University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo
Public university in Hilo, Hawaii, US
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The University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo (UH Hilo) is a public university in Hilo, Hawaiʻi, United States. It is one of ten campuses of the University of Hawaiʻi System. It was founded as Hilo Center at Lyman Hall of the Hilo Boys School in 1945 and was a branch campus of the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. In 1970 it was reorganized by an act of the Hawaiʻi State Legislature and became a campus within the newly created University of Hawaiʻi System.
The university has been accredited by the WASC Senior College and University Commission or its predecessor since 1976. It offers thirty-three undergraduate and three graduate degree programs and has about 3,000 students; most students are residents of Hawaiʻi but many are international students.
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Prince Kuhio Plaza
Shopping mall in Hilo, Hawaii
1.2 mi away
Wailoa River State Recreation Area
Protected area in Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States
1.4 mi away
ʻImiloa Astronomy Center
Astronomy and culture education center located in Hilo, Hawaii, United States
0.4 mi away
University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo Botanical Gardens
Botanical gardens in Hilo, Hawaiʻi, United States
Church of the Holy Apostles, Hilo, Hawaii
Episcopal church in Hilo, Hawaii, US
0.3 mi awayJoint Astronomy Centre
Observatory
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