The Hawaii Pacific Islands Campus Compact administered by the University of Hawaii-Manoa Service-Learning Program, was awarded a three-year education grant totaling $1.2 million by the Corporation for National and Community Service's Learn and Serve America program

Black Issues in Higher Education, June 17, 2004

The Hawaii Pacific Islands Campus Compact (HIPICC) administered by the University of Hawaii-Manoa Service-Learning Program, was awarded a three-year education grant totaling $1.2 million by the Corporation for National and Community Service's Learn and Serve America program. HIPICC will use the funds to promote civic engagement in higher education, including health promotion and disease prevention education; protection and restoration of wildlife, water, land, coastal zones and vegetation; and senior care and citizen education. HIPICC is comprised of college and university presidents. The current membership includes all six universities and 10 community colleges in Hawaii, as well as Guam, American Samoa and Northern Marianas.

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