← Department and Programs Overview / A-Z List
Student Diversity & Inclusion is one (1) of three (3) units in the Division of Student Success. Provided below is a list of all the departments/offices/programs and a short description of the work that they do.
Student Diversity & Inclusion (SDI)
Student Diversity & Inclusion (SDI), formerly known as Student Equity, Excellence and Diversity (SEED), recognizes underrepresented groups in higher education. SDI provide programs for the recruitment and success of students from these groups.
2600 Campus Road
Honolulu, HI 96822
QLC Room 413
Email: seed@hawaii.edu
Phone: (808) 956-4642
KOKUA (Kahi o ka uluʻana: The Place of Growing) Program
KOKUA Program is UH Mānoa’s primary campus unit responsible for providing disability access services to students with disabilities toward equal opportunity.
2600 Campus Rd
Honolulu, HI 96822
QLC Room 013
Email: kokua@hawaii.edu
Phone: (808) 956-7511 (Voice or TTY)
(808) 956-7612 (Voice or TTY)
Office of Multicultural Student Services (OMSS)
Office of Multicultural Student Services (OMSS) is a multifaceted program that conducts outreach activities encouraging individuals from underrepresented groups and underserved communities to seek higher education as well as experiential activities for University students and the larger community promoting social justice and cross-cultural understanding in Hawaiʻi’s multiethnic society.
2600 Campus Road
Honolulu, HI 96822
QLC Room 309
Email: omsshui@hawaii.edu
Phone: (808) 956-7348
College Opportunities Program (COP)
College Opportunities Program (COP) is a way for enthusiastic Hawaiʻi residents, who do not meet UH Mānoa’s minimum admission and financial requirements, to still have the opportunity to attend the University. COP recruits individuals who have the potential, commitment and desire to pursue a four-year degree at UHM but may not meet the requirements for regular admission, are academically under prepared, economically disadvantaged, represent a positive role model to communities underrepresented at the university, non-traditional, or in need of a structured college entry. Through the completion of a summer program, these students can become a Rainbow Warrior the following fall semester.
2600 Campus Rd
Honolulu, HI 96822
QLC 308
Email: copuhm@hawaii.edu
Phone: (808) 956-6186
Women’s Center
Women’s Center provides personal and academic support for the success of women and LGBTQ+ students. The Women’s Center provides crisis and referral services; and connects individuals with on- and off-campus resources, depending on the student’s needs.
2600 Campus Rd
Honolulu, HI 96822
QLC Room 211
Email: uhmwomen@hawaii.edu
Phone: (808) 956-8059
Bridge to Hope (BTH)
Bridge to Hope (BTH) provides support services and community referrals to students with children who are participating with the State "First-to-Work" program. Additionally, BTH administers the Osher & Crankstart Reentry Scholarships at Mānoa, a program for adults returning to UH Mānoa after a minimum 5-year gap in their education. BTH developed a nationally recognized, model partnership with the State of Hawaiʻi supporting college education as a means for welfare First-to-Work participants to achieve life-long economic self-sufficiency.
2600 Campus Road
Honolulu, HI 96822
QLC Room 211
Email: bthinfo@hawaii.edu
Phone: (808) 956-9313
Student Parents @ Mānoa (SPAM)
Student Parents at Mānoa (SPAM) provides support services and community referrals to help students with children (both fathers and mothers) succeed in their educational goals. SPAM seeks to increase the visibility of and resources for student parents at UH Mānoa as they pursue education while parenting. We honor and respect the juggling act student parents perform daily to combine family, work and school.
2600 Campus Road
Honolulu, HI 96822
QLC Room 211
Email: gotkids@hawaii.edu
Phone: (808) 956-9306
PAU Violence
The Prevention, Awareness and Understanding (PAU - the Hawaiian word for end or finish) Violence Program exists to inspire, educate, and empower students and campus communities to build safe living-learning environments, end interpersonal violence, and encourage holistic well-being in ways that are supportive, collaborative, student-centered, and strengths-based.
2600 Campus Road
Honolulu, HI 96822
QLC Room 211
Email: uhmpau@hawaii.edu
Phone: (808) 956-4392
LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender & Queer)+ Center
LGBTQ+ Center strives to maintain a safe and inclusive campus environment that is free from harassment and discrimination. Through Safe Zone Training or the Rainbow ʻOhana Program, LGBTQ+ Center also offers individualized professional resource and referral services.
2600 Campus Road
Honolulu, HI 96822
QLC Room 211
Email: lgbtq@hawaii.edu
Phone: (808) 956-9250
Office of Veteran Student Services (OVSS)
The Office of Veteran Student Services enhances the veteran and military-connected student experience, supports academic success, and provides services that assist in the transition from military service to higher education.
2600 Campus Road
Honolulu, HI 96822
QLC Room 310
Email: ovss@hawaii.edu
Phone: (808) 956-2192
Health Careers Opportunity Program (HCOP)
Health Careers Opportunity Program (HCOP) provides an educational pathway to health careers at the University of Hawaiʻi. College students receive academic advising, individualized counseling and other support services as they pursue and complete their health degree programs.
2600 Campus Road
Honolulu, HI 96822
QLC Room 413
Email: hcop@hawaii.edu
Phone: (808) 956-4644
Graduate Professional Access (GPA)
The Graduate Professional Access (GPA) Program promotes the success of first generation, low-income, and underserved students primarily in the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) disciplines. Services are targeted to juniors, seniors, and students in post-baccalaureate processes.
2600 Campus Road
Honolulu, HI 96822
QLC Room 413
Email: gpap@hawaii.edu
Phone: (808) 956-4999
Senior Citizen Visitor Program (SCVP) / Nā Kūpuna Program
The Senior Citizen Visitor Program/Nā Kūpuna Program (SCVP/NK) program at UH Mānoa allows Hawai‘i residents aged sixty (60) years or older to attend courses, that are offered at UH Mānoa, free of charge without receiving University credit.
2600 Campus Road
Honolulu, HI 96822
QLC Room 413
Email: nakupuna@hawaii.edu
Phone: (808) 956-4642
Federal & State Granted Programs
Mānoa Educational Talent Search (METS)
Mānoa Educational Talent Search (METS) - U.S. Department of Education funded TRiO Program with programs and services addressing grade-to-grade promotion, on-time high school graduation, promotion and completion of financial aid resources, and post-secondary education admissions and enrollment in 2-4 year colleges-universities, vocational or technical institutions.
2600 Campus Road
Honolulu, HI 96822
QLC Room 413
Email: mets@hawaii.edu
Phone: (808) 956-9442
Hawaiʻi Educational Talent Search (HETS)
Hawaiʻi Educational Talent Search (HETS) identifies students who demonstrate an interest or desire to attend college and provides them with the motivation and support to enroll in a program of postsecondary education. They assist prospective students with SAT-PSAT-ACT practice tests, career exploration, financial aid planning etc.
Email: hets@hawaii.edu
Phone: (808) 313-3451
Child Care Access Means Parents in School
Child Care Access Means Parents in School is a federally funded grant UH Mānoa’s Children’s Center receives to help student parents pay for their childcare at the UH Mānoa Children’s Center while completing their degree.
Contact: Children’s Center
2600 Campus Road
Honolulu, HI 96822
QLC Room 414B
Email: uhmcc@hawaii.edu
Phone: (808) 956-7963
Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP)
Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) Mānoa - funded by the U.S. Department of Education, the program aims to significantly increase the number of low-income students pursuing and succeeding in higher education. Provides students with access to rigorous academic courses, financial aid information, and individual scholarship accounts.
2600 Campus Road
Honolulu, HI 96822
QLC Room 310
Email: gearup@hawaii.edu
Phone: (808) 956-9112
(808) 956-4796
Program for After-School Literacy Support (PALS) & Place-based Learning and Community Engagement in School (PLACES)
Program for After-School Literacy Support (PALS) provides out-of-school learning opportunities for a predominantly Native Hawaiian population of children and youth on the Waiʻanae coast of Oahu, Hawaiʻi. Place-Based Learning and Community Engagement in School (PLACES) supports teachers and the community in the planning and implementation of Place-Based Cultural Projects (PBCP) for students in Wai'anae schools.
2600 Campus Road
Honolulu, HI 96822
QLC Room 413
Email: klfukuda@hawaii.edu
Phone: (808) 956-0702
SEED Initiative for Diversity, Equity, Access and Success (IDEAS)
SEED Initiative for Diversity, Equity, Access and Success (IDEAS) facilitate diversity through dimensions that address culture, race, ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, gender, religion and disability. It is our intention to facilitate the implementation of diversity initiatives through a variety of projects that make a concerted effort to meet the core value of the University of Hawaiʻi system goal for diversity.
2600 Campus Road
Honolulu, HI 96822
QLC Room 413
Email: paw@hawaii.edu
Phone: (808) 956-4642
TRIO Student Support Services (SSS)
TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) is an established, national, federal program that offers individual, personalized academic planning and advising, and other activities to support the retention and graduation of first-generation college students and those with high financial need.
2500 Dole Street
Honolulu, HI 96822
Krauss Hall Room 114
Email: sss@hawaii.edu
Phone: (808) 956-8402