Residence Halls

Hale Aloha (Lehua, ‘Ilima, Mokihana, Lokelani)

Hale Aloha is comprised of four towers, named after flowers of the four most populous Hawaiian islands. The Hale Aloha towers are Freshmen Only environments, with residential learning programs available for students.

Johnson Hall

Johnson Hall is comprised of two adjoining buildings, providing students with a supportive living and learning environment in which they can successfully pursue their academic dreams.

Frear Hall

Frear Hall provides students with a housing option that combines community and independent living, offering students four varying suite styles to choose from.

Gateway House

Gateway House is a 10 story residence hall, offering students a double-room suite style setting. Gateway Cafeteria is located on the ground floor.

Hale Kahawai & Hale Laulima

Hale Kahawai and Hale Laulima are two 4-story buildings, located at the entrance to Manoa Valley and provides a quiet, cool living environment with quick and easy access to upper campus.

Hale Ānuenue

Hale Ānuenue is a three story, individual living option for students, located just minutes away from Stan Sheriff Center and the lower campus athletic facilities.

Hale Ānuenue will be closed for the 2022-2023 year.

Apartments

Hale Wainani

Hale Wainani is comprised of two high-rise towers and two low-rise apartment buildings, designed for students seeking independent living.

Hale Noelani

The Noelani Apartment Complex will be closed for the 2022-2023 year.

Find Your Community

Deciding which residence hall is best for you is no easy task. With a wide variety of options to choose from at UH Mānoa, you’ll want to take some time to learn more about the communities and room types available.

Accessibility

ADA rooms are available for students. Please learn more about applying for these rooms on our disability accommodations page.

These buildings have floor elevators available for student use:

Hale Aloha
Frear Hall
Gateway House
Hale Wainani

The upper floors of the following buildings are only accessible by stairs:

Johnson Hall
Hale Kahawai & Hale Laulima
Hale Ānuenue

Air Conditioning

Only Frear Hall and Hale Ānuenue have AC units in each room.

AC may be requested as a disability accommodation through KOKUA. Learn more about Disability Accommodations…

Bathroom Types

Single User Community Bathrooms
Shared with hall residents but only one resident can use at a time

Hale Aloha
Johnson Hall

Community Bathrooms
Multi-user bathrooms shared with hall residents

Hale Kahawai & Hale Laulima
Hale Ānuenue

Shared Private Bath
Private bath shared between suitemates

Frear Hall (2 or 4 bedrooms suites)
Gateway House (2 bedroom suites)
Hale Wainani (2 bedroom apartments)

Private Bath
Private bath for residents of a single room

Frear Hall (1 bedroom suites)
Gateway House (1 bedroom suites)
Hale Wainani (1 bedroom apartments)

Location

Most of our residence halls are located across the street from upper campus.

Hale Kahawai & Hale Laulima are located on upper campus, across from Moore Hall.

Hale Ānuenue is located by the athletic complex, and is farther from upper campus than our other communities.

Rates

See our rates page to learn more about the prices for each community.

Room Types

Our various communities offer different living styles for you to choose from:

Single Occupancy Rooms

Frear Hall
Hale Ānuenue
Hale Laulima

Double Occupancy Rooms

Hale Aloha
Johnson Hall
Hale Kahawai
Hale Laulima
Gateway House (1 bedroom)

Suite Style Rooms

Gateway House (2 bedroom)
Frear Hall (2 bedroom and 4 bedroom)

Apartments

Hale Wainani (1 bedroom and 2 bedroom)

Specialized Communities

Student Housing offers varying Specialized Community options:

Learn more on our Specialized Communities page.