The mission of the University of Hawai'i system is to provide quality college and university education and training; create knowledge through research and scholarship; provide service through extension, technical assistance, and training; contribute to the cultural heritage of the community; and respond to state needs. The campuses, organized under one board, differentially emphasize instruction, research, and service. The system's special distinction is found in its Hawaiian, Asian, and Pacific orientation and international leadership role. Common values bind the system together: aloha; academic freedom and intellectual vigor; institutional integrity and service; quality and opportunity; diversity, fairness, and equity; collaboration and respect; and accountability and fiscal integrity.

The University seal contains a torch and a book titled Malamalama in the center of a circular map of the Pacific, surrounded by the state motto, Ua mau ke ea o ka 'aina i ka pono ("The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness"). The University motto, inscribed in both the Hawaiian and English languages on Founders' Gate at the Mānoa campus is Maluna a'e o na lahui a pau ke ola ke kanaka ("Above all nations is humanity"). The motto is reflected in the ethnic diversity of UH students: 20 percent Caucasian, 20 percent Japanese, 15 percent Filipino, 13 percent Hawaiian or part Hawaiian, and 32 percent other ethnicities.

University of Hawai'i at Mānoa

The University of Hawai'i at Mānoa is the main campus of the State of Hawai'i university system. It is located in Mānoa, an urban-suburban district (and a valley by the same name) of Honolulu, a little over 1 mile inland from Waikīkī. The campus occupies the eastern half of the mouth of Mānoa Valley.

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