Honolulu Community College kicks off centennial celebration

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Honolulu CC kicked off its centennial celebration with a 100th birthday party.

The 100th birthday party included cupcakes and ice cream.

Honolulu CC started in 1920 with 42 students in the building of the old Chinese Hospital in Pālama.

Honolulu CC has always had an automotive program.

A dressmaking class at Honolulu CC.

LINK TO VIDEO AND SOUND (details below): https://bit.ly/32za2hF

WHAT:  The state’s oldest community college hosted a 100th birthday party.

WHERE:  Honolulu Community College campus, 874 Dillingham Boulevard

WHEN:  Thursday, February 27, 2020

HOW:  The event kicked off a year-long celebration and included ice cream and cupcakes, personalized flipbooks, party hat decorating and a commemorative banner for attendees to sign. A live radio remote with 93.9 The BEAT with DJ Romeo Valentine gave away 100th anniversary items.

WHO:  Honolulu CC currently enrolls about 3,500 credit students, 3,200 apprenticeship students and more than 5,000 continuing education students. Thousands more have passed through its doors over the years.

WHY:  Honolulu CC has been commended for its apprenticeship and other career and technical programs, Hawaiian studies center and commitment to sustainability. The college’s Marine Education Training Center at Sand Island is also home to the Polynesian voyaging canoe, Hōkūle‘a.

OTHER FACTS:  

• Honolulu CC was established in 1920 as the Territorial Trade School in Pālama, making it the oldest community college in the State of Hawai‘i. 

• The school started with 42 students in the building of the old Chinese Hospital in Pālama. Vocational courses in auto mechanics, woodworking and dressmaking were offered.

• The campus was also known as Honolulu Vocational School and Honolulu Technical School before becoming part of the University of Hawaiʻi as a result of the Community College Act of 1964.

• In addition to a strong Liberal Arts program that seamlessly transfers students to four-year campuses, Honolulu CC offers 22 career-oriented programs ranging from cosmetology and early childhood education to diesel mechanics and refrigeration and air conditioning technology. 

UPCOMING HONOLULU CC CENTENNIAL EVENTS

• March 7, 2020 – Mālama ‘Āina Campus Clean-up Service Event (students, alumni and general public welcome to sign-up at: https://tinyurl.com/MADSpring2020)

• April 22, 2020—Ho‘olaule‘a Spring 2020 (alumni and retirees will receive an email invitation to attend)

• May 2, 2020—Fashion Show (tickets will be available for purchase in April)

• May 15, 2020—Commencement

• September 12, 2020—Mālama ‘Āina Campus Clean-up Service Event 

• October 2020—Fall Feast (tentative)

• November 6, 2020—Centennial Gala

VIDEO:

BROLL: (1 minute 42 seconds)

0:00-0:12, 2 clips: wide shots of the mall

0:12-0:28, 3 clips: cupcake and ice cream booth

0:28-0:40, 2 clips: commemorative banner signing

0:40-1:12, 4 clips: various activities and sign

1:12-1:24, 2 clips: historic Territorial Trade School in Pālama, 1920s

1:24-1:42, 3 clips: historic photos of machine shop, auto mechanics and dressmaking

SOUND:

Nixann Inik, Honolulu CC student (10 seconds)

"Honolulu CC is a pretty great community college.  Like it’s very small so you get that one-on-one contact with each professor.  So I say it’s a very good place to start out from."

Bryce Aleviado, Honolulu CC student (14 seconds)

"One of the best community colleges because of all the trades, and students should just try. Like if you’re afraid to come to school, like even high schoolers, just come just try. If you don’t try college, you are going to be like aww I should have went."