Biography university of hawaii bookstore hilo
Biography university of hawaii bookstore hilo
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The evolution of the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo continues. The latest addition is a four million dollar bookstore that opened in the spring 2013 semester.
The blessing of the new UH Hilo Bookstore was held on Jan. 30.
“Twenty percent of the Hilo population is now students studying at the University of Hawaiʻi and we need a bookstore that is big enough and modern enough to reflect what their needs are,” said UH Hilo Chancellor Donald Straney.
The new bookstore serves both UH Hilo and nearby Hawaiʻi Community College, which has a combined enrollment of over 7,000 students.
It is nearly double the size of the old location at 6,500 square feet, and offers a lot more than just textbooks, school and art supplies, logo apparel and accessories, computers, software and electronics.
“We have a lounge area where people can eat and study,” said Hilo Bookstore manager Jason Tanaka.
“Computer kiosks where students can use free internet as well as the entire buil