of the new group, and UHAA executive director Alvin Katahara traveled from Honolulu to join the festivities. MORE

Japan Chapter celebrates Homecoming in Tokyo
The UHAA – Japan chapter celebrated Homecoming 2011 in Tokyo with an event on Nov. 9 at Trader Vic’s Restaurant in the Hotel New Otani. MORE

D.C. chapter helps UH with student recruiting
National Capital Region chapter helps spread the word about UH Mānoa at a college fair in Maryland. Chapter president Byron Shorter and current student Harley Diven talked up UH to prospective students in the Washington, D.C., area. MORE

Library alumni remember flood, in costume
The Library and Information Science alumni group got together on Oct. 30 to commemorate the library flood of '04. Plus, it was almost Halloween so they made it a costume party. Also read about two notable LIS alumni. MORE

Former Warrior Sapolu speaks at SJSU tailgate
More than 600 alumni and friends gathered on the SJSU Football Practice Field for the 13th annual Road Warriors Tailgate before the San Jose State game on Oct. 14. The crowd heard from former UH Warrior turned San Francisco 49er Jesse Sapolu. MORE

4th annual "Holmes"coming draws 600 alumni, friends
The 4th annual College of Engineering "Holmes"coming brought more than 600 alumni, friends, and supporters to the Stan Sheriff Center Arena on Oct. 11. MORE

Las Vegas chapter mourns loss of three members
Las Vegas chapter members bid a sad farewell to three long-time members: former chapter treasurer Susan Racelis, former scholarship committee chair Dr. Morton Fox and chapter vice president Helene Pierce. MORE

UW tailgate brings more than 450 alumni & friends
UHAA – Pacific Northwest chapter members helped with UW Tailgate on Sept. 10 and represented UH at a Seattle college fair in early September. MORE




For news from around the UH System, visit www.hawaii.edu/news/.





 

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