Hawaii English Language Program - HELP

🎉 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!

✨Hoʻomaikaʻi to all the UHM Spring 2026 graduates! Special to our instructor and graduate assistant, Emma Mason. For the past two years, she has notably taught Reading, Writing, and Listening and Speaking. Come and celebrate her graduation from the MA Second Language Studies program in the morning commencement ceremony this Saturday, May 16th! 👏

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🎓 Congratulations to our Spring 2 2026 Graduates! Many of them have been at HELP for the whole spring semester. Round of applause, including students from Hankyong National University and East-West Center .west.center! Onwards and upwards! 👏

🤓 Eleanor Roosevelt established National Teachers' Day in 1953. On the penultimate day of the Spring 2 Term, honored their incredible teachers. Our close affiliation with the renowned Department of Second Language Studies at the University of Hawaiʻi makes us a solid choice for ESL/EFL learning, but it is our teachers and staff members that truly make us a unique institution. We truly appreciate your guidance, patience, and all the effort you put into teaching! 👏

😍 Thank you to our HELP Students for volunteering and supporting the community! Service Learning is a method by which students learn and develop through active participation in thoughtfully organized service that is conducted in and meets the needs of a community. Students discover the connection between classroom studies and the real world, gain experiences and skills that will enhance resumes, and learn how to communicate across cultures and generations. Take a look at the various opportunities we've participated in! 🥰

🌺 Big MAHALO for visiting us at Japan Culture Day! You practiced your skills, learned some Japanese culture, and kept up in the air! Hope to see you again! 🎌

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🌿 Affected by the recent floods, volunteered at Kanewai Lo'i. They learned about and some . Join the community workdays on the first Saturday of every month. Malama ‘aina! 🤙🏽



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🤓 Short and sweet! Congratulations to our students from Hyogo University for completing their four-week studies. Good luck in the next step of your journey! ✈

🗻 Come to Japan Culture Day, a joint presentation of the Hawai`i English Language Program (HELP) and the students of Yasuda Women's University in Hiroshima, Japan. Have fun while you learn about some of the customs, paper crafts, traditional games of Japan, and more! 🇯🇵