{"id":163593,"date":"2026-09-06T19:15:13","date_gmt":"2026-09-06T19:15:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/163593\/"},"modified":"2026-09-06T19:15:13","modified_gmt":"2026-09-06T19:15:13","slug":"uh-launches-free-ai-for-hawai%ca%bbi-course-for-everyone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/163593\/","title":{"rendered":"UH launches free \u2018AI for Hawai\u02bbi\u2019 course for everyone"},"content":{"rendered":"

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As artificial intelligence (AI) rapidly transforms the workforce and daily life, the University of Hawai\u02bbi is making AI education available to everyone with a new, free online course designed for the people of Hawai\u02bbi and beyond.<\/p>\n

Artificial Intelligence for Hawai\u02bbi is an open-access, self-paced course that provides foundational AI knowledge and practical skills while addressing responsible and ethical use through a Hawai\u02bbi lens. Free and available to anyone (no UH affiliation or login required), the course is part of UH\u2019s broader effort to serve as a statewide leader and trusted resource as AI reshapes education, business, government and the workforce.<\/p>\n

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Demand for AI skills is surging globally, making broad access to AI education increasingly important. Eighty percent of hiring managers consider AI skills a priority when evaluating candidates, according to CNBC, and 60% of employers are already assigning interns projects involving AI tools, according to the National Association of Colleges + Employers. UH President Wendy Hensel says UH has both an opportunity and a responsibility to help Hawai\u02bbi navigate this transformation.<\/p>\n

\u201cAI is transforming the way we work, learn and live, and Hawai\u02bbi cannot afford to sit on the sidelines,\u201d Hensel said. \u201cUH has both an opportunity and a responsibility to help our state lead through this change. That means making AI education accessible to everyone and giving people the practical skills to use these tools effectively, responsibly and in ways that reflect Hawai\u02bbi\u2019s values.\u201d<\/p>\n

Demystifying AI<\/p>\n

Hosted on the UH OneAI Hub<\/a>, the self-paced course uses instructional videos, Hawai\u02bbi-based examples and hands-on activities to make AI understandable and useful for people at all levels of experience. It is designed not only for UH students and employees, but for anyone who wants to better understand and use AI, from educators and government employees to small business owners, nonprofit organizations and individual community members.<\/p>\n

The course was also informed by UH experts in Hawaiian values, culture, language and \u02bbike Hawai\u02bbi. A UH Task Force on Hawaiian Values and Culture examined issues unique to the development and use of AI in Hawai\u02bbi, including appropriate protocols for how \u02bbike and \u02bb\u014dlelo Hawai\u02bbi resources should be used and what kinds of information should, and should not, be contributed to AI systems.<\/p>\n

The 12 chapters take participants from basic AI literacy to practical applications:<\/p>\n

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Chapters 1\u20133: AI fundamentals \u2014 How AI and machine learning work, along with key issues including bias, fairness and transparency.
\nChapters 4\u20136: Responsible AI and stewardship \u2014 Ethical AI use for individuals and organizations, AI\u2019s environmental impact and opportunities to support conservation and climate resilience.
\nChapters 7\u20139: Education and strategy \u2014 How AI is changing teaching, learning, academic integrity and organizational operations.
\nChapters 10\u201312: Workplace and industry \u2014 Practical AI skills, including advanced prompting, and applications in Hawai\u02bbi industries such as tourism and agriculture.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis course empowers our UH campuses and local communities to actively shape how we use AI to make our island home better,\u201d said Gloria Niles, UH chief academic technology innovation officer. \u201cBy focusing our exploration on transparency and responsible deployment within a Hawai\u02bbi context, we can thoughtfully integrate these technologies while honoring our core values.\u201d<\/p>\n

Building Hawai\u02bbi\u2019s AI capacity<\/p>\n

AI for Hawai\u02bbi is part of a broader UH strategy to help prepare the state for an AI-augmented future and serve as a trusted resource for individuals, educators, businesses, government agencies and communities navigating the rapidly evolving technology.<\/p>\n

Through the OneAI Hub, UH is bringing together AI education, training and resources, including AI Communities of Practice and the AI 2 Xcelerate program. The university\u2019s broader AI strategy encompasses governance, curriculum, workforce development, research and operations.<\/p>\n

UH is also expanding the use and understanding of AI across its 10 campuses, including AI-powered student advising and 24\/7 chatbots, faculty development through EL3vate and AI Innovation@RISE, which connects students across the UH System with local industries to address real-world needs.<\/p>\n

The free AI for Hawai\u02bbi course is available now through the UH OneAI Hub<\/a>. No UH affiliation or login is required.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Reading time: 3 minutes As artificial intelligence (AI) rapidly transforms the workforce and daily life, the University of…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":163594,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[79489,24,79487,79486,56221,79482,4880,560,79491,79483,25,79478,79485,79480,79477,79488,257,79484,239,79492,258,259,260,50,79481,1795,14687,247,238,254,79490,79479,14689,228,240,227,14685,261],"class_list":["post-163593","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-ai","tag-academic-technology-innovation","tag-ai","tag-ai-2-xcelerate","tag-ai-communities-of-practice","tag-ai-for-hawaii","tag-ai-foundations-badge","tag-ai-in-higher-education","tag-ai-literacy","tag-ai-prompt-design","tag-ai-workforce-training","tag-artificial-intelligence","tag-artificial-intelligence-for-hawaii","tag-ethical-ai-frameworks","tag-free-ai-course","tag-gloria-niles","tag-hawaii-ai-education","tag-hawaii-community-college","tag-hawaii-workforce-development","tag-honolulu-community-college","tag-island-sustainability-ai","tag-kapiolani-community-college","tag-kauai-community-college","tag-leeward-community-college","tag-machine-learning","tag-open-access-ai-course","tag-responsible-ai","tag-uh","tag-uh-hilo","tag-uh-manoa","tag-uh-maui-college","tag-uh-ohana","tag-uh-oneai","tag-uh-oneai-hub","tag-uh-system","tag-uh-west-oahu","tag-university-of-hawaii","tag-wendy-hensel","tag-windward-community-college"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/163593","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=163593"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/163593\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/163594"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=163593"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=163593"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=163593"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}