UH-Manoa ranks No. 13 in region for value
The University of Hawaii at Manoa was ranked 13th best in the western region for return on investment for a college degree, a new study shows.
Released Monday, the report by BestValueSchools.com ranks dozens of schools across the country by region.
"Prospective students are looking for bang for their buck," said editor Paul Church. "And many of them find value in being closer to home. That’s why we decided to compile our rankings by region."
UH was ranked at No. 13 on the western regional list.
The top three were the University of California at Berkeley, the University of Washington and University of Alaska at Fairbanks.
The others ranked ahead of UH were No. 4, University of Colorado at Boulder; No. 5, University of Utah; No. 6, University of Idaho; No. 7, Montana State University; No. 8, University of Arizona; No. 9, University of Nevada-Reno; No. 10, University of Wyoming; No. 11, University of New Mexico; and No. 12, University of Oregon.
Veterans home will honor Kaneohe Marine
A home for veterans will be dedicated in Houston on Wednesday in honor of Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Ryan A. Miller, who died in combat in Iraq.
A native of Houston, Miller served with the 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, based at Kaneohe Bay. He died in September 2009.
The home is in a facility known as Camp Hope, which serves veterans working through post-traumatic stress.
9th Circuit judges to hear cases in isles
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments in Honolulu this week.
A three-judge panel of the court plans to hear three appeals of decisions by immigration authorities and by the U.S. District Court for Hawaii.
The court is scheduled to hear oral arguments in downtown Honolulu on Tuesday and Wednesday. On Thursday judges will listen to arguments at the law school of the University of Hawaii at Manoa.
The judges will also meet informally with William S. Richardson School of Law faculty and students.
Judges from the 9th Circuit meet in Honolulu three times a year.
Hawaii isle’s oldest person dies at age 107
HILO » A 107-year-old woman believed to be Hawaii island’s oldest resident has died.
The Hawaii Tribune-Herald reports Saramae Williams Landers died at her home in Pahoa on Feb. 10.
Landers, a retired guidance counselor for the Renton, Wash., school district, had been honored for her longevity and civic participation by Gov. Neil Abercrombie and both houses of the state Legislature.
State Sen. Russell Ruderman of Puna says Landers might have been the oldest person in the state.
A local theater had hosted a public 107th-birthday celebration for her in April.
Landers is survived by a daughter and a son. Services are planned for a later date in Boise, Idaho.
