UH Hilo’s academic success center opens for 2024 spring semester; tutoring schedule online

Kilohana Academic Success Center supports students in becoming more confident about gaining knowledge, strengthening their ability to work through problems encountered in their courses.

A student and tutor sit at a table in a large open space with tables, chairs and computers.
The services at UH Hilo’s Kilohana Academic Success Center are provided to students as a free resource that allows them to feel comfortable asking for tutoring and other help while feeling positive about their academic experience. (Photo credit: Cheylan Zimmermann/UH Hilo Stories)

Kilohana Academic Success Center at the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo is officially open for the 2024 spring semester.

Edwin H. Mookini Library
Edwin H. Mookini Library

Math, science, and writing tutoring are located on the first floor of Mookini Library.

Computer science tutoring is located in College Hall room 11.

The center is now in a newly renovated and expanded space in the library. The new space, which opened last semester, is spacious, quiet, decorated with plants and filled with new furniture.

“I think this is a space that is nice, welcoming, and inviting,” says Karla Hayashi, director of Kilohana.

Karla Hayashi in her office
Karla Hayashi

The services at Kilohana are provided to students as a free resource that allows them to feel comfortable asking for tutoring and other help while feeling positive about their academic experience.

“Asking for help is not something to be embarrassed about,” Hayashi says. “Asking for help is saying you are concerned about your academic progress and can take initiative.”

Kilohana is open from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday (unless otherwise noted) for students to utilize the center’s resources, even if they are not working with a tutor.

You can find tutor schedules on the Kilohana website.

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In a new and larger space, UH Hilo’s academic success center expands its resources to both students and faculty

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