Video Tour of Hawaii Pacific University (HPU) dorms

[irishdancr]

@_@

hawaii..santa cruz.. or santa barbara

squeeeee <3

[cathylunaable]

HPU was my dream school for a long time & I was so happy when I got accepted & recieved a scholarship. I've been accepted to a few schools already & I'm trying to look up info like this to help me pick the best for me. This was helpful, thanks.

[zoidsvstherichies]

also, does anyone know the gpa requirement because the websight is pretty vauge, or if they dont know what theirs was when they got in. or if they went to community college in hawaii and then here and suggest that? thank you!:)

[zoidsvstherichies]

anyone who goes to HPU my dad went to hawaii and was looking at some colleges for me and said that they have some dolphin park...or some entertainment thing involving animals.. is this true? and does anyone know about their dissection rules like if someone HAS to dissect? thanks!

[SeoulCityLights]

Looks soooo sketch. HPU seems sick.....but the dorms....not so sick.

[StoriaCrissosa]

I just got accepted to HPU about a week ago :D

I live in New York, where its still snowing and its almost april lol, so its going to be a big change.

But I was wondering, and this might seem like a really random question, but are we allowed to hang curtains in those long ass windows??

[summerislife2]

@StoriaCrissosa I don't know if you're allowed to or not, but if you're worried about people seeing inside your room, they look pretty opaque. Also, you don't wanna block out the sunshine:)

[Girlygirlsofresh]

Sorta reminds me of a jail sell.....

[questions117]

I love the mural.. and the gecko! :)

[valerie373]

a lot of people on here are complaining on how expensive it is but really if you see how expensive colleges and universities at other states are its not that bad. i live in California and although a lot of people think i'm weird because i am highly considering going out of state ,since its supposed to be more expensive, this school is much less than my other options in California. some of the colleges that i would like to go to in CA are more than this university in Hawaii.

[Precilla14]

@valerie373 I am in your same position

[MiyazakiTsuji]

@valerie373 what about UCLA is that as expensive as everyone says it is??? it's one of my other choices beside HPU and some others.

[98sassy]

and this is the one campus housing right?

[dumnuts1]

Money talks, and bullshit walks. This is a private university, which means bucks up. You must have a modicum of brains, but if you have the dough, you can get credentials without too much fuss and bother. The professors are about ten times better than UH Manoa, and so is the campus and social life. Definitely the place to be, but only if you're serious about converting your dough into a diploma.

[QueenRikku]

That artist who made the mural is amazing :D I've seen allot of his works

[smexytbone]

lol GECKO NICE

[skiddy]

lol better than the ones here at UH Manoa

[MermaidLover97]

okay so which dorm is the haunted dorm oh and i was just near there yesterday on wednesday i went with ipukukui group from kamehameha schools and we helped in the lo'i patch ho brah dat was like so fun

[719FoxRider719]

what kind of sat/act scores do you need to have to go here and GPA requirements?

[808baller808]

its pretty easy

[719FoxRider719]

yeah i talked to an admissions counselor yesterday and they said the scores arent a major deciding factor in whether one gets accepted or not, but rather how what your schedual looks like and how involved you are in the community and extra curricular activities. they said they like 1100 on the SAT and 28 on the ACT though.

[Agentseaturtle]

From now on, I'm going to study like crazy so I can go to this school. I can't wait!

[priscillavdara]

@Agentseaturtle haha this school is pretty easy to get into. just join a bunch of clubs, do community service, and have an awesome class schedule. :)

[natpavee]

That's my bathroom back in 1994 he's showing...but I used to stay in the neighboring room to the one he was showing.

[jchick99]

That was super helpful!

Thanks :]

[playthetragicx]

i wish i could go to this school,, but i screwed up too much freshmen, sophomore years and messed up my grades too much... i can only blame myself =[

[DC10FlyBy]

How bad were they?

[orncool8]

CHARLIE!!!

[carlosurreta]

haha, who is this?

[storm4life86]

national champions, black and blue. SIX TIME, HPU :)

cant wait to submit my application.

[bigmak008]

this video was very helpful

[lindsayanspach]

thanks for the walk down memory lane!

[HPUgrad1]

HPU!

[jhirk89]

which hawaii university has the best scenery?

[BatuSmoka808]

chaminade has the view of the backside of waikiki and diamond head plus some of downtown honolulu. its nice.

[HPUgrad1]

Isn't the Chaminade campus shared and heavily used by a high school and also probably owns the property upon which Chaminade is situated?

[BatuSmoka808]

i have no clue buddy

[JogaBonitofootball]

HPU

[JogaBonitofootball]

HPU

[temsaaaa7]

wooooow ... nice i used to live in Lehua back in 1994

[emothies]

this looks awesome

thanks for the post

[xabstract]

not a problem =)

[HaynSupaman50]

I live on Maui and spent my freshman year in these very dorms. The place is a sad excuse for what is considered an accredited university! I had classes on the downtown campus and had to take a shuttle to class every day to a campus that I would not even consider a college campus. The classrooms are surrounded with homeless people and it is scary! I transfered to the University of Hawaii Manoa- A REAL COLLEGE CAMPUS AND ATMOSPHERE!!!

[HPUgrad1]

"Rural" campus colleges are generally bigger than downtown college campuses (cost per square ft). HPU's history and mission is different from Manoa. If physical beauty is all you want than try the Mid-West colleges-the buildings are well kept inside out. If you compared teaching, tutoring and nurturing than private colleges win hands down vs public institutions that is how they keep their competitive edge. As for the homeless- which downtown doesn't have homeless? Best test: find a job after.

[719FoxRider719]

i live in colorado but have family in honolulu so i was wanting to go to college in hawaii. i personally think these dorms are terrible compared to ones here in colorado. are the dorms at UHM any better? can anyone reply with a link to a video of UHM's dorms or any pictures? also what are my options with living off campus?

[HPUgrad1]

To be fair, HPU is NOT a campus university, the Loa dorms (video) were inherited when they merged with Loa college in '92. With the coming 70 million expansion it will change. If you are looking for 5 star digs, like most students, then off campus shared housing is best for either HPU or UHm (call the college housing for info). However, choose your program wisely-HI college experience is very "unique" and cannot be compared to CO/MidWest. Good Luck!

[719FoxRider719]

i have looked at the dorms for UH at manoa and they are pretty good (much newer)! do you know if HPU's dorms will be updated within the next two years? either way i know i will be going to college in hawaii. i have lots of family down there both in honolulu and in hilo and i'm pretty much getting sick of the cold and snow...its 17 degrees and snowing today...so hopefully i'll be down there soon!

[HPUgrad1]

It is good that you have actually seen some of the remodeled dorms; my cousin who spent many years at UHmanoa said they badly needed it (especially with all the state cuts). She preferred living off campus close to Waikiki. I doubt if new dorms will be ready at Loa in 2 years but I could be surprised!

[CariH]

I lived in Melia in 2000.

I really didn't like it at all. They really need to do something about the dorms there. Well, they needed to in 2000. They don't really look any different now.

[adinabruketta]

Pretty tripy to go back and see that. Stayed in dorms in 1997. Not much has changed...and I stayed in Kukui. :) Thanks for posting!

[deejaihuajai]

I visited in '04, but the dorms I saw looked like prison cells. The one you showed reminded me of a hospital room.

[OhioBBY]

Aaw it sucks I can't go there I live in te USA...

[twilson2821]

i hope you're kidding.

[Chunmaisu]

Why can't you go OhioBBY? Just because you live in the USA doesn't mean anything :)I am going there for a quarter after I get transferred to UW.

[touchitfaggot]

last time i checked hawaii was the 50th state. its not another country smart guy

[Novatone]

Hey!

Thanks for putting this up!! I'm going to dorm there next year!

Question: Is the dorms co-ed?

-Sabrina

[xabstract]

Hey Hey Novatone!

Yes, these dorms are co-ed. The first floor would be girls, second floor would be guys, and third floor would be girls.

Some combination of that, but each floor is a gender.

=D have fun at the dorms when you come!

[Novatone]

Thanks for the information!

I appreciate it!!!

-Sabrina