(BIVN) – The University of Hawaiʻi has launched ApplyHawaiʻi, simplifying the UH college application process.
Under the new system, a single undergraduate application can be submitted for all ten UH campuses, replacing “a patchwork of separate applications and accounts previously used by prospective students”, the University says. The new system is now available for students applying for fall 2027.
“For too long, we have expected students to understand our organizational structure and navigate multiple systems just to apply to a University of Hawaiʻi campus,” UH President Wendy Hensel said in a news release. “ApplyHawaiʻi changes that.”
“Every way we can reduce barriers to higher education is critically important,” Hensel added. “We want to make it seamless and easy for students to connect with us, explore their options and find the UH campus and program that are right for them.”
From a University of Hawaiʻi news release:
Previously, prospective students navigating the application process could encounter as many as four different application pathways across the UH System, with separate applications and accounts depending on the campus or program. With ApplyHawaiʻi, students interested in any of UH’s seven community colleges or three four-year universities can now start with one common application.
ApplyHawaiʻi serves degree-seeking undergraduate applicants, including first-time freshmen, transfer and returning students, as well as Early College program for high school students and Direct2UH initiative for public high school seniors. Graduate programs and UH Mānoa Outreach College programs will continue to use their existing application processes.
The launch builds on UH’s ongoing efforts to make college more accessible and easier to navigate. Those efforts include Direct2UH, which provides eligible Hawaiʻi public high school seniors with a simplified pathway to admission across the UH System, and new initiatives to make it easier for UH Community College students to transfer to four-year campuses.
ApplyHawaiʻi is also the first step toward a modernized, systemwide enrollment technology ecosystem that will provide a foundation for better connecting recruitment, admissions and communications so prospective students can have a more seamless experience from their first interaction with UH through enrollment.
“This is much bigger than replacing an application,” Hensel said. “We are removing unnecessary complexity and building a university around the needs of our students. ApplyHawaiʻi is another important step toward a more connected, accessible and student-centered University of Hawaiʻi.”
