While you might only think of Hawai'i as a tropical paradise, there is a lot more to our newest state than sand and surfing.
Of course, it certainly has that, along with many other natural wonders like Waimea Canyon, which is known as the Grand Canyon of the Pacific, and the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, a World Heritage site that was officially protected in 2006. It covers 140,000 square miles (more than all U.S. National Parks combined) and is the world's second largest protected area.
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So if you come to college here in Hawai'i, what else might you experience? For one, the state is unique in its ethnic and cultural diversity, because it is the only state in the country with a plurality of Asian residents. It also has two official languages (English and Hawaiian), though many other languages are spoken on the island as well including Hawai'i Creole English, Japanese, Tagalog, Ilokano, and Spanish. With such cultural diversity, Hawai'i has a thriving musical and literary tradition, and a unique culinary tradition as well.
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What are the best colleges in Hawaii?
In case you needed further convincing, hopefully this has really got you to think about going to college in Hawai'i. It offers so much, and even more than the postcards let on. For interested prospective students, we've put together this ranking based on our own data aggregation to determine what are the best colleges in Hawai'i. We rank them according to three central criteria: excellence, return on investment, and student satisfaction. These criteria are each informed by a thorough collating of data from numerous databases, including IPEDS, U.S. News & World Report, Payscale, and various sites students use to rate their own college experience.
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