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KA LEO: THE VOICE
FEB. 29, 2016
The History Behind the Dorms JACQUES BRUNVIL STAFF WRITER
For 25 percent of UH Mānoa students, campus is a place called home for the year. Many students make their first friends and attend their first social events through dorm living. Despite this, many students know little about the unique history of each dorm building.
HALE WAINANI
FREAR HALL
JOHNSON HALL
GATEWAY HALL
Hale Wainani, meaning “house of beautiful water,” was built in 1978 and houses 650 residents as the largest apartment complex available to students.
Frear Hall, a dorm known for its air conditioning and single occupant rooms, was built in 1952 in honor of Mary Dillingham Frear, who served on the Board of Regents for 23 years. It originally housed 144 women. Frear Hall was demolished in 2006 and rebuilt in 2008 as a co-ed dorm housing 810 male and female residents.
Johnson Hall was built in 1957 and is still in use today. Originally housing 195 men, it was named after a former UH Mānoa student leader, John Alexander Johnson, who died during World. War II.
In 1962, the first co-ed dorm was built — Gateway Hall — which houses 208 men and women. Gateway Hall was originally designed to house graduate students.
PHOTOS BY (7) REESE KATO / KA LEO O HAWAI‘I (2) SHANE GRACE / KA LEO O HAWAI‘I
HALE KAHAWAI
HALE LAULIMA
HALE ALOHA TOWERS
HALE NOELANI
HALE ANUENUE
Housing 140 women, Hale Kahawai was built in 1964. Meaning, “house by the stream,” it currently holds 156 men and women on upper campus.
Meaning “many hands,” the original Hale Laulima was built in the 20’s and was a cooperative dorm where students did all the housekeeping. Two years after the construction of Hale Kahawai, Hale Laulima was built, replacing the original structure. Also built as a co-ed dorm, it currently houses 160 residents.
The Hale Aloha Towers (Lehua, Illima, Lokelani, Mokihana) are named after official flowers of the Hawaiian Islands. Built between 1970-1971, they equally house 260 freshmen in each tower.
Hale Noelani, meaning “house of heavenly mist,” was built in 1977 and houses 524 co-ed residents. Hale Noelani was the first apartment style dorm built at UH Mānoa.
Meaning “rainbow” in Hawaiian, Hale Anuenue was also built in 1978. It served as housing for the Rainbow Warrior football team and was managed by the athletics department. In 1990, the complex was turned over to student housing to house 42 co-ed residents in single only rooms.
MAN ON THE STREET
What is something you wish you knew on the first day of school? SPENCER OSHITA ASSOCIATE FEATURES EDITOR
We always seem to know better in retrospect. Looking back on their first day at UH Mānoa, students reflect on things they wish they knew.
“I would have loved to know about clubs because it’s like a great way to meet new people and new opportunities for … scholarships.”
“As a freshman, I wish I knew how to small talk [with] more people … gain more friends and even just connect with people better. And I wish I knew, like, bus routes, and even off-campus, more places to eat that are inexpensive.”
“That I didn’t have to buy all my books at the University Bookstore before class started … to wait until you for sure know you need the book and … if you do need the book to find it online via, like, Chegg or Amazon.”
“I lived on campus, so I wish I had known that my meal points worked at, like, Starbucks and Jamba Juice, because that would’ve saved me … some of my own money.”
“One of the things I wish I’d have known [about are] all the … amenities that are available to you, and all the resources that you can use as an undergraduate. In certain departments, you have access to free printing. Or inter-library loans. Say you go to the library and there’s a book you want, but it’s in a library in Kentucky. You can order it. [The resources are] there for you.”
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w Brandon Martinez Junior Psychology
Chad Kosaka Senior Psychology
Kana Leia Veney Senior Management Information Systems & International Busines
Lena Robledo Sophomore Communications
Robert Hopper Senior Political Science