Kauai Community College
Encyclopedia
College
A college is an educational institution or a constituent part of an educational institution. Usage varies in English-speaking nations...
in Līhue, Hawaii on the island of Kauai
Kauai
Kauai or Kauai, known as Tauai in the ancient Kaua'i dialect, is geologically the oldest of the main Hawaiian Islands. With an area of , it is the fourth largest of the main islands in the Hawaiian archipelago, and the 21st largest island in the United States. Known also as the "Garden Isle",...
. It is one of ten branches of the University of Hawaii system
University of Hawaii
The University of Hawaii System, formally the University of Hawaii and popularly known as UH, is a public, co-educational college and university system that confers associate, bachelor, master, and doctoral degrees through three university campuses, seven community college campuses, an employment...
anchored by the University of Hawaii at Mānoa
University of Hawaii at Manoa
The University of Hawaii at Mānoa is a public, co-educational university and is the flagship campus of the greater University of Hawaii system...
in Honolulu
Honolulu, Hawaii
Honolulu is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Hawaii. Honolulu is the southernmost major U.S. city. Although the name "Honolulu" refers to the urban area on the southeastern shore of the island of Oahu, the city and county government are consolidated as the City and...
and is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges
Western Association of Schools and Colleges
The Western Association of Schools and Colleges is one of six official academic bodies responsible for the accreditation of public and private universities, colleges, secondary and elementary schools in the United States and foreign institutions of American origin. The Western Association of...
.
Campus
Campus art includes:- Ke Mau Nei Ke Ea O Kaua'i I Puhi Aina Malu, copper and bronze sculpture by Bumpei AkajiBumpei AkajiBumpei Akaji was an American sculptor. He was born in Lawai, on the Hawaiian island of Kauai in 1921. In 1943 he joined the United States Army and was sent to Italy with the 100th Battalion of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team. He was inspired by the artwork in Florence and received a discharge...
, 1977 - Spiritual Stones, ceramic sculpture by Randy Naoto Hokushin, 1980
- Celebrating the Arts, granite and bronze sculpture by Ken ShuttKen ShuttKen Shutt is an American sculptor and watercolorist who was born in Long Beach, California. He moved to Hawaii in 1963 and lived there until 1995, when he returned to California in 1995....
, 1999 - Kauai Counterpoint, painted steel sculpture by Robert Alan Flynn, 1978
- Under the Pacific, enamel on steel sculpture by Hon-Chew Hee, 1979