Academic calendar
Fall Semester 2026 runs Aug 24, 2026 – Dec 18, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Fall Semester 2026Relevant now
- Spring Semester 2027
- Summer Session I 2027
- Summer Session II 2027
Campus language
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A
- ASUH-UHMC
- Associated Students of the University of Hawai‘i – Maui College, the student government body.
C
- Class Act
- The award-winning, student-run fine dining restaurant located within the Pāʻina Building.
K
- Kulana
- Shortened name for Kulana ʻOiwi, the official student housing complex for the college.
- Kulana ʻOiwi
- The name of the privately-managed student housing facility serving UHMC students.
P
- Pāʻina
- The campus food court and culinary arts building, used as a shorthand for the cafeteria area.
- PTK
- The Alpha Ke Ala Liʻiliʻi chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, the international honor society.
S
- SAB
- Student Advisory Board, the group responsible for campus activities and event planning.
T
- Talk Story
- A local term widely used on campus for informal meetings, student-faculty dialogues, or community forums.
- The Great Lawn
- The central open grass area used for graduation ceremonies and major student festivals.
W
- World Plate
- The main food service station within the Pāʻina building offering diverse daily menus.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- campus_caf
- Campus Café
- Hookipa
- The student services building housing admissions, financial aid, and counseling.
- Ike Le’a
- The Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) building.
- Ka Lama
- The building housing the campus library and the Learning Center.
- Ka’a’ike
- The building dedicated to media, computing, and electronics technology.
- Laulima
- The University of Hawaiʻi system-wide online learning management system used for course materials.
- Maui Bus
- The public transit system which students can ride for free or at a discount with a valid student ID and semester sticker.
- MyUH
- The online portal used by students to access grades, registration, and personal records.
- Noʻeau
- The building housing the campus computing center and administrative offices.
- p_ina_food_court_p_ina_market
- Pāʻina Food Court (Pāʻina Market)
- paniolo_grill_and_world_plate
- Paniolo Grill and World Plate
- Pilina
- The student center building containing the bookstore, student lounge, and multipurpose rooms.
- STAR
- The system-wide 'GPS' (Graduation Pathway System) used for degree tracking and academic advising.
- UH Username
- The single sign-on credential used to access all University of Hawaiʻi online services.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Fall Semester 2026 runs Aug 24, 2026 – Dec 18, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 10 approved campus terms and 14 local details are included in full.
- Are all approved campus terms included?
- Yes. The complete approved glossary is available in the scrollable, searchable campus-language section.
- Where does this guide come from?
- Calendar dates, campus terms, and local details come from DormWay's approved campus reference library.