Hawaii Pacific University

Hawai‘i Pacific University is an international learning community set in the rich cultural context of Hawai‘i. Students from around the world join us for an American education built on a liberal arts foundation. Our innovative undergraduate and graduate programs anticipate the changing needs of the community and prepare our graduates to live, work, and learn as active members of a global society.

Hawai‘i Pacific will be consistently ranked among the United States’ top 10 Western, independent, comprehensive universities, leveraging its geographic position between the Western and Eastern hemispheres and its relationships around the Pacific Rim to deliver an educational experience that is distinct among American campuses.

The faculty, staff, students, and overall university community of Hawai‘i Pacific embrace the following values as representative of the spiritual, ethical, and philosophical principles that support our community, as well as of the aspirational ideals to which we collectively aspire.

Hawai’i Pacific University is accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) and has a number of additional accreditations and memberships from nationally recognized groups.

With the excitement of an urban downtown campus, the serenity of the Ko’olau mountains, and an Oceanic Institute bordering the ocean, HPU’s campuses are as diverse as its students.

With students from all 50 states and 65 countries, HPU is one of the most culturally diverse universities in the world.Hawai’i Pacific University (HPU) has received a number of accolades for academic excellence, international diversity, and the affordability of the private education we offer.HPU prides itself on its transparency as an institution, and for its concern for the well-being and fair treatment of all its students. Learn more about the Student Right-to-Know Act.

HPU is committed to excellence in student achievement. By employing innovative teaching and learning strategies and experiential approaches rooted in our tropical island community, we ensure that our students cultivate the knowledge, skills, and values that are expected of all educated citizens. We provide them with a liberal arts foundation set in the rich cultural context of Hawai‘i by offering diverse courses outside the major that inspire lifelong learning and introduce students to ideas, perspectives, and experiences relevant to their lives. We also prepare them for the unique challenges and opportunities of the 21st century by offering courses within the major that facilitate the learning and mastery of the concepts, theories, and methods of their chosen disciplines. Finally, we encourage engagement in the HPU and local community by providing a rich array of co-curricular activities that shine a spotlight on our unique cultural traditions, exquisite natural surroundings, and wondrous spirit of aloha.

The HPU College of Business is committed to maximizing our location in Honolulu’s global crossroads through partnerships, real world projects, faculty with strong professional and academic backgrounds, and a student population that is one of the most diverse in any university, representing more than 65 countries.

The College of Health and Society prepares students for real-world experiences in the fields of Nursing, Public Health, and Social Work through hands-on learning in applied practice settings. Through this educational approach, students have the opportunity to enhance the communities around them while becoming the next generation of healthcare leaders.

We live in an exciting time of change and innovation, in which formerly impregnable boundaries are breaking down on almost a daily basis. A liberal arts education from HPU creates prepared professionals ready to take the forefront in a variety of roles at the crossroads of global society, providing for endless opportunity.

HPU’s student-centered sciences college offers unparalleled opportunity in the middle of the Hawaiian archipelago. Diverse program offerings in the natural sciences, mathematics, and computer sciences are taught by experts in the field, and our marine laboratory at the Oceanic Institute provides unmatched hands-on training and research opportunity.

Hawaii‘i Pacific University believes that academic advising is an integral part of a student's educational experience.As advisors, we are committed to preparing students for success in the academic setting by assisting student.Is in the development of skills to define and achieve their academic goals. Our cohort advising model enables students to develop a collaborative working relationship with a professional advisor. Through mentorship, students are able to define and implement sound educational plans that are consistent with their personal values, goals, and career plans.

In the 1960s, two small liberal arts colleges were founded by community members recognizing a need for private education in our newly formed state of Hawai‘i. In 1992, a picturesque Windward college merged with a downtown university, uniting the strength of two academically strong institutions.In 2014, the Oceanic Institute formally merged with the university, bringing additional multi-disciplinary research opportunities to HPU faculty and students. Aloha Tower Marketplace’s 2015 revitalization includes oceanfront dorms and community gathering spaces. We are proud to be able to offer our students a traditional college experience through Hawaii Loa Campus, connect them with Hawai‘i’s business center via our downtown campus, and provide innovative learning environments through Oceanic Institute of HPU and Aloha Tower Marketplace. Despite expanding mauka to metro to makai, HPU continues to search for new ways to better serve our students by redefining the frontier of higher education.