Colors OF SUCCESS

From ABIT Grad to Mayor’s Small Business Award Winner

and homework was something I was actually looking forward to completing and sharing in the next class.”

The entire UHMC community was thrilled and very proud when 2015 ABIT grad Michelle Heller’s Da Kine Paints retail store was recognized as a 2022 Maui County Exceptional Small Business.

She says her UHMC experience was vital to becoming the first and only Benjamin Moore Paints dealer on Maui. “If I tried to approach Benjamin Moore about opening a store without knowledge gained through UHMC, I don’t think I would have had the confidence, let alone the ability to make it happen. If I hadn’t gone to college to sharpen my skills in operating a business, it would never have led to the path of opening our store.”

When Michelle enrolled, she knew that attending her local college rather than a larger university would be a different experience. And she was pleasantly surprised by the culture at UHMC. “I expected to sit in a large classroom with a professor lecturing for an hour, not getting to know any fellow classmates coupled with a lot of homework. What I found was that I was in classrooms with 10-25 students, the instructors were personable and encouraged engagement among students. I developed real friendships with

Each semester Michelle took advantage of program counselors to guide her on the right academic path and help with career goals both during her time at UHMC and after graduation, as well. She also credits her instructors with helping to make her college experience exceptional.

I felt as though I could talk about anything I was going through with them with confidentiality. The professionals that UH hires are people within our fairly small Maui community with real world experience in the fields they are teaching.”

Although Michelle did help her father in his paint contracting business, she didn’t have the formal business training necessary to becoming a business owner. “In the UHMC Applied Business and Information Technology Bachelor’s degree program, I learned the most efficient way to start, run, and operate a business.”

“For my capstone project, the instructors helped guide me towards the opportunity to open a paint retail store. During school I started the conversation with Benjamin Moore to open an independent store, and just six months after graduating, I opened Da Kine Paints retail paint store in Kahului.” And just seven years after that, she won a Mayor’s Small Business Award. Way to go, Michelle!

CE American Heart Association CPR, AED & First Aid for Adult, Child and Infant

Learn how to provide emergency action measures for life threatening scenarios through this national certification. This course fulfills OSHA requirements for CPR and First Aid. Information to apply for a card from the American Heart Association will be provided upon successful completion of the class. Cost of card and required book not included in course fee, and will require separate $35 per person payment to American Heart Association instructor.

HLTH6621 / Leo Domingo / $269

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C Survey of Medical Terms

Survey medical terminology including prefixes, suffixes, and word roots; pronunciation, spelling and definition of selected medical words dealing with all human body systems; commonly used abbreviations; and use of the medical dictionary.

HLTH125 / Elaine Slavinsky / 1 credit

001 TuW Fall Semester 8/21 - 12/15

C Community Health Worker Fundamentals

Learn about the roles Community Health Workers play in Hawai‘i and the broader public health system, including the attitudes, skills, and knowledge of the profession.

CHW100 / Timothy Schlather / 3 credits

001 Tu 5:00 PM - 7:45 PM Fall Semester 8/21 - 12/15

C Nurse Assistant

Train as a nurse assistant to care for acute, semi-acute, or convalescent clients in the hospital, long-term care, or home setting under the supervision of a registered or practical nurse. Become eligible for the national certification exam.

NURS100T / Solange Patrick / 4 credits

001 Fall Semester 8/21 - 12/15

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General Pharmacology

Explore this introduction to pharmacology that discusses drugs with emphasis on sites and mechanism of action, toxicity, fate, and uses of major therapeutic agents.

PHRM203 / Steve Farmer / 3 credits

001 TuTh 10:30 AM - 11:45 AM Fall Semester 8/21 - 12/15

C Food Science and Nutrition

Learn an overview of the principles of nutritional science. Includes descriptions and functions of nutrients, digestion and absorption, effects of deficiencies and toxicities, requirements throughout the life cycle, food sources, nutrient interactions, dietary assessment, cultural sensitivity, sports nutrition, eating disorders, global health issues, drug interactions, and nutrition as it pertains to dental health.

FSHN185 / Karen Robbins / 3 credits

001 TuW Fall Semester 8/21 - 12/15

CE Registered Behavior Technician

Become a Registered Behavior Technician (RBT)! This 40-hour, 5-week, hybrid training prepares participants to meet all criteria to be eligible to become a nationallyrecognized RBT, a paraprofessional certified in behavior analysis. RBTs assist in delivering behavioranalytic services and practice under the direction and close supervision of an RBT supervisor and or RBT Requirements Coordinator. This course includes job shadowing experience during the last two weeks. Tuition free for those who qualify through Good Jobs Hawai‘i!

HLTH6010 / Tuition info at: go.hawaii.edu/3Ck

Tu 5:30 PM - 8:00 PM 4-Apr - 9 May

W 5:30 PM - 8:00 PM 14-Jun - 12 Jul