  {"id":208290,"date":"2024-12-22T14:30:30","date_gmt":"2024-12-23T00:30:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=208290"},"modified":"2024-12-23T13:25:39","modified_gmt":"2024-12-23T23:25:39","slug":"top-social-media-stories-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2024\/12\/22\/top-social-media-stories-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Top social media stories 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-177387\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/cc-hawaii-promise-lindsey.jpg\" alt=\"smiling graduate\" width=\"676\" height=\"381\" \/><\/p>\n<p><abbr>东精影业<\/abbr> News stories were liked, shared and commented on social media. Here are some of the most popular 2024 stories.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-183696\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/kauai-hawaii-promise-landeza-olivier.jpg\" alt=\"Daina Landeza-Olivier in cap and gown with her family\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2024\/02\/04\/kauai-recipient-hawaii-promise-scholarship\/\"><strong><span aria-label=\"Kauai\">Kaua&#699;i<\/span> recipient: <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> Promise scholarship \u2018needs to be there\u2019 for 4-year campuses<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nThe <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> Promise scholarship helped a <abbr>东精影业<\/abbr> West <span aria-label=\"Oahu\">O&#699;ahu<\/span> student earn her degree from <span aria-label=\"Kauai\">Kaua&#699;i<\/span> <abbr>CC<\/abbr>. &ldquo;It\u2019s so important that all of our students and children and adults get educated at a higher level. It\u2019s just so important for us to be able to survive out here in the state of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-186253\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/system-patsy-mink-us-mint.jpg\" alt=\"Patsy Mink and the quarter\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2024\/03\/28\/quarter-honoring-patsy-mink-released\/\"><strong>Quarter honoring Title <abbr>IX<\/abbr> champion Patsy T. Mink is released<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nThe quarter design depicts Mink holding her landmark Title <abbr title=\"Roman numeral nine\">IX<\/abbr> legislation, which prohibits educational institutions from discriminating on the basis of sex in any way, and wearing a lei representing her home state of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span>. The U.S. Capitol Building is in the background.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-144398\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/manoa-saas-summer-bridge-7.jpg\" alt=\"students working in the loi\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2024\/09\/13\/student-athletes-start-strong-support-community\/\"><strong>New <abbr>东精影业<\/abbr> M\u0101noa student-athletes start strong, support community<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nThe program, provided by Student-Athlete Academic Services, includes targeted lessons and group activities related to transitioning to college life, utilizing university resources and gaining exposure to <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span>\u2019s unique culture.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-181300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/manoa-graduates-fall-2023.jpg\" alt=\"Students in cap and gown\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2024\/02\/15\/uh-tops-cc-transfers-earn-bachelor\/\"><strong><abbr>东精影业<\/abbr> among nation\u2019s best in community college transfer students earning bachelor degrees<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n58&#37; of <abbr>东精影业<\/abbr> community college students in 2015 who transferred to <abbr>东精影业<\/abbr> M\u0101noa, <abbr>东精影业<\/abbr> Hilo or <abbr>东精影业<\/abbr> West <span aria-label=\"Oahu\">O&#699;ahu<\/span> earned a bachelor\u02bbs degree within six years. <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> outperformed the national average, and also had a 57&#37; completion rate for <abbr>东精影业<\/abbr> transfer students from low-income families.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]\n<p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-181300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/kapiolani-yamaguchi-pancakes.jpg\" alt=\"yamaguchi with students\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2024\/01\/23\/chef-roy-yamaguchi-flipping-pancakes\/\"><strong>Chef Roy Yamaguchi flipping <span aria-label=\"Poalua\">P&#333;&#699;alua<\/span> Pancakes at <span aria-label=\"Kapiolani\">Kapi&#699;olani<\/span> <abbr>CC<\/abbr><\/strong><\/a><br \/>&ldquo;Seeing Chef Roy Yamaguchi around campus and serving free pancakes at our cafeteria is awesome and inspirational,&rdquo; said student Brayden Nomura. &ldquo;After talking with him, I learned that he wanted to work here to do something to give back to the community and help build the next (generation) of upcoming chefs.&rdquo;<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-177387\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/waikiki-aquarium.jpg\" alt=\"Waikiki Aquarium\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2024\/03\/11\/waikiki-aquarium-120th-anniversary\/\"><strong>Sea-labrate Waik\u012bk\u012b Aquarium\u2019s 120th anniversary<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n&ldquo;We are grateful for the partners, visitors, the local community, and Friends of the Waik&#299;k&#299; Aquarium members who have continued to support the aquarium over the decades,&rdquo; said Waik&#299;k&#299; Aquarium Director Andrew Rossiter. &ldquo;This support is what has allowed us to remain committed to ocean education, research and conservation throughout our history.&rdquo;<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-177387\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/windward-na-leo-40.jpg\" alt=\"Na Leo in red\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2024\/04\/10\/na-leo-40-years-windward-cc-concert\/\"><strong>Na Leo celebrates 40 years with Windward <abbr>CC<\/abbr> concert<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nIn 1984, Na Leo won the Brown Bags to Stardom contest with the song &ldquo;Local Boys,&rdquo; which launched the group\u2019s career. Nalani Jenkins, Lehua Kalima and Angela Morales have written, recorded and performed more than 20 #1 hits and received 23 Na H\u014dk\u016b Hanohano Awards.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-177387\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/hilo-harman-k-2.jpg\" alt=\"group of people smiling at the camera\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2024\/03\/28\/harman-from-hula-to-phd\/\"><strong>From hula to <abbr>PhD: 东精影业<\/abbr> Hilo kumu shares &#699;\u014dlelo <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> journey<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nBorn and raised on Maui, Kekoa Harman, an associate professor of Hawaiian studies and Hawaiian language at <abbr>东精影业<\/abbr> Hilo, recalls his <span aria-label=\"olelo\">&#699;&#333;lelo<\/span> <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> journey beginning in the seventh grade at Kamehameha Schools Kap\u0101lama. Growing up, Harman learned many Hawaiian chants and songs, which propelled him to learn <span aria-label=\"olelo\">&#699;&#333;lelo<\/span> <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span>, to gain a better understanding.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-177387\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/cc-hawaii-promise-lindsey.jpg\" alt=\"smiling graduate\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2024\/01\/22\/hawaii-promise-financial-lifeline\/\"><strong><span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> Promise, financial lifeline for <abbr>东精影业<\/abbr> students, a success<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n&rdquo;This scholarship has been helping continue my education goals without the burden of student loans. I\u2019ve recently had a baby and lost my hometown due to wildfires, but not having to worry about paying for school has been uplifting.&rdquo;<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n<h2><abbr>东精影业<\/abbr> News 2024 recap<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2024\/12\/22\/top-10-uh-news-stories-2024\/\">Top 10 <abbr>东精影业<\/abbr> News stories 2024<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2024\/12\/22\/top-10-uh-news-people-stories-2024\/\">Top 10 <abbr>东精影业<\/abbr> News people stories 2024<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2024\/12\/22\/a-top-story-from-each-uh-campus-2024\/\">A top story from each <abbr>东精影业<\/abbr> campus 2024<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2024\/12\/22\/top-10-uh-manoa-stories-2024\/\">Top 10 <abbr>东精影业<\/abbr> M\u0101noa stories 2024<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2024\/12\/22\/top-social-media-stories-2024\/\">Top social media stories 2024<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2024\/12\/22\/uh-news-olelo-of-the-week-2024\/\"><abbr>东精影业<\/abbr> News &#699;\u014clelo of the Week 2024<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2024\/12\/22\/uh-news-images-of-the-week\/\"><abbr>东精影业<\/abbr> Images of the Week 2024<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2024\/12\/22\/uh-news-holiday-recipes-2024\/\">东精影业-mazing Holiday Recipes 2024<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2024\/12\/22\/2024-in-memoriam\/\">In Memoriam 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><abbr>东精影业<\/abbr> News stories were liked, shared and commented on social media. 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