University of Hawaii Honolulu - Ka Palapala Yearbook (Honolulu, HI)

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Above : left, an introductory chemistry class in Bilger; right, the Statistics and Computing Center in MG. Below: The Board of Regents at its monthly meeting 26

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tronomy. Hawaii’s geophysical properties have made the Hawaii Institute of Geophys- ics the largest grant beneficiary on campus. The unique cultural environment presents many advantages for the Social Science Re- search Institute, the Pacific-Asian Linguis tics Institute, and the East-West Center. Connected with the latter are the Institute for Technical Interchange and the Institute for Advanced Projects, both engaging in research that benefits Asia, the Pacific, and the United States. The Ford Foundation has awarded the University a $100,000 grant for Korean studies with a hope that the UH can become a leading institution in that field. Already its competence in Asian stud ies on Japan, China, India, and Southeast Asia is well known. Peace Corps volunteers at Waipio Valley, Hawaii, from in tropical agriculture technique , for work in Southeast Asia. The University also contributes tn scientific research, through groups such as Food Tech- nology. Sensory Sciences Laboratory, and the HIG. 25

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Hauau'i tintque geographical location, physical environment, and multi- racial population all contribute to making the University camput an asset to the state Art student applies finishing touches Growth Reflects Hawaii’s Assets These developments reflect the factors of which the University is taking advantage in its quest to become a university of dis- tinction: Hawaii’s unique geographical lo- cation, physical environment, and multi- racial population. III. CITY MUST KEEP GROWING if it is to keep alive. It must develop positively, care- fully. and confidently, rather than in a hap- hazard manner, if it is to be a viable place for life. Problems of growth, size, planning, and complexity cannot be denied or over- looked. They must be coped with. Likewise, a university must develop on such principles if it is to remain functional and relate to the larger community yet main- tain its intellectual integrity. The University of Hawaii has given indication that it is aware of Hawaii's needs, particularly in the demand for greater higher education in quality and scope. At the same time, it has preserved its primary functions of a university—teaching and research as ends in themselves. ■ 27