Why Choose to Live In A Dorm?

Hawaiian Island Student Suites offers a Kama’aina Scholarship Program which is designed to provide an opportunity for local students to experience college dorm living.

When I graduated from Saint Louis High School in 1966,I decided to attending the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Many of my friends went away to mainland schools. When they came home for the summer, I noticed a big change. They are more mature and more confident than those of us who stayed in Hawaii. I realized that going from high school to college for me was a change in location, moving from Saint Louis High School to the University of Hawaii at Manoa. I simply went to school in a different location,but everything else remained the same-same friends,same home,same activities and the same routine. thos who went to the mmainland had a different experience-new friends,new roommates, new activities and a new routine.

A college dorm is more than a place to live. A dorm is a college class in life experience. A dorm is a college class in human relations,a college class in making friends, a college class in maturity, a college class in conflict resolution and independence. It is a class in deciding who you are and what you want to be. It helps you to establish and identify your core beliefs that will guide you successfully for the rest of your life.

A dorm also offers a number of planned social programs. Living in a dorm is an opportunity to be independent of your family and become part of a new “family” with the trained staff available for guidance or just someone to talk to and help. A dorm is the safety net that gives students a chance to grow.

Living in a dorm also saves on the cost of driving,gas,and wear and tear on the vechile, but mroe importantly the safety of not having to drive back and forth to school.

We encourage you to consider living in a dorm to enhace your college experience!

Sincerely,

Peter Savio
President