New procedures help ease move-in process for UH Manoa students

Published: Aug 20, 2024 Duration: 00:03:02 Category: News & Politics

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>> ALL RIGHT, FOLKS, TIME IS 7.38 NOW DOLE STREET IS JAM AND THERE'S A LOT GOING ON IS FALL SEMESTER STARTS UP AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. THAT'S RIGHT. A CRYSTAL TRON AND JOINS US NOW LIVE OFF UNIVERSITY AVENUE WITH MORE ON DORM MOVE INS HAPPENING THIS WEEK. GOOD MORNING, CHRIS. AND GOOD MORNING. >> YEAH, GOOD MORNING TO YOU, SARAH AND SAM. I RELIED BACK AT OLD STOMPING GROUNDS, UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA UP IN THE PARKING OVERLOOKING THE DORMS WHERE HAVING THE BIG SECOND A 3RD DAY OF MOVE IN DAY HAPPENING RIGHT NOW WITH A LOT OF NEW RENOVATIONS. BUT ALSO A NEW PROCESS IS HELPING TO STREAMLINE THINGS. SO WE'RE NOT SEEING ANY TRAFFIC ON DOLE STREET JUST YET, DOESN'T ACTUALLY START TILL 08:00AM SO WE'LL SEE THAT. SO WE'RE HERE TO TELL US MORE IS KIAHNNA. HE'S OUT OF THE WITH THE HOUSING OFFICE. GOOD MORNING TO YOU, SIR. TELL ME HOW THINGS HAVE BEEN GOING THIS HE'S BEEN GOING PRETTY SMOOTH. YEAH. WE HAVE 3 MOVE IN DAYS THIS WEEKEND, WE'RE WELCOMING 3100 STUDENTS TO CAMPUS. A LOT OF THEM FOR THE FIRST TIME IT UH. >> SO SO FAR, SO GOOD. YES, I TELL ME ABOUT THIS NEW PROCESS ACTUALLY IMPLEMENTED LAST YEAR. THAT'S BEEN KIND OF KEEPING THINGS MORE STREAMLINED. YEAH, FOR SURE. SO WE INSTEAD OF HAVING PEOPLE WAIT IN LINES THAT GO INTO THEIR BUILDING, WE HAVE THEM COMING TO THE STAN SHERIFF CENTER GOING INTO THE INTO THE ARENA AND DOING A CHECK IN THERE. AND THAT ALSO GIVES US THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE WITH THEM WITH OUR CAMPUS PARTNERS AND DIFFERENT RESOURCES ON CAMPUS WAS JUST 2. ISRAELI HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT UNEMPLOYMENT, FINANCIAL AID AND A LOT OF TIMES THE PARENTS OF THOSE QUESTIONS, TOO. SO AND IT'S NICE CONDITION, COMFORTABLE ENVIRONMENT. SO IT'S REALLY NICE THEM TO HAVE THIS KIND OF MONUMENTAL OCCASION AND THEIR FAMILY BE A LITTLE LESS STRESSFUL. YES, AND THAT'S DEFINITELY GREAT BECAUSE I'M READY GETTING PTSD FROM THE LAST TIME I FIRST MOVED INTO THE DORMS. LOTS OF TRAFFIC ON DOLE STREET. PEOPLE TURN AROUND IN THEIR PEOPLE NOT KNOWING WHERE TO GO. SO HE'S ALREADY WAY BETTER BUT ALSO WITH WAY BETTER. LOT NEWER. INNOVATIONS TO THE DORMS TELLING ME TELL ME ABOUT IT. >> YEAH, OF COURSE. WELL, WE'VE OVER THE PAST YEAR. WE'VE DONE A LOT ENHANCE THE LIVING EXPERIENCE FOR OUR STUDENTS. SO MOST NOTABLY THIS SUMMER, WE ARE JUST COMPLETING FOR BUILDING RENOVATION OF ALL THE COMMON AREAS AND ARE FOR HAWLEY. ALOHA TOWERS. >> SO KITCHENS, ENTRYWAY STUDY, LOUNGES LOUNGES. ALL OF THOSE HAVE BEEN REDONE. NEW FLOORING NEW FANS, NEW LIGHTING, NEW NEW PAINT NEW FURNITURE. SO A REALLY GOING JOIN UTILIZE THOSE SPACES. OTHER THINGS WE'VE MORE RECENTLY. WE'VE WE PUT WATER BOTTLE, FILLING STATIONS IN EVERY RESIDENCE HALL, WHICH THE STUDENTS BEEN ASKING ABOUT FOR YEARS. SO WE'RE ABLE TO TAKE CARE OF THAT AND MAKE IT A LITTLE COMFORTABLE FOR THEM. WE'VE DONE THINGS LIKE MATTERS. REPLACEMENT OF ALL OUR ENTIRE INVENTORY GOT REPLACED. AND, YOU KNOW, UPDATED OUR WIFI OVER THE PAST YEAR. LOT OF THINGS LIKE THAT JUST REALLY TRYING TO ENHANCE THE OVERALL EXPERIENCE FOR STUDENTS. THAT'S PERFECT. IT SOUNDS FANTASTIC. THANK YOU SO MUCH, DAVID AND HAVE A GREAT ARREST OF A MOVE IN WEEK WHICH IS ONGOING AND TODAY IS GOING TO START IN JUST UNDER HALF AN HOUR AT 08:00AM. SO WATCH OUT FOR A LITTLE BIT OF TRAFFIC. ALL RIGHT. TO DUE PROCESS. >> THINGS ARE SO FAR SO GOOD.

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