Hawaii English Language Program - HELP

🌺 Ho'omaika'i to our Summer 2 2026 Term Graduates! In such a short time, they've studied intensive academic English. Remember: once part of the HELP 'Ohana, you're always part of the HELP family! See you soon! 😎

🌺 Ho’maika’i to the 2026 Spring-Summer cohort from ! With their intensive studies in business and tourism, they've completed more than 30 hours of , started the inaugural , and made friends from other cultures and backgrounds! Congratulations, graduates!

🎓✨ Huge congratulations to our amazing graduating student employee, Kelly! Between balancing classes and studying abroad, she served a long tenure with HELP! We are so proud of everything you’ve accomplished. Mahalo! 🌈🤙

🌊 Aloha, Summer 2 2026 Term! Classes are officially in session and we welcomed new students from Aichi Shukutoku University! Get ready to learn and make fantastic memories this summer! 📚😎

🎉 Congratulations to our Summer 1 2026 Graduates, from Kanagawa University! We're astonished by all the hard work you've done. Now you are forever part of the HELP Ohana! 🎉

🎓 Congratulations to the Gachon University students completing their 3-week program here at HELP! They developed academic reading, listening, and speaking skills. May you take the lessons learned and in the world! 🇰🇷

Cheering for Walk to Cure Arthritis and encouraging all participants to keep going!

🎉 Hoʻomaikaʻi ʻana (congratulations) to the Tamagawa University students for completing 9 months of intensive Academic English study at HELP! We are so proud of your growth not only in your English skills, but also in your cross-cultural communication, leadership, and personal development. We wish you all the best as you take these lifelong friendships and unforgettable memories forward into your next chapters. A hui hou—until we meet again! 🎓

🌺🫡 Sew a Lei for Memorial Day! and UH community of students, staff, and faculty made flower leis to adorn every grave at Pūowaina for . In two hours, we made 487 leis for our veterans! Special thanks to everyone who contributed, including:
🌟 Office of Community and Civic Engagement: Liane Akana, Atina Pascua, and staff)
🌳 UHM Landscaping Department: Yosuke Jo
🏞 City & County of Honolulu, Department of Parks & Recreation, Division of Urban Forestry: Terri-Ann Koike, Shane Kane and 11-man crew, Brian Koren, Noel Chilton, and staff
🚒 East Manoa Fire Station
📦 Department of Second Language Studies
🌸 Volunteers from Center for Language & Technology, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resilience, College of Social Sciences, Shidler College of Business, Thompson School of Social Work and Public Health, and more!