| Colleges:
The University of Hawai'i at Manoa was founded in
1907 as a land grant college of agriculture and mechanical
arts. Today the primary school of the university is the College
of Arts and Sciences, opened in 1920. The University of Hawai'i
at Manoa is also home to two of the most prominent professional
schools in the state. The William S. Richardson School of
Law and the John A. Burns School of Medicine are the only
law and medical schools in Hawai'i, respectively.
All the colleges of the university offer bachelor degrees
in eighty-seven fields of study, master degrees in eighty-seven
fields, doctoral degrees in fifty-three fields, first professional
degrees in three fields, post-baccalaureate degrees in three
fields, twenty-nine undergraduate certification programs and
twenty-six graduate certification programs. Total enrollment
averages 19,863 students, 13,754 of which are undergraduates.
There are fifteen students per instructor.
Diversity:
According to the 2003 report of the Institutional
Research Office, a majority of students at the University
of Hawai'i at Manoa are Caucasian making up twenty-four percent
of the student body. Japanese Americans represent twenty percent,
Chinese Americans represent nine percent, Filipino Americans
represent eight percent as do native Hawaiians. Ten percent
of the student body are racially mixed. Smaller populations
of Pacific Islanders and other ethnic groups make up the remainder.
Athletics:
The Stan Sheriff Center is the main basketball and
volleyball venue for the Warriors and home of the Rainbow
Classic premier basketball tournament. In 1997, it hosted
the Miss Universe pageant. The University of Hawai'i at Manoa
competes in the National Collegiate Athletics Association
Division I, the only Hawai'i school to do so. In major sports,
it competes in the Western Athletic Conference. Formerly known
as the Rainbow Warriors and Rainbows, the University of Hawai'i
at Manoa athletics program began calling itself the Warriors
in 2000. The Warriors are most notable for their highly-ranked
men's and women's basketball, men's and women's volleyball,
baseball and football programs. The principal sports venues
for the Warriors are Aloha Stadium, Les Murakami Stadium,
Neal S. Blaisdell Center and Stan Sheriff Center.
Presidents:
Several university presidents have gained national
attention for their ambitious programs and past lives. One
of the most notable was former United States Ambassador Evan
Dobelle who served under President of the United States Jimmy
Carter as chief of protocol. Dobelle served as university
president from 2001 until his firing by the Board of Regents
on June 15, 2004. A highly political person, he had often
been considered a possible future contender for the United
States Senate from Hawai'i.
Shipping :
When you find Hawaii tickets that you would like to purchase,
they can be purchased online via our encrypted safe and secure
server. Or if you prefer, you may order by phone. For faster
service, please order online. Your Hawaii ticket's order will
be fulfilled within 6-24 hours. All tickets will be sent via
Federal Express. The shipping address must be the same as
your billing address at which you receive your credit card
statement. If this is not the case, we will need to obtain
a fax written authorization from you. If you would like to
do this, you should contact one of our ticket representatives.
Availability :
The ticket inventory is updated on a hourly basis. However,
if the tickets you wish to purchase are no longer available,
we will contact you immediately and you will be given other
options or you may choose an alternative set of tickets that
we wil try to offer similar to the price range of your original
order. |