THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC HAS TOUCHED ALL FACETS OF LIFE, INCLUDING THE PURSUIT OF A HIGHER EDUCATION.

SOME YOUNG ADULTS AND HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS, MAY BE SECOND GUESSING OR CHANGING THEIR ORGINAL PLANS TO ATTEND COLLEGE.

AND AS A NEW SEMESTER GETS UNDERWAY, FACULTY AND STAFF AT HAWAII UNIVERSITIES, CONTINUE TO ADJUST STRATEGIES BASED ON SAFETY, ENROLLMENT AND BUDGET SHORTFALLS.

TONIGHT'S LIVE BROADCAST AND LIVE STREAM OF INSIGHTS ON PBS HAWAII START NOW.

¶¶ ¶¶ ¶¶ ALOHA AND WELCOME TO INSIGHTS ON PBS HAWAII...I'M LARA YAMADA.

THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC HAS UPENDED HIGHER EDUCATION.

IT'S EXASCERBATED THE STRUGGLES THAT STUDENTS ALREADY FACE LIKE PAYING FOR TUITION, LACK OF EASY ACCESS TO THE INTERNET AND THE EMOTIONAL TOLL THE PANDEMIC IS HAVING AS IT DRAGS ON.

MEANWHILE, UNIVERSITIES AND COMMUNITY COLLEGES ACROSS THE COUNTRY HAVE BEEN GRAPPLING WITH THE SWITCH TO ON LINE INSTRUCTION, LOSS OF REVENUE AND PREPPING FOR AN UNCERTAIN FUTURE.

OUR PANEL TONIGHT INCLUDES TWO PRESIDENTS OF HAWAI'I UNIVERSITIES, AS WELL AS A HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR AND COUNSELOR.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR PARTICIPATION IN TONIGHT'S SHOW.

YOU CAN EMAIL, CALL OR TWEET YOUR QUESTIONS.

AND YOU'LL FIND A LIVE STREAM OF THIS PROGRAM AT PBSHAWAII.ORG AND THE PBS HAWAII FACEBOOK PAGE.

NOW, TO OUR GUESTS WHO ARE APPEARING VIA THE INTERNET.

DAVID LASSNER IS THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII, PUBLIC TEN CAMPUS SYSTEM.

THAT INCLUDES THE UNIVERSITIES IN MANOA, WEST OAHU AND HILO, AS WELL AS SEVEN COMMUNITY COLLEGES ACROSS THE STATE.

MR. LASSNER HAS BEEN SERVING IN THIS ROLE FOR MORE THAN SEVEN YEARS.

DR. LYNN BABINGTON IS THE PRESIDENT OF CHAMINADE UNIVERSITY OF HONOLULU.

THE PRIVATE INSTITUTION HAS JUST OVER A THOUSAND UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS.

BEFORE TAKING LEADERSHIP ROLES IN ACADAMIA, DR. BABINGTON WORKED IN HEALTH CARE, AS CEO OF HEALTH SERVICES PARTNERSHIP IN MASSACHUSETTS.

TRAVIS NAKAYAMA IS THE COLLEGE AND CAREER COUNSELOR AT KONAWAENA HIGH SCHOOL ON HAWAII ISLAND, JOINING THE FACULTY IN 2019.

PRIOR TO THAT HE WAS A SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHER AT KONAWAENA MIDDLE SCHOOL AND A SCHOOL COUNCELOR AT HOOKENA ELEMENTARY.

AND JADYNNE ZANE IS A SENIOR AT MAUI HIGH SCHOOL.

SHE'S LOOKING TO ATTEND A FOUR YEAR UNIVERSITY, MAJORING IN BIO MEDICAL ENGINEERING AND EVENTUALLY GOING TO MEDICAL SCHOOL.

THANK YOU SO MUCH ALL OF YOU FOR JOINING US ON LINE.

LET'S START WITH YOU.

LET'S TALK ABOUT THE SEMESTER THAT'S HAPPENING RIGHT NOW.

STARTING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.

SYSTEM.

THIS WEEK.

A LOT OF IT ON LINE.

WHAT IS YOUR FEELING NOW?

DO YOU FEEL THAT STUDENTS AND FACULTY, THAT THEY'RE MORE COMFORTABLE NOW, WHAT IS YOUR SENSE AS WE ROLL INTO THIS NEXT SESSION?

>> I THINK THERE'S NO QUESTION.

THEY'RE MORE COMFORTABLE NOW.

THE LAST SPRING WITH WE HAD TO QUICKLY POSITIVITY ON LINE, FOR MOST UNIVERSITIES, INCLUDING HOURS, AFTER SPRING BREAK, IF EXTREMELY RUSHED.

A LOT OF PEOPLE AT ANY TIME KNOW HOW TO ZOOM.

NOW WE'RE EXPERTS.

A LOT OF TIME OVER SUMMER PREPARING OUR FACULTY TO TEACH ON LINE.

INVESTED INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF EFFORT TO PREPARE THEMSELF.

BY SPRING, PRETTY MUCH GETTING TO BE VETERANS AT IT.

WE'RE NOT HAPPY THAT WE'RE NOT ALL TOGETHER IN PERSON.

BUT I THINK IT'S GOING PRETTY WELL.

>>Lara: HOW ARE THE STUDENTS DOING?

DO YOU FEEL THEY'RE ADAPTING PRETTY WELL?

>> DOING WELL.

WE WATCHED NUMBERS.

WE HAD OUR GRADUATION RATE WAS QUITE HIGH MEANING WE DIDN'T LOSE STUDENTS LAST SPRING.

THEY CAME BACK FROM SPRING BREAK.

FINISHED UP AND GRADUATED.

OUR ENROLLMENT AT U.H.

MANOA AND WEST OAHU WAS ACTUALLY UP IN THE FALL.

AND IS UP AGAIN IN THE SPRING.

RELATIVE TO A YEAR BEFORE.

SO I THINK PEOPLE ARE FINDING THAT EFFECTIVE EDUCATION CAN TAKE PLACE IN THIS MODALITY.

WHAT WE'VE DONE COURSES THAT REALLY REQUIRE FACE TO FACE INSTRUCTION, CLINICAL COURSES AND THE HEALTH SCIENCE, SCIENCE LABS, SHOPS, IN OUR COMMUNITY COLLEGES, THINGS LIKE CULINARY ARTS, WHERE STUDENTS, WE ARE CONDUCTING FACE TO FACE IN A SAFE COVID AWARE MANNER.

SOCIAL DISTANCING, CLEANING PROTOCOLS, MASKING UP.

ALL OF THAT.

WE HAVE LIMITED ON CAMPUS INSTRUCTION WHERE IT'S REALLY NECESSARY.

WE'RE HIGHLY COMMITTED TO HELP OUR STUDENTS THROUGH TO EARN THEIR DEGREES.

>>Lara: WE'LL DELVE INTO THAT MORE.

LET ME TALK TO THE DOCTOR ABOUT THAT AS WELL.

CHAMINADE SMALLER UNIVERSITY.

NO DOUBT FACE SOME OF THE SAME ISSUES.

WHAT ARE YOU SEEING?

HOW ARE PEOPLE ADJUSTING?

WHAT ARE YOU HAVING DO TO ADJUST?

>> I THINK IN OUR PARTICULAR CIRCUMSTANCE, BECAUSE WE'RE SMALLER, ACTUALLY AN ADVANTAGE.

WE PRIOR TO COVID, HAD BEEN IN THE ON LINE SPACE FOR QUITE A WHILE PROVIDING EDUCATION TO MILITARY AND THEIR FAMILIES.

WE HAD QUITE A BIT OF EXPERTISE.

AND MAYBE WERE ABLE TO RAMP UP IN TERMS OF ALL OF OUR FACULTY BEING CERTIFIED NATIONALLY AND ON LINE EDUCATION PEDAGOGIES.

WE PIVOTED WELL LAST SPRING.

CAME BACK TO CAMPUS IN OCTOBER WE FINISHED THANKSGIVING.

ABOUT A LITTLE LESS THAN A THIRD OF OUR STUDENTS HAVE ELECTED TO TAKE CLASSES ON LINE.

WE HAVE HAD MORE COURSES ON CAMPUS THROUGHOUT LAST SEMESTER.

AND THEN WE MADE THE DETERMINATION TO START FEBRUARY 1, CANCELING SPRING BREAK, SO OUR STUDENTS WILL COME BACK IN ANOTHER WEEK OR SO.

WE STILL HAVE PROBABLY MORE THAN 2/3 OF THEM THAT DO PLAN ONCOMING PACK FOR IN PERSON.

OUR CAMPUS IS SMALLER.

WE MADE OUTDOOR CLASSROOMS.

WE REDESIGNED THE CLASSROOMS SO THERE'S A LIMITED NUMBER OF PEOPLE.

DAVID SAID, SOCIAL DISTANCING, USING ALL OF THE GOOD PROTOCOL.

I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR STUDENTS TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO INTERACT IN PERSON WITH EACH OTHER AND WITH FACULTY.

AND THAT HAS SERVED US WELL.

LIKE I SAID WE HAVE THE ADVANTAGE OF BEING SMALL.

MADE IT THROUGH ALL LAST SEMESTER WITH NO COVID CASES.

WITHIN THE STUDENT POPULATION.

WHICH WAS PRETTY AMAZING.

OUR STUDENTS REALLY WERE VERY COMMITTED TO EACH OTHER.

AND TO THE HEALTH AND SAFETY.

WE FEEL VERY GOOD ABOUT THAT.

>>Lara: I WAS GOING TO ASK ABOUT ENROLLMENT.

KIND OF ALREADY WENT THERE.

SORT OF TALKED ABOUT HUGH THINGS HAVE BEEN STRONG.

I WANTED TO ASK YOU THE SAME QUESTION TOO.

IN A LITTLE BIT OF DIFFERENT CONTEXT.

NOT JUST WHETHER OR NOT YOU HAVE OR LOCAL STUDENTS CHOOSING TO STAY,EL THEREFORE, HELPING ENROLLMENT.

ALSO HAVE PRETTY LARGE POPULATION OF INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS.

CURIOUS HOW THIS PLAYED INTO ENROLLMENT FOR CHAMINADE.

>> OUR ENROLLMENT, SIMILAR TO U.H.

MANOA, AND WEST OAHU, WE WERE HEAD IN OUR ENROLLMENT THIS FALL.

AND CONTINUE TO BE FOR THIS SPRING.

STARTING IN FEBRUARY.

WE EXPECT MORE STUDENTS.

WE SERVE A LOT OF THE PACIFIC ISLAND STUDENTS.

AND SOME OF THOSE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO COME AS YOU KNOW, AMERICAN SAMOA JUST NOW OPENING UP.

A LOT OF STUDENTS FROM AMERICAN SAMOA.

THEY DIDN'T COME LAST SEMESTER.

THEY'RE TRYING TO COME NOW.

AND GUAM, FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA.

DON'T HAVE A LARGE PACIFIC OPERATION.

PACIFIC ISLANDS, REPRESENT ALL STATES IN THE UNITED STATES PARTICULARLY WEST COAST.

WE'RE ALSO FINDING THAT WE'VE HAD TRANSFER STUDENTS COME TO US BECAUSE FOR INSTANCE, AS ZANE WILL PROBABLY TALK ABOUT, FRESHMAN TO START ON LINE IS REALLY DIFFICULT.

SO JUST AS U.H.

MANOA HAS HAD MORE STUDENTS FROM HAWAII, DECIDING TO STAY HOME, IN HAWAII, WE'VE EXPERIENCED THE SAME THING.

>>Lara: THIS IS ONE OF THE QUESTIONS I WANT TO OTHER GUESTS IN A MINUTE.

I DID WANT TO TOUCH ON THAT ACCESS.

INTERNET ACCESS.

AS WE'VE BEEN TALKING ACROSS THE COUNTRY ABOUT THE ACCESS, BASED ON YOUR ENVIRONMENT.

AND BAD ON YOUR CURRENTLYING SITUATION AND FAMILY SITUATION.

THERE IS THAT INEQUITY OR FEAR OF INEQUITY DEPENDING ON WHAT THE SITUATION IS.

WHAT ARE YOU SEE INSTAGRAM HOW BIG A CONCERN IS THAT AT THIS POINT?

IT'S GOING TO CREATE DIVIDES IN DIFFERENT WAYS.

DEPENDING ON WHAT STUDENTS ARE DEALING WITH AND THEIR FAMILIES.

>> WE ACTUALLY HAVE FOUND DIFFERENT WAY INTO OUR STUDENTS HOMES.

AS DAVID WAS SAYING.

BECOMING ZOOM EXPERTS.

>> WE USE OTHER MODALITIES BESIDES ZOOM.

WE RECOGNIZE THAT MANY OF OUR LOCAL HAWAII STUDENTS WERE THE PRIMARY EDUCATORS FOR THEIR BROTHER AND SISTER.

THEY'RE AT HOME TRYING TO TAKE THEIR OWN CLASSES ON LINE AND BEING RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR BROTHER AND SISTER.

OFTEN SHARING DEVICES.

SO WE USED A LOT OF OUR CARES ACT FUNDING TO PROVIDE DEVICES TO THOSE STUDENTS.

SO THAT THEY HAD ADEQUATE LAPTOPS BASICALLY.

SO THAT MEMBERS OF THE FAMILY HAD ADEQUATE RESOURCES TO BE ABLE TO CONDUCT EDUCATION THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE FAMILY.

>>Lara: I WOULD THINK THAT IT WOULD BE MORE DIFFICULT FOR A LARGER ENTITY SUCH AS THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII SYSTEM.

>> MOST OF OUR STUDENTS HAVE DEVICES AND ACCESS.

ALSO USED SUBSTANTIAL PORTION OF CARES MONEY SO ALL OF OUR CAMPUSES HAVE POOLS OF LAPTOPS, TABLETS, AND THE QUESTION OF BROADBAND ACCESS REALLY COME FRONT AND CENTER.

WE DO HAVE FAMILIES THAT EITHER DON'T HAVE ACCESS OR DON'T HAVE ADEQUATE ACCESS.

AND AS LYNN MENTIONED, THERE'S INCREDIBLE PRESSURE IN MANY HOMES FOR SHARED USE OF THAT BROADBAND ACCESS.

IF YOU HAVE A COUPLE OF KIDS AT HOME, REMOTE LEARNING, PARENTS MAY BE TELEWORKING, AND THEN COLLEGE STUDENT, WHO IS TRYING TO TAKE CLASSES AS WELL, THAT PUTS HUGE PRESSURE ON IN BOTH DIRECTIONS ON THE BROADBAND.

SO WE ACTUALLY ALSO HAVE MADE AVAILABLE MOBILE ACCESS POINTS TO CHECK OUT, FOR STUDENTS AS WELL, AND THEN SOME WILL DRIVE TO A CAMPUS AND USE WI FI FROM THE PARKING LOTS.

SOEL THERE ARE LOTS OF OPPORTUNITIES.

BUT IT'S A REAL CHALLENGE.

I'M, IF YOU LOOK AT THE MOST RECENT CORONAVIRUS RELIEF ACT, THAT WAS JUST PASSED BY CONGRESS, IT INCLUDES SUBSTANTIAL HELP FOR BROADBAND INCLUDING THE LIFE LINE PROGRAMS THAT HELP LOW INCOME FAMILIES.

THAT PROGRAM HAS NOW BEEN EXTENDED TO ANY STUDENT WOULD IS RECIPIENT OF A PELL GRANT WHICH IS GENERAL INDICATOR OF STUDENTS WITH FINANCIAL NEED FORD TO BE ABLE TO AFFORD COLLEGE.

>>Lara: LET ME JUST GET TO SOME OF OUR OTHER GUESTS.

MR. NAKAYAMA, TALK TO YOU AS A COLLEGE COUNSELOR, WHAT HAVE YOU SEEN WITH YOUR STUDENTS AND HOW ARE THE CONVERSATIONS GOING WITH HOW YOUR STUDENTS ARE DEALING WITH EVERYTHING THAT'S HAPPENING, HOW IT IS MAYBE CHANGING THE WAY THAT THEY'RE LOOK AT THEIR FUTURE, TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT.

>> WELL, THINK I FOR STUDENTS AT KONAWAENA HIGH SCHOOL, THEY HAVE A ADAPTED TO THIS DISTANCE LEARNING MODE A LOT OF THEM HAVE RECEIVED CHROME BOOKS OR WI FI HOTSPOTS TO USE.

FOR THOSE STUDENTS LACK CONNECTIVITY, THEY HAVE BEEN ALLOWED BACK ON CAMPUS IN LIMITED CAPACITY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE LEARNING HUBS.

SO THERE IS SOME SORT OF CONNECTION.

BUT AS FAR AS THE CONVERSATIONS WITH SOME OF MY STUDENTS, A LOT OF STUDENTS ARE VERY HOPEFUL.

NOW THAT'S VACCINE HAS COME OUT, HOPEFUL WILL BE SOME SORT NORMALCY HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE FALL SEMESTER.

LOT OF THEM ARE CHOOSING TO GO AWAY, BUT ALSO HAVE BACK UP CHOICES IT ATTEND SOME OF THE COMMUNITY COLLEGES HERE LOCALLY AND GOING TO U.H.

MANOA OR U.H.

HILO.

>>Lara: HOW ARE THOSE SOME OF THOSE CONVERSATIONS GONE FOR YOU AS FAR AS HOW YOU HAVE APPROACHED THEM AND WHAT BEEN PARTICULARLY CHALLENGING FOR YOU AS A COUNSELOR AND DOING WHAT YOU CAN TO SUPPORT THEM?

WHAT HAS BEEN CHALLENGING FOR YOU?

>> I THINK THE GREATEST CHALLENGE IS MEETING THOSE STUDENTS WHO LACK THE DISCIPLINE AT STRUCTURE.

I GUESS, SCHOOL PROVIDED THAT STRUCTURE FOR THESE STUDENTS.

AND SO A LOT OF TIME, THESE ARE THE STUDENTS WHO ARE NOT ATTENDING CLASSES ACCORDING TO THE BELL SCHEDULE.

SO THAT HAS BEEN GREATEST CHALLENGE.

I THINK THE TEACHERS HAVE BEEN ADAPTING.

A LOT OF TEACHERS HAVE BEEN GIVING OUT PERSONAL CELLPHONES SO STUDENTS CAN CONTACT THEM DURING THE DAY OR AT NIGHT.

I KNOW A LOT OF TEACHERS HAVE OFFICE HOURS DURING THE REGULAR SCHOOL DAY.

BUT THEY ALSO HAVE OFFICE HOURS AT NIGHT WHILE THEY'RE AT HOME JUST TO BE FLEXIBLE TO EACH STUDENTS NEEDS.

>>Lara: WOW.

THAT'S A REALLY GOOD POINT.

THAT EXPERIENCE BEING THERE PHYSICALLY PROVIDES.

ON SO MANY DIFFERENT LEVELS.

FOR STUDENT.

>> GOING TO GET TO THAT WITH ALL OF YOU IN JUST A LITTLE BIT.

I WANT TO GET TO JADEN.

YOU'RE ON THE OTHER END HERE.

YOU'RE EXPERIENCING THIS.

WALKING THROUGH THIS RIGHT NOW.

IN YOUR SENIOR YEAR.

I WOULD IMAGINE YOU MISSED OUT ON A LOT OF THE TRADITIONAL THINGS THIS PAST YEAR.

PROM, FOOTBALL GAMES.

WHATEVER.

HOW ARE YOU DOING WITH ALL OF IN?

HOW IS THIS FEELING FOR YOU?

>> I GUESS INITIALLY WHEN I HEARD EVERYTHING, I DID NOT HOW TO REACT.

EXPERIENCING EVERYTHING, I REMEMBER I HAD THIS PERIOD WHERE I WAS MOURNING.

MISSED ON THE OPPORTUNITIES AS PROM.

SENIOR BALL.

CHEERLEADER.

GOT TO MISS OUT ON SENIOR YEAR, CHEERING FOR FOOTBALL TEAM.

AT THE SAME TIME, IT JUST COMES DOWN TO ADAPTING.

AND JUST STILL MAKING USE OF ALL THE OPPORTUNITIES YOU HAVE, ALTHOUGH THEY MAY BE FROM A SMALLER POOL.

JUST MAKING SURE YOU MAKE USE.

NO MATTER WHAT THE SITUATION IS.

>>Lara: SO I CAN TELL THAT YOU DEFINITELY HAVE SOME GREAT TOOLS TO BE ABLE TO ADAPT.

I'M THINKING ABOUT YOU KNOW, SOME OF THAT, YOUR FRIEND, IN YOUR CIRCLES, WHO MAY HAVE HAD MORE DIFFICULT TIME.

WHAT HAS, HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS BEEN LIKE FOR YOU WITH SOME OF YOUR FRIENDS AND WHO HAVING A LITTLE BIT MORE DIFFICULT TIME AND WHAT HAVE YOU SAID, WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNED FROM THOSE CONVERSATIONS?

>> IT'S VERY HARD FOR SOME OF MY FRIENDS.

OUR SCHOOL ALSO OFFERS CHROME BOOKS.

AT HOME, STUDENTS JUGGLE PERSONAL DUTIES THAT THEY NEED TO UPHOLD.

ONE OF MY FRIENDS ACTUALLY HAS TO TAKE CARE OF YOUNGER SIBLINGS WHILE IN CLASS.

OF COURSE, FOR ME, I ALSO HAVE A YOUNGER SISTER AND SINCE WE'RE ALL ON THE WI FI, SOMETIMES, IT CAN GET A BIT ROCKY, HAVING TO LIKE FOR EXAMPLE, I WAS TAKING A TEST TODAY.

I HAD TO PULL UP A FEW DOCUMENTS.

TAKING FOREVER TO LOAD.

THAT'S JUST SOMETHING YOU CAN'T CONTROL.

SOMETHING YOU JUST GOT TO ADAPT TO.

OTHERWISE, ADAPTING TO THIS WHOLE ON LINE SETTING KIND OF LIKE WHAT MR. NAKAYAMA WAS SAYING.

SOME STUDENTS OR SOME OF MY FRIENDS HAD DOUBLE ADAPTING TO THE SCHEDULE.

MAKING UP ON TIME.

PAYING ATTENTION.

WHAT WAS ALSO SOMETHING I STRUGGLED WITH.

JUST SINCE I HAVE SO MUCH TIME NOW, WITH ANOTHER EXTRACURRICULARS, SETTLED A BIT, NOT AS RIGOROUS AS PREVIOUSLY.

HOW DO YOU MANAGE THAT TIME?

STUDY IN THIS NEW ACADEMIC SETTING?

SO MUCH THINGS THAT ME AND MY PEERS HAD TO ADAPT TO THIS YEAR.

>>Lara: IT'S SO IMPORTANT FOR EVERYBODY ELSE IN THIS VIRTUAL ROOM TO HEAR.

BECAUSE THIS IS THE REALITY OF YOUR WORLD RIGHT NOW.

AND TRYING TO ADAPT LEARNING TODAY FOR IT TO BE EFFECTIVE FOR STUDENTS LIKE YOU.

AND FOR IT TO REALLY WORK.

IN THIS WORLD.

LET'S TALK LITTLE BIT SORT OF YOUR PLANS MOVING FORWARD.

ARE YOU, BECAUSE OF EVERYTHING THAT'S CHANGED, MAYBE OR JUST BECAUSE OF YOUR PLANS, WHAT YOU HAD BEFOREHAND, ARE YOU PLANNING TO STAY HERE IN HAWAII, ARE YOU LOOKING ELSEWHERE?

HOW IS THAT THOUGHT PROCESS GOING?

>> FOR ME PERSONALLY, I REALLY, BEFORE EVERYTHING KIND OF HAPPENED, I REALLY WANTED TO FOR GO TO A COLLEGE ON THE MAINLAND.

STILL, PUSHING FOR THAT KIND OF SETTING, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, I ALSO APPLIED TO WIDE RANGE OF COLLEGES, SOME COLLEGES HERE IN HAWAII.

DEFINITELY HARD TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT COLLEGES TO APPLY TO ONLY BECAUSE OF, WELL, ALL THAT'S BEEN HAPPENING WITH COLLEGE IT'S.

WHAT YOU MENTIONED EARLIER W RISING OF TUITION.

HOW COLLEGE ARE HANDLING THE SITUATION.

AND ALL THAT TYPE OF STUFF.

REALLY BRINGS SO MANY QUESTIONS OF THE COLLEGE SETTING.

I DON'T NECESSARILY KNOW WHERE I'M GOING TO END UP.

BUT THAT IS KIND OF WHERE I AM RIGHT NOW.

>>Lara: THAT'S FAIR.

HONEST.

WHAT NEEDS TO BE PART OF THE CONVERSATION.

WE'RE SO GLAD YOU'RE HERE.

I WANTED TO KIND OF JUMP AHEAD WITH OTHER QUESTIONS.

YOU RAISE IMPORTANT POINT ABOUT TUITION THAT I THINK IS NO DOUBT, OBVIOUSLY ONGOING CONVERSATION.

IN THE CONTEXT OF WHAT THAT TUITION REPRESENTS, AND WHAT YOU'RE PAYING FOR.

I THINK TO BOTH OF YOU, WHEN YOU THINK OF THE AMOUNT THAT YOU'RE PAYING FOR TUITION, NOT OPEN PAYING FOR THE EDUCATION ITSELF, BUT PAYING FOR THE COLLEGE EXPERIENCE.

WHEN THE COLLEGE EXPERIENCE HAS CHANGED THE WAY THAT IT HAS, NOT GETTING SOME OF THOSE THINGS THAT MAKE THE COLLEGE EXPERIENCE SO SPECIAL, HOW HAS THAT CHANGED THE CONVERSATION ON WHAT TUITION SHOULD BE?

>> YEAH, I'VE DEFINITELY SEEN LIKE I DO SEE THE OTHER SIDE WHERER COLLEGES ARE KIND OF, THEY NEED THOSE FUNDS.

BUT AT THE SAME TIME, FINANCIALLY, LIKE I WANT TO BE ABLE TO ATTEND COLLEGE THAT WILL NOT WHERE I WON'T HAVE TO BE DRAGGED DOWN BY STUDENT DEBT.

ATTENDING ON LINE, IT'S A BIT HARD.

I WANT TO BE ABLE TO EXPERIENCE ALL COLLEGE HAS TO OFFER FOR MY ACADEMIC GROWTH.

I WANT TO BE THERE WITH PROFESSORSES SURROUNDED BY FACULTY THAT COULD AID ME DURING MY COLLEGE EXPERIENCE.

NOT ONLY THAT, ALSO COLLABORATING WITH NEW DIVERSE COMMUNITIES, THAT OFFER DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES.

>> OF COURSE, HANDS ON COURSES, LABORATORIES, ME PERSONALLY, I WANT TO PURSUE RESEARCH WHEN I GO INTO COLLEGE.

BEING ON LINE, KIND OF BLOCKS THAT DREAM OF MINE.

>>Lara: YOUR THOUGHTS?

>> THERE'S A NATIONAL DISCUSSION AROUND TENSION, I WOULD SAY, AROUND OUR STUDENTS AND GETTING WHAT THEY'RE PAYING FOR.

YOU LAID OUT THE SENSE THAT STUDENTS MAY BE AREN'T GETTING EVERYTHING.

WHAT I WOULD SAY PRETTY MUCH EVERY COLLEGE PERSPECTIVE, COSTS HAVEN'T GONE DOWN.

THEY'VE GONE UP.

MAKING INCREDIBLE SETS ARRANGEMENTS TO EDUCATE STUDENTS EFFECTIVELY AND ENSURING THEY STAY ON THEIR PATHWAYS, PROVIDING ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE THROUGH THIS COVID PERIOD.

AND EVEN IN A TOTALLY ON LINE ENVIRONMENT, ABOUT ALL THAT GOES DOWN, MIGHT BE, IF YOU CAN CLOSE AN ENTIRE BUILDING, YOU MIGHT SAVE SOME ELECTRICITY MONEY AND CUSTODIAL COSTS OR SOMETHING.

THAT IS WHERE THE TENSION IS.

FOR US, WE HAVE HELD OUR TUITION FLAT I THINK THIS IS OUR THIRD STRAIGHT YEAR.

WE'VE BEEN PRETTY COMMITTED TO NOT SURPRISING STUDENTS WITH TUITION INCREASES.

WE EXPECT TO HOLD THE LINE AND WE'VE BEEN PRETTY PUBLIC TO SAY THERE IS THE WAY OUT OF ANY FINANCIAL CRISIS IS NOT BY RAISING TUITION.

IT'S HAVING TO DO OTHER KINDS OF THINGS.

WHAT WE HAVE DONE IS THAT IN CASES WHERE WE HAVE SPECIFIC FEES FOR ACTIVITIES OR PROGRAMS, THAT CANNOT BE DELIVERED, WE'VE BACKED OFF AND/OR REFUNDED THOSE FEES.

THAT IS THE APPROACH WE'VE TAKEN.

>>Lara: ALSO, TO YOU, SAME QUESTION, I WANT TO TAG ON TO THAT.

RELATED QUESTIONS FROM ONE OFF YOUR VIEWERS.

HAS THE PANDEMIC FORCED SCHOOLS TO ADJUST COURSES OFFERED?

THINKING ABOUT THAT COST OF TUITION AND HOW YOU MOVE FORWARD IN THIS NEW ENVIRONMENT.

WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THAT AND TO ANNA'S QUESTION ABOUT ADJUSTING.

COURSES OR OTHER WAYS?

>> I'LL ANSWER BOTH QUESTIONS.

WE DID NOT ALTER THE COURSES WE'RE OFFERING.

WE OFFERED EVERY SINGLE COURSE LAST SEMESTER AND THIS SEMESTER.

THAT WERE ON THE BOOKS.

DON'T FORGET, WE ARE OFFERING THESE COURSES IN PERSON.

AS WELL.

SO WE HAVE HAD STUDENT ACTIVITIES.

STUDENT CLUBS, STUDENT GROUPS.

ONE OF THE SIGNATURE CLUBS THAT WE HAVE, WE HAVE CULTURAL CLUBS AND WE HAVE PACIFIC ISLAND REVIEW.

AND THIS YEAR, WE DID IT IN A SOCIAL GATHERINGSLY DISTANCED MANNER.

IT WAS JUST AMAZING.

LITTLE PIECES OF IT ON LINE.

MOST OF IT WAS ON CAMPUS.

WITH PEOPLE PARTICIPATING ACROSS THE CAMPUS.

SO WE HAVE BEEN ABLE DO THAT.

BUT AGAIN, WE'RE SMALLER.

WE CAN DO THAT.

REGARDING TUITION PRICES, THAT IS AS DAVID SAID, COSTS HAVE GONE UP.

WE OUR COSTS PRIVATE UNIVERSITY.

COST MORE THAN U.H.

SYSTEM.

HOWEVER, ABOUT 9 8% OF OUR STUDENTS RECEIVE FINANCIAL AID.

PRINTED TUITION ISN'T EVEN CLOSE TO WHAT PEOPLE ACTUALLY PAY.

LIKE AT THE U.H.

SYSTEM, FOR SOME.

FEES AND STUFF, WE DID NOT CHARGE OR WE DID REFUND THIS YEAR.

BUT WE RECOGNIZE THAT STUDENTS GO TO UNIVERSITY FOR THE WHOLE DEVELOPMENTAL EXPERIENCE.

NOT JUST GOING TO CLASSES.

SO WE, IN ADDITION TO, ON CAMPUS ACTIVITIES WE HAD A WHOLE ARRAY OF VERY INTERESTING FUN KIND IT'S OF STUDENTS ACTIVITIES ON LINE.

BUT THAT ONLY GOES SO FAR.

PEOPLE GET TIRED OF THAT.

>>Lara: I WANT TO ASK YOU.

WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT WORKING WITH SO MANY STUDENTS, ALL THE TIME, SEE WHAT THEIR NEEDS ARE AND CHANGING NEED, WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT WHAT KIND OF ADJUSTMENTS COULD OR SHOULD BE MADE WHETHER IT'S REFERRING TO COURSES OTHER TYPES OF RESOURCES THAT, TODAY, YOU THINK STUDENTS REALLY NEED?

>> I THINK SINCE A LOT OF STUDENTS ARE AT HOME AND NOT ABLE TO LEAVE THE HOUSE, I THINK AT KONAWAENA HIGH SCHOOL, HAVE HAD A GREAT SUPPORT WITH THE SCHOOL BEHAVIORAL STAFF.

A LOT OF COUPLE STUDENTS WITH SUICIDAL IDEATION AS A RESULT OF JUST BEING AT HOME FOR SO LONG.

AND BEING WITHDRAWN FROM THE SOCIAL INTERACTION.

BEHAVIORAL SUPPORT IS ALWAYS NECESSARY WHENEVER YOU'RE IN A PANDEMIC BECAUSE SOMETIMES YOU HAVE PARENTS LOST A JOB DURING THE PANDEMIC.

AND SO RESOURCES ARE VERY TIGHT.

BUT AS FAR AS ACADEMICS ARE CONCERNED, I THINK O SCHOOL HAS REALLY ADAPTED WELL.

TO THE NEEDS OF THE STUDENTS.

ORIGINALLY, WE WERE ON AB SPLIT IN TERMS OF HAVING GROUP A STUDENTS COME ON CAMPUS AND GROUP B STUDENTS COME ON CAMPUS.

FOR 90 MINUTES ON A 3 PERIOD ROTATION EACH AND EVERY DAY.

I THINK ORIGINALLY, FACULTY FELT THAT 90 MINUTES WAS GREAT.

BUT THAT OVER THE COURSE OF TIME, WE'VE SEEN STUDENTS, THEIR ATTENTION SPAN, SOMETIMES CAN'T HANDLE THE FULL 90 MINUTES.

SO SOME OF OUR STAFF HAVE, I GUESS, REDUCED THE AMOUNT OF INSTRUCTION, MADE LITTLE BIT MORE COLLABORATIVE ACTIVITY SO THERE ARE SOME INTERACTION WITH CLASSMATES.

HAVE REALLY ADAPTED OF LEARNS ENVIRONMENT BY HAVING VIRTUAL OFFICE HOURS WHERE STUDENTS CAN MAKE APPOINTMENTS FOR ADDITIONAL SUPPORT IF THEY NEED TO FOR THE COURSEWORK.

>>Lara: REALLY ARE MAKING EXCELLENT POINTS.

TO KIND OF CARRY THAT I FURTHER AS FAR AS THE EMOTIONAL IMPACT THIS IS HAVING ON STUDENTS, I THINK THAT IS PART OF THE BROADER CONVERSATION TOO FOR LARGER SCHOOL ENTITIES.

SHOULD THERE BE MR. LASSNER AND DOCTOR, SHOULD THERE BE MORE EMPHASIS ON RESOURCES OR COURSES OR OFFERINGS THAT PROVIDE MORE EMOTIONAL SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS?

>> THE MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES ARE REALLY QUITE SEVERE AND INTERESTINGLY, THAT HAD BECOME A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED ISSUE IN HIGHER EDUCATION.

EVEN BEFORE THE PANDEMIC.

SO MOST UNIVERSITIES HAD STARTED PAYING ATTENTION TO IT.

PRETTY SERIOUSLY.

AND PANDEMIC ABSOLUTELY EXACERBATED THAT.

DONE AT KONAWAENA.

ALSO MADE SUBSTANTIAL INVESTMENTS IN MENTAL HEALTH.

IN FACT, U.H.

ALSO PROVIDES SOME OF THE MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SUPPORT BY TELEHEALTH TO THE D.O.E.

SCHOOLS.

AND THAT ONGOING PROGRAM.

PART OF WHAT U.H.

DOES.

TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY.

BUT WE'VE DONE THE SAME ON CAMPUS.

WE'VE BROUGHT IN TELEHEALTH SERVICES.

WE'VE ADDED RESOURCES FOR BOTH COVID DISEASE RELATED HEALTH FOR TESTING, CONTACT TRACING, ET CETERA.

BUT ALSO, FOR MENTAL HEALTH TO BETTER SERVE OUR STUDENTS.

>> AND IT'S JUST ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL.

I COULDN'T AGREE MORE WITH TRAVIS' COMMENTS.

>> I AGREE AS WELL.

WE ALSO HAVE INCREASED OUR RESOURCES IN THE AREA OF BOTH TELEHEALTH AND IN PERSON APPOINTMENTS WITH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, SPECIALISTS HERE.

ALSO, ADVISING STAFF AND OUR FACULTY HAVE SPENT SOME TIME JUST LEARNING HOW TO SUPPORT STUDENTS AND MAYBE MORE HOLISTIC WAY, THAN BEFORE BECAUSE WE RECOGNIZE THAT LEARNING OCCURS IN THE ENTIRE LIFE OF A STUDENT.

WE NEED TO TAKE A HOLISTIC VIEWPOINT OF WHAT PEOPLE ARE GOING THROUGH.

OUR ADVISORS AND OUR FACULTY ADVISORS TOUCH BASES ON A VERY REGULAR BASIS WITH THEIR STUDENT ADVISEES TO JUST CHECK IN.

SEE HOW THEY'RE DOING.

EVEN HAVE APPS WHERE PEOPLE CHECK IN EVERY WEEK.

SOME GROUPS OR STUDENTS, TO REPORT IN ON ISSUES THEY MIGHT BE HAVING, HELP THEY MIGHT NEED.

AS WELL, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO TEACH RESILIENCY TO YOUNG COLLEGE STUDENTS, AND SELF HELP.

EVERYTHING FROM MEDITATION AND MINDFULNESS TO NUTRITION AND EXERCISE AND THAT KIND OF THING.

WE'VE INCLUDED THOSE IN OUR INTRODUCTORY COURSES FOR EXAMPLE, FOR FRESHMEN, FIRST SEMESTER.

AND FIRST YEAR AS WELL.

I THINK PEOPLE ARE DOING THAT NATIONALLY RECOGNIZING THAT THIS IS A GROWING NEED AS DAVID SAID BEFORE THE PANDEMIC EVER HIT.

THIS CERTAINLY HAS A EXACERBATED THAT.

WE'VE ALL DONE A PRETTY GOOD JOB OF REALLY ATTENDING TO THOSE NEED.

>>Lara: I WANT TO TURN TO JAYDEN HERE.

THIS IS YOUR LIFE.

AND THIS IS THE LIVES OF YOUR FRIENDS.

AND YOU ARE THE ONES WHO ARE FEELING THIS.

AND GOING THROUGH THIS.

GREAT EFFORTS RESOURCES ARE BEING PUT INTO THIS.

HOW DOES IT FEEL TO YOU?

DO YOU FEEL LIKE THERE IS SOME OTHER APPROACHES OR SOME OTHER WAYS THAT YOU THINK MIGHT RESONATE AND IMPACT YOU AND YOUR FRIENDS MORE?

IT REALLY IS, I THINK, SO IMPORTANT TO HEAR YOUR VOICE AND YOUR HONEST OPINION AS TO WHAT THIS FEELS LIKE.

AND IF THE APPROACH RIGHT NOW IS HITTING THE MARK IN A SENSE, OR IF THERE'S SOMETHING ELSE YOU THINK COULD BE DONE DIFFERENTLY.

>> FOR ME, PERSONALLY, IT'S BEEN HARD THIS YEAR.

I WOULD SAY.

SINCE I'M A APPLYING TO COLLEGE THIS YEAR, I WAS VERY STRESSED.

I DO ADMIT.

THAT WAS BIT AT THE END OF LAST YEAR.

THERE WAS SO MUCH UNCERTAINTY OF HOW THE COLLEGE PROCESS WOULD WORK.

SAT, ACT, IN COLLEGES, MADE THAT OPTIONAL.

AND FOR ME, THE QUESTION, WILL COLLEGES ACCEPT MORE STUDENTS OR ACCEPT LESS STUDENTS?

SOME STUDENTS THAT APPLIED TO COLLEGE DEFERRED THEIR ENROLLMENT TO CLASS OF 2025.

WHICH IS THE YEAR I'M A PLAY APPLYING TO.

SO MUCH QUESTIONS IN THE AIR.

FOR COLLEGE.

SO MUCH UNCERTAINTY.

FOR ME, USED TO BE SO EASY TO JUST WALK IN AND SEE MY COUNSELOR.

BUT NOW, IT'S JUST A BIT MORE DIFFICULT.

EVEN JUST TALKING WITH TEACHERS.

USUALLY, I STRIVE TO CREATE RELATIONSHIPS WITH THEM, BUT IT'S VERY HARD IN THIS LIKE ACADEMIC SETTING.

NEW ACADEMIC SETTING I GUESS.

IT'S REALLY DIFFICULT.

>>Lara: ARE THERE I A FEW FINGERS THAT HAVE STOOD OUT TO YOU THAT YOU THOUGHT TO YOURSELF, IF THEY COULD JUST CHANGE THIS OR JUST MADE THIS PART OF THE APPLICATION PROCESS EASIER OR MAYBE DROPPED THIS FEE?

ARE THERE THINGS LIKE THAT THAT HAVE STOOD OUT TO YOU THAT YOU KNOW IN SMALL OR MAYBE BIG WAY WOULD HELP AS WELL?

>> YEAH.

FOR ME, HIGH SCHOOL WISE, I REALLY DO WISH WE GOT TO KNOW OUR COUNSELORS LITTLE BIT MORE.

THIS YEAR, INTRODUCED FEW MORE COUNSELORS.

SOME MANY HAD NOT SEEN BEFORE.

I CAN IMAGINE UPCOMING FRESHMAN.

DON'T KNOW HOW THESE RESOURCES WORK.

I WISH WE WERE ABLE TO CONNECT IN SOME WAY.

MANY ARE AFRAID TO REACH OUT.

SO MAYBE IF THEY COULD KIND OF HEY, IT'S OKAY.

THIS IS HOW TO REACH OUT TO US.

THAT TYPE OF THING.

THERE'S SO MUCH UP IN THE AIR.

THIS YEAR.

FOR MANY STUDENTS THEY DON'T KNOW.

THEY DON'T KNOW HOW TO DO THAT TYPE OF THING.

COLLEGE WISE, I REALLY WISH THEY DROPPED THEIR COLLEGE APP FEES.

ONLY BECAUSE IT ADD UP.

EXPENSIVE.

EVERYBODY, ONE CERTAINTY THIS YEAR, JUST SO DIFFICULT TO RENDER HOW MUCH COLLEGE SHOULD APPLY TO, APPLY TO A WIDE VARIETY, THAT TYPE OF THING.

SO CRAZY.

>>Lara: I SEE EVERYBODY LISTENING INTENTLY.

MR. NAKAYAMA, MENTIONED ABOUT MORE OF A CONNECTION WITH COUNSELORS.

YOU'RE DOING A LOT YOURSELF.

WHAT STANDS OUT TO YOU, WHAT ELSE DO YOU THINK WITHIN YOUR COLLEAGUES MIGHT HELP TOO AS FAR AS HELPING TO MAKE MORE OF THOSE CONNECTIONS THAT SHE'S TALKING ABOUT OR HELP YOUR COLLEAGUES REACH STUDENTS MORE?

>> WELL, I THINK DEFINITELY MORE TIME IN THE DAY.

IF WE HAD A LOT OF TIME TO WORK WITH OUR STUDENTS.

BUT I THINK THE STAFF REALIZES THAT.

>> TEACHERS WERE ON AROUND THE STATE I KNOW REALIZE THAT MORE TIME IS NEEDED TO ADEQUATELY REACH OUT TO THESE KIDS.

THEREFORE, I THINK THAT IS WHY THEY HAVE IMPLEMENTED AT HOME TYPE OF OFFICE HOURS DURING OFF HOUR TIMES.

SO THEY HAVE BEEN DOING THAT.

I THINK IT HAS BEEN SUCCESS.

I THINK THERE ARE SOME STUDENTS THAT LACK THAT CONNECTIVITY AS WELL AS DISCIPLINE.

SO THERE'S SOME DIFFERENT TYPES OF APPROACHES WE HAVE BEEN DOING.

SUCH AS HOME VISITS.

SOMETIMES WE EVEN MAKE PHONE CALLS AT NIGHT.

JUST TO REACH OUT TO THESE STUDENTS.

SO I THINK RESOURCES ARE THERE.

JUST HAD TO BE A LITTLE BIT MORE CREATIVE AND FLEXIBLE DO IT.

>>Lara: LET'S PIVOT A LITTLE BIT.

TALK ABOUT SPORTS.

MR. LASSNER, I THINK MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT CAME OUT MAYBE A FEW WEEK AGO ABOUT U.H.

FOOTBALL GAMES BEING HELD ON THE MANOA CAMPUS.

INSTEAD OF ALOHA STADIUM.

REALISTICALLY, IS THERE THE FUNDING THERE DO THAT?

LOGISTICS THERE DO THAT?

TO BE ABLE TO MAKE THAT CON VEERING?

>> YEAH, WE'RE PRETTY SERIOUS ABOUT, DON'T REALLY HAVE MUCH CHOICE.

ALOHA STADIUM FOLKS TOLD US THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO SAFELY ALLOW FANS DURING THE 2021 FOOTBALL SEASON.

SO WE HAVE ASSESSED QUITE CONFIDENT, CAN PLAY ON THE CLARENCE TC CHING FIELD.

VERY GRATEFUL FOR THEIR SUPPORT.

HELPING US BUILD A FIELDHOUSE.

ADJACENT TO THAT FIELD.

AND WE ARE GOING TO NEED TO ADD SOME STANDS.

GOING TO NEED TO DO SOME RENOVATIONS.

HAD NEW TURF COMING IN ALREADY.

GOING TO NEED A SCOREBOARD.

WE ACTUALLY THINK THE POSSIBLE WE'LL BE ABLE TO MOVE THIS SCOREBOARD OVER FROM ALOHA STADIUM.

SO WE'RE QUITE SERIOUS.

IT'S BEEN INTERESTING BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF ENTHUSIASM FOR IT.

IDEA YOU HAVE ACTUALLY PLAYING ON CAMPUS, BEING ACCESSIBLE TO STUDENT AND FACULTY, MUCH LESS COMBAT, BUT WE HAVEN'T BEEN SELLING OUT ALOHA STADIUM.

SO ITS GOING TO BE HARD TO GET TICKETS.

WHICH IS NOT A BAD THING FOR A WHILE.

WHILE WE WAIT FOR THE NEW STADIUM TO COME UP.

WE ALSO THINK THERE'S SOME STUDENTS FOR SOME GREAT PROMOTIONS AS WELL.

IF WE HAVE A GREAT SCOREBOARD, WE COULD SHOW MOVIES ON THE FIELD.

WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO HAVE SOME FUN WITH THIS.

REALLY CREATE A GREAT EXPERIENCE.

FOR OUR PLAYERS, COACHES AND CAMPUS.

YEAH.

>>Lara: TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT >> MAKING LEMONADE OUT OF OUR LEMONS.

>>Lara: OPTIMISTIC.

GOOD TO HEAR SOME OF THOSE DETAILS.

TO MAKE PEOPLE FEEL OPTIMISTIC.

TALK MORE ABOUT SPORTS IN THE CONTEXT OF ATHLETICS SCHOLARSHIPS.

I'LL START WITH YOU.

SO WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT A LOT OF THESE SPORTS THAT HAVE BEEN CANCELED, FALL, WINTER SPORT, I WOULD IMAGINE THAT A LOT OF YOUR HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS, JUNIORS AND SENIORS WERE LOOKING FORWARD TO OR RELYING ON THE POSSIBILITY OF ATHLETIC SCHOLARSHIP.

AS THEY MOVE INTO COLLEGE.

WHAT HAS BEEN HAPPENING?

HAVE YOU SEEN THAT BE A PROBLEM?

HOW IS THAT BEEN GOING?

>> A LOT OF KIDS ARE DEVASTATED.

A LOT OF KONAWAENA IS A FAIRLY BIG SPORTS SCHOOL.

OUR BASKETBALL PROGRAM, GIRLS BASKETBALL PROGRAM EXCELLENT.

PERENNIAL STATE CONTENDERS.

ALSO FOOTBALL PROGRAM IS UP THERE.

IN THE STATE RANKING.

YEAR AFTER YEAR.

SO A LOT OF OUR STUDENTS STRIVE JUST FOR FOOTBALL SEASON.

SO THEY WERE KIND OF TAKING A ABACK WHAT HAPPENED WITH THE CANCELLATION OF HIGH SCHOOL SEASON.

SPRING SPORTS, STILL HOPEFUL THERE WILL BE A SEASON.

BUT I THINK THE STUDENTS, THEY'RE MAKING LIKE PRESIDENT LASSNER SAID, MAKING LEMONADE OUT OF LEMONS RIGHT NOW.

SO VERY RESILIENT AS FAR AS SCHOLARSHIPS ARE CONCERNED.

A LOT OF OUR STUDENTS ARE MAINTAINING THE CONTACT WITH THE COACHES.

AND THE ATHLETICS STAFF.

AT DIFFERENT UNIVERSITIES.

SO SHOWING A LOT OF PERSONAL WORKOUTS.

SO THEY'RE STILL TRAINING ON DIFFERENT FIELDS.

HOPEFUL THEY'LL BE ABLE TO HAVE ATHLETICS SCHOLARSHIPS.

THEY ARE ADAPTING VERY WELL.

THEY'RE STILL TRAINING.

AND I THINK THEY SHOWED A LOT OF RESILIENCE THIS YEAR.

>>Lara: TO FOLLOW UP ON THAT.

WHAT ELSE YOU'VE BEEN HEARING AND SEEING HAPPEN WITH WHEN THEY'RE ABLE TO MAKE THESE CONNECTIONS OR HOLD ON TO THESE CONNECTIONS FOR POSSIBLY SOME SCHOLARSHIPS IN THE HOPEFULLY NOT TOO DISTANCE FUTURE, WHAT ELSE HAVE THESE WHOMEVER CONNECT WITH, OTHER COLLEGES OR UNIVERSITIES, WHAT ELSE HAVE YOU SEEN THEM DO TO TRY TO KEEP THAT MOMENTUM GOING IN SOME SHAPE OR FORM?

>> WELL, A LOT OF THEM ARE DOING WORKOUTS.

STILL WORKING HARD.

I FACETIME A FAIR NUMBER OF MY STUDENTS JUST TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE, MAINTAIN CONTACT.

SOMETIMES I FACETIME THEM AND THEY ARE IN THE WEIGHT ROOM.

AGGRESSIVELY TRAINING.

I'VE SEEN SOME OF THEIR BODIES CHANGE FROM LAST YEAR TO THIS YEAR.

BECAUSE I DIDN'T SEE THEM FOR THE SECOND PART OF LAST YEAR.

THEN NOW, WHEN I'M ABLE TO SEE THEM, THEY LOOK TREMENDOUSLY IN SHAPE.

I THINK THEY'RE DOING VERY WELL.

I THINK THEY'RE MAINTAINING, CONNECTION WITH COACHES, TRAINING WELL, SOMETIMES SOME OF THEIR COACHES AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL ARE REALLY GIVING THEM SOME CRITIQUE ON WHAT TO DO.

TO HOPEFULLY, I GUESS, PREPARE FOR THEIR CAREERS AFTER HIGH SCHOOL.

>>Lara: TO YOU AND ALSO TO MR. LASSNER, FROM YOUR END, WHAT HAVE DEPARTMENTS AND COACHES DOING TO KIND OF BRIDGE THAT TIME GAP AND KEEP THAT MOMENTUM GOING?

>> I'M SURE THIS IS THE SAME AT U.H.

ALL OF THE SPORTS TEAMS HAVE BEEN PRACTICING NONSTOP.

DURING THE VERY LIMITED TIME WHEN WE COULDN'T HAVE MUCH SOCIAL INTERACTION AIL AT ALL.

>> DOING VIRTUALLY.

SMALL GROUPS ATHLETE, COACHES TRAINERS ARE REGULARLY WORK OUT.

WE'RE STARTING OUR BASKETBALL SEASON THIS WEEKEND.

WE'RE IN NCAA, DIVISION 2 U.H.

MANOA.

DIVISION 1.

WE'RE IN A POD.

ONLY PLAY THIS SEASON.

U.H.

HILO.

HPU AND CHAMINADE.

PLAY EACH OTHER SEVERAL DIFFERENT TYPES WITH ALL THE APPROPRIATE TESTING ET CETERA.

ATHLETES PRACTICING.

BOTH MEN'S AND WOMEN'S BASKETBALL.

GETTING TESTED THREE TIMES A WEEK.

AS ARE ALL OF THOSE OTHER TEAMS I JUST MENTIONED.

BUT THE OTHER TEAMS YOU KNOW, WOMEN'S SOFTBALL NOW, BATTING CAGES.

JUST NOT ALL TOGETHER AT TIMES.

I WOULD AGREE WITH TRAVIS WORKING WITH COACHES, WE'RE RECRUITING.

FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL.

ALREADY RECRUITED NUMBER OF STUDENTS FOR NEXT YEAR.

AND THOSE SENIORS THIS YEAR HAVE THE, OUR SENIORS, HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO STAY FOR ANOTHER YEAR IF THEY WANT TO.

WE'RE OFFERING ALL OF THOSE SCHOLARSHIPS JUST AS WE WOULD IN THE OTHER TIME FOR ATHLETICS.

SO IT'S CHALLENGING.

BUT YOU KNOW, STUDENT ATHLETES, THEY WORK HARD.

TO BE BOTH STUDENTS AND ATHLETES.

AND SUCCESSFUL.

REALLY HAND IT TO THEM.

>>Lara: MR. LASSNER?

>> I'LL JUST ADD A COUPLE OF THINGS.

WE'RE IN DIFFERENT DIVISIONS IN CHINA.

BUT THE NCAA GIVES PRETTY CLEAR GUIDELINES ON WHAT YOU CAN DO AND WHEN.

AND WE KIND OF CROSSWALK NCAA REQUIREMENTS WITH STATE OF HAWAII AND WE'RE IN PRETTY REGULAR CONTACT WITH HAWAII P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.

AROUND ESPECIALLY AROUND COMPETITION.

AND THEN TRAVEL ASSOCIATED WITH COMPETITION.

COMPLICATED.

WHEN WE DECIDED TO PLAY FOOTBALL, AND WE MET WITH THE PRESIDENT OF ALL OF OUR MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE FELLOW, TEAMS WE COMPETE AGAINST MOST.

WE HAD TO LOOK EACH OTHER IN THE EYE AND SAY IS THIS THE RIGHT THING TO DO AND CAN WE DO IT SAFELY?

WHEN WE WERE MAKING THIS DECISION IN THE FALL, WASN'T AS OBVIOUS AND WELL UNDERSTOOD.

I THINK PART OF WHAT WE CAME TO REALIZE IS THAT IT WASN'T JUST ABOUT THE FOOTBALL PLAYERS AND THE FOOTBALL COACHES.

BUT IT WAS A WAY THAT WE COULD SHOW THAT WE COULD DO SOMETHING HARD TOGETHER AND DO IT SAFELY AND I THINK WE'RE REALLY QUITE PROUD THAT WE PULLED OFF THAT FULL FOOTBALL SEASON.

AS LYNN SAID, WE'RE HONORING ALL OF THE SCHOLARSHIPS.

NOT THE STUDENTS FAULT THAT THEY DIDN'T GET TO PLAY.

AND I THINK THAT IS TRUE ACROSS MOST OF THE COUNTRY.

THOSE STUDENTS WHO MISSED ALL OF OUR ATHLETES FROM THIS YEAR HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO COMPETE EXTRA YEAR IF THAT'S WHAT THEY WANT TO DO.

OF COURSE, WE HOPE THEIR PRIORITY IS GRADUATING AND IF THEY'RE THINKING ABOUT BECOMING PROFESSIONAL ATHLETE.

REALLY MOVING ON WITH THEIR LIVES.

GOOD THING TO DO ALSO.

THEY ARE STUDENT ATHLETES.

NOT JUST ATHLETES.

>>Lara: TRUE.

AS WE MOVE FORWARD, YOU'RE ALREADY IN THE SPRING SEMESTER RIGHT NOW.

BUT THINGS ARE GOING TO OF COURSE KEEP CHANGING HAVE TO KEEP ADAPTING.

WHAT ELSE ARE YOU LOOK TO AS YOU LOOK AT HOW THINGS ARE ROLLING OUT THIS SESSION?

THIS SEMESTER.

AND WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DO FOR THE SAKE OF CONTINUING TO, LACK OF BETTER WORD, NORMALIZE WHATEVER SITUATION WE'RE IN NOW.

WHAT ELSE IS CHANGING?

WHAT ELSE ARE YOU LOOKING AT TO CHANGE?

FOR THE SAKE OF CREATING SYSTEM FOR TODAY?

>> COUPLE THINGS I MENTIONED.

ONE IS WE'VE LEARNED A LOT THROUGH THIS PANDEMIC AND LIKE CHAMINADE, WE HAD A PRETTY EXTENSIVE DISTANCE LEARNING PROGRAM.

SERVED STUDENTS 30 YEARS THROUGHOUT THE STATEMENT INCLUDING KONA.

HAPPY TO BE OUT THERE PALAMANUI SERVING DEGREES FROM ALL OF OUR OTHER CAMPUS.

ALSO HAVE A LARGE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES TELEWORK.

WE'RE STARTING TO THINK ABOUT WHAT ARE THE THINGS WE'VE LEARNED ABOUT THEM BRACE OF TECHNOLOGY IN EDUCATION, IN TEACHING IN LEARNING, IN THE WORK PLACE, THAT WE DON'T WANT TO LET GO WHEN WE CAN GO BACK TO FULLY IN PERSON.

SHOULD YOU WE BE ABLE TO LET PEOPLE WORK FROM HOME A DAY A WEEK?

OR EVEN TO DO THEIR WHOLE JOB FROM HOME IF IT CAN BE PERFORMED THAT WAY.

WHAT MORE ON LINE WILL WE BE DOING AND I WANT TO ECHO SOMETHING THAT BOTH JADEN AND TRAVIS SAID, EVEN FRESHMAN IN COLLEGE PRIOR TO THIS, THE DATA SHOWED FULLY ON LINE EDUCATION WAS NOT APPROPRIATE FOR MOST 18 YEAR OLD FRESHMAN.

TAKING ONE ON LINE CLASS IS FINE.

BUT IT'S A CHALLENGE STUDENTS EVEN AFTER THEY GET TO COLLEGE.

YOU CAN SEE IT IN THE DATA THAT COMES OUT.

I JUST WANT TO MENTION ONE OTHER THING.

REALLY CONCERNS ME.

BECAUSE I SAW DATA THIS WEEK, SORRY, O I AM I'M A DATA GUY YOU CAN TELL.

I SAW DATA THIS WEEK, SHOWED CLASS OF 2020 FROM THE PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS IN HAWAII, WE LOST 5% OFF OF OUR COLLEGE GOING RATE.

SO IN MOST YEARS, 55% OF OUR D.O.E., HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES, GO TO COLLEGE.

THE DATA THAT JUST CAME OUTSIDE THAT DROPPED TO 50%.

SO THOSE EXTRA 5% IN HAWAII, DIDN'T GO TO COLLEGE.

THIS FALL, THERE WAS NO PLACE TO GO TO WORK.

BECAUSE THERE ARE NO JOBS.

I THINK WE'RE REAL RISK OF LOSING A GENERATION.

AN WE NEED TO GET MORE OF THOSE KIDS MOVING AHEAD INTO POST SECONDARY EDUCATION.

WE COLLABORATE WITH CHAMINADE.

WE'RE NOT REALLY COMPETITORS FOR MUCH OF ANYTHING.

WE JUST NEED OUR HAWAII HIGH SCHOOL KIDS ESPECIALLY OUR PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL KIDS, TO MOVE ON TO SOME FORM OF POST SECONDRY EDUCATION.

WHETHER IT'S ON THE MAINLAND, WHETHER IT'S COMMUNITY COLLEGE, WHETHER IT'S CERTIFICATE PROGRAM, THAT PROBE PREPARES THEM FOR A SPECIFIC JOB.

BECAUSE THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES AND AGAIN, FUTURES ARE REALLY CONSTRAINED.

IF ALL THEY ATTAIN IS A HIGH SCHOOL DEGREE.

>> ECHO DAVID'S COMMENTS.

WE ALL OF, EVERYBODY IN HAWAII, IS VERY COMMITTED.

>> PARTICULARLY, EDUCATORS IN HIGHER ED.

REGARDLESS OF WHERE WE WORK.

COLLEGE DEGREE VERY IMPORTANT.

OR POST HIGH SCHOOL AS DAVID INDICATE.

CERTIFICATES.

WE'RE WORKING THIS SUMMER, I KNOW THE U.H.

SYSTEM HAS SOME OF THESE.

PROGRAMS AND WE'RE COLLABORATING WITH SOME OF THE COMMUNITY COLLEGES.

TO PROVIDE PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS ENTERING SENIOR YEAR IN HIGH SCHOOL.

PRECOLLEGE PROGRAMS.

WE HOPE TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THESE ON CAMPUS FOR SHORT PERIODS OF TIME.

WE'RE WORKING WITH MULTIPLE HIGH SCHOOLS HERE.

ON OAHU AND HAWAII AND MAUI PARTICULARLY.

TO PROVIDE THOSE.

I KNOW THAT U.H.

SYSTEM DOES THE SAME THING.

STUDENTS HAVE TO REALIZE AND HAVE AN EXPERIENCE OF WHAT IT FEELS LIKE, GO TO COLLEGE.

BEFORE THEY GET THERE.

PARTICULARLY, NOW.

WHEN THEY SPENT THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF ON LINE.

OR YEAR.

I SHOULD SAY.

ON LINE.

BUT ANOTHER POINT I WANTED TO MAKE TO JUST EMPHASIZE WHAT DAVID SAID, WE HAVE LEARNED A LOT IN TERMS OF EDUCATING.

THERE SOME WONDERFUL COLLABORATIVE TOOLS THAT YOU CAN USE ON LINE.

THAT YOU COULD USE IN IN PERSON CLASSROOM.

I THINK WE'VE ALL LEARNED AS EDUCATORS THAT THERE'S A LOT OF CREATIVE WAYS THAT PEOPLE CAN WORK TOGETHER AND FEEL CONNECTED EVEN IN THE CLASSROOM USING TECHNOLOGY.

I THINK WE'RE GOING TO SEE CHANGES IN EDUCATION ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

THE WAY PEOPLE TEACH AND LEARN AND ALSO THE WAY WE WORK.

ALL KNOW LOTS OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN AT HOMEWORKING AND WORK JUST FINE DEPENDING ON WHAT KIND OF JOB YOU DO.

WE ALL HAVE TO BE MORE FLEXIBLE THINKING ABOUT WHAT DOES IT MEAN REALLY GO TO WORK.

>> WE FEEL VERY HOPEFUL FOR THE FUTURE.

I'M PARTICULARLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SENIORS IN HIGH SCHOOL IN D.O.E.

SCHOOLS NOW.

PLEASE SHARE WITH YOUR FELLOW STUDENTS THAT WE ARE HERE TO HELP YOU.

WE REALLY, WE DEPEND ON YOUR SUCCESS TO MAKE HAWAII CONTINUE TO GROW AND BE A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE AND WORK.

>>Lara: MR. NAKAYAMA, TO YOU, CONVERSATIONS YOU'VE HAD WITH YOUR STUDENTS, WHAT HAVE THEY SHARED WITH YOU WHEN YOU'VE ASKED THEM, WHAT DO YOU NEED TO STAY IN SCHOOL, TABLE MOTIVATED, TO CONTINUE TO HIGH HIGHER EDUCATION?

WHAT HAVE THEY TOLD YOU ABOUT WHAT THEY NEED TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT, CONTINUE TO HIGHER EDUCATION.

>> A I THINK A LOT OF THE CONCERNS HAVE BEEN IN TERMS OF FUNDING.

JUST TUITION.

I THINK THEIR CONCERNS ARE, AM I ABLE TO AFFORD A COLLEGE EDUCATION.

AND I THINK GOING OFF OF WHAT JADEN SAID AS WELL AS PRESIDENT LASSNER, A LOT OF STUDENTS HAVE BEEN TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE FAST PASS INITIATIVE, OFFERS APPLICATION FEES BEING WAVED THROUGH U.H.

MANOA, U.H.

HILO, U.H.

WEST OAHU AS WELL AS SOME OF THE COMMUNITY COLLEGES AROUND THE STATE.

A LOT OF STUDENTS HAVE BEEN TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THAT OPPORTUNITY TO OFFSET SOME OF THE COLLEGE COSTS.

>> I'M SEEING THAT A LOT OF STUDENTS ARE TAKING EARLY COLLEGE COURSES.

SO THESE EARLY COLLEGE COURSES ARE GONE THROUGH PALAMA NUI, WHICH IS IN THE HEART OF KONA.

BY THE KONA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.

THESE CREDITS ARE TRANSFERRABLE TO THE U.H.

SYSTEM INSTITUTIONS.

ALSO TRANSFERRABLE TO MAINLAND INSTITUTION.

A LOT OF STUDENTS ARE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE FAST PAST INITIATIVE AND EARLY COLLEGE COURSES TO HELP OFFSET SOME OF THE TUITION COSTS.

>>Lara: GREAT ADVICE.

GREAT THINGS TO ADD.

WHAT DO YOU FEEL LIKE IS GOING TO MAKE YOU COMFORTABLE?

WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT, ALREADY ON THIS TRACK PUROFOS SUING HIGHER EDUCATION.

THINK ABOUT ACTUALLY THAT HAPPENING AND YOU MAKING THAT MOVE AND FIND YOUR CHOICE, WHAT DO YOU NEED THAT IS GOING TO MAKE YOU FEEL NOT ONLY GOOD ABOUT THAT EXPERIENCE, BUT ALSO, FEEL SAFE AND COMFORTABLE WHEN YOU LOOK FORWARD TO THAT TIME?

>> SO FOR ME, I FEEL LIKE IT'S DEFINITELY SUPPORT.

NOT ONLY IN THE FORM OF PEOPLE I MEET, MY PEERS, BUT ALSO, IN THE STAFF AND FACULTY.

JUST SOMETHING THAT I THINK WILL REALLY SHAPE MY EXPERIENCE THERE TOO.

ESPECIALLY SINCE I GUESS ADJUSTING TO COLLEGE IN ITSELF IS A WHOLE NEW STEP.

ALTHOUGH, THERESON UNCERTAINTY HOW COLLEGE WILL BE.

IT'S A MATTER OF FACT, HOW I WILL ADJUST TO THAT WHOLE COLLEGE EXPERIENCE.

THIS IS A COMPLETE NEW REALM I'M GOING TO BE VENTURING THROUGH.

PULLING UP INTO QUESTION HOW I WILL MAKE THAT EXPERIENCE.

>>Lara: WE'VE GOT ABOUT 3 MINUTES LEFT.

I LYLE WANTED TO KIND OF TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF POSITIVE TURN HERE.

AND MAYBE ABOUT 30 SECONDS TO EACH OF YOU TO ANSWER THIS.

AS FAR AS WHAT YOU FEEL LIKE HAS BEEN THE POSITIVES.

IN GOING THROUGH ALL OF THIS.

I'M SURE SOME OF IT IS GROWTH.

WE HAVE A QUESTION HERE THAT I THINK FROM JOEL.

GOING TO LEAD INTO IT.

HOW THIS MIGHT TRANSFORM HIGHER EDUCATION.

WHAT WAYS THERE MIGHT BE POSITIVE.

WHETHER IT BE MORE AFFORDABLE OR OTHER EFFECTIVE WAYS.

OF DOING EDUCATION.

WHAT WOULD YOU AND MAYBE WE'LL START WITH YOU, WHAT DO YOU FEEL ARE THE POSITIVES REALLY STAND OUT TO YOU?

BECAUSE OF WHAT'S HAPPENED.

>> I MENTION COUPLE ALREADY.

I THINK OUR EMBRACE OF TECHNOLOGY IN EVERY ASPECT OF TEACHING, LEARNING, WORKING, I THINK OUR INVESTMENTS IN MENTAL HEALTH, THOSE ARE THINGS THAT WILL STICK WITH US COMING THROUGH.

I THINK WHAT I'M PROUDEST OF IS GRIT AND RESILIENCE.

COMMUNITY, OHANA, YOU KNOW, THIS WAS NOT AN EASY YEAR TO GET THROUGH BY ANY MEANS.

2020, EVERYONE MAKES JOKES ABOUT 2020.

BUT SUCCEEDING AND TAKING OUR STUDENTS THROUGH LAST SPRING, GROWING OUR CLASS IN THE FALL, KEEPING OUR CLASS THROUGH THE FALL AND INTO THIS SPRING, WE'VE ALREADY STARTED.

THAT TOOK EVERYBODY.

ALL OF OUR FACULTY.

ALL OF OUR STAFF.

ALL OF OUR STUDENTS REALLY DIGGING IN AND SHOWING RESILIENCE.

COULDN'T BE PROUDER.

>>Lara: I WANT TO MAKE SURE I GET TO EVERYONE HERE.

30 SECONDS EACH.

>> I AGREE WITH WHAT DAVE SAID.

I THINK IT'S IN OUR CASE, STUDENTS FIRST HAS BEEN OUR MOTTO.

ALWAYS.

THIS PARTICULAR EXPERIENCE, REALLY BROUGHT TO LIGHT THE FACT THAT OUR FACULTY STAFF ARE SO COMMITTED, TO THEIR STUDENTS, SUCCESS, OUR STUDENTS ACADEMIC SUCCESS, AND THE STUDENTS RECOGNIZE THIS AND THEY WERE ABLE TO FEEL SOME OF THAT EXPERIENCE THAT WE'VE ALL KNOW IS IMPORTANT FOR STUDENTS.

>>Lara: WHAT HAS BEEN POSITIVE FOR YOU?

IF YOU WERE TO >> FOR ME, DEFINITELY THE OPENING OF NEW OPPORTUNITIES.

ESPECIALLY SINCE REMOTE.

HERE IN MAUI.

KIND OF, NOT TOO MANY OPPORTUNITIES COMPARED TO LIKE OAHU OR THE MAINLAND.

BUT SINCE EVERYTHING IS KIND OF ON LINE AND REMOTE, OPEN DOOR TO MANY NEW EXPERIENCES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS TO PURSUE.

>>Lara: SAME THING FOR YOU.

WHAT DO YOU FEEL HAS COME OUT OF THIS POSITIVE?

>> SOMETHING THAT VERY POSITIVE PARTICULARLY FOR THE SERIOUS COLLEGE GOING STUDENT IS THIS PANDEMIC AND THE WAY SCHOOL IS STRUCTURED DURING THE DISTANCE LEARNING PERIOD.

>> KIND OF FORCE THE STUDENTS TO TAKE A STRONGER OWNERSHIP OF THEIR EDUCATION.

WHICH THEY HAVE TO DO WHEN THEY GO COLLEGE.

A LOT OF TIMES, WITH NO BELLS, WITHOUT THE STRUCTURE OF SCHOOL, STUDENTS HAVE TO BE A LITTLE BIT MORE SELF DISCIPLINE.

I THINK KIND OF FORCED THEM TO DEVELOP STRONGER DISPOSITIONS THAT ARE NEEDED TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN COLLEGE.

>>Lara: STATE OF HAWAII SYSTEM, MAHALO TO YOU FOR JOINING US TONIGHT AND WE THANK OUR GUESTS DAVID LASSNER, PRESIDENT OF THE 10 CAMPUS UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII SYSTEM.

DR. LYNN BABINGTON, PRESIDENT OF CHAMINADE UNIVERSITY OF HONOLULU.

KONAWAENA HIGH SCHOOL COLLEGE AND CAREER COUNSELOR TRAVIS NAKAYAMA.

AND MAUI HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR JADYNNE ZANE.

NEXT WEEK ON INSIGHTS, WITH THE RECENT HOLIDAY SURGE IN POSITIVE CASES AND THE MASS ROLLOUT OF THE VACCINATIONS, WE'LL HEAR FROM THE TOP ADMINISTRATORS FROM HAWAII'S HOSPITALS, TO SEE HOW THE STATE IS DOING IN... COVID 19: HOSPITAL CHECK UP.

PLEASE JOIN US THEN.

I'M LARA YAMADA FOR INSIGHTS ON PBS HAWAI`I, ALOHA!

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