The Hawaii pharmacy schools were built for those who own a bachelor degree and want to pursue a four-year advanced degree of Doctor of Pharmacy (or PharmD) in Hawaii. Please note that PCAT which stands for Pharmacy College Admissions Test is required for applicants for admissions to pharmacy schools, while Doctor of Pharmacy is a must for those who want to consider working as a pharmacist in Hawaii.
This page lists all Hawaii pharmacy colleges that are accredited by the ACPE – Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education. Included are complete contact information and website addresses of all Pharmacy schools, colleges, and universities within the state of Hawaii.
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| 1 | University of Hawaii-Hilo College of Pharmacy Address: 60 Nowelo Street, Hilo, HI 96720 Phone: (808) 443-5900 E-mail: pharmacy@hawaii.edu Website: http://pharmacy.uhh.hawaii.edu |
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Hawaii
Hawaii is a US state, part of the group of Pacific states of the western region of the USA. Population – 1.2 million people (2000), including Hawaiians (1%), mestizos (13%), Americans and groups of European origin (35%), Japanese (26%), Filipinos (9%), Chinese (5%) and others. The urban population is about 70%. The official language is English; partially (in everyday life) native languages are also preserved. The capital and largest city is Honolulu. Other major cities are Hilo, Kailua, Kaneohe. Oahu is the most economically developed island.
State nicknames:
Aloha State
Pineapple State
Rainbow State
Geography
The state is located in the Hawaiian Islands in the central Pacific Ocean. The area is 16.8 thousand km². On the island of Hawaii there are active volcanoes Mauna Loa and Kilauea, an extinct volcano Mauna Kea (height 4205 m).
Climate
Tropical trade wind climate. The average annual temperature is 18-25 degrees Celsius. Precipitation up to 4000 mm per year. Tropical rain forests and savanna.
History
The islands were first settled by Polynesians in the 6th-3rd centuries BC. e. Back in the 16th century Hawaii was visited by Spanish navigators, but they were officially discovered by the expedition of the English captain James Cook, who named them the Sandwich Islands (1778). Europeans found several state formations in Hawaii, which at the beginning of the 19th century. merged into one kingdom. The development of interest in the production of sugar cane led the United States at the end of the century to more active economic and political influence on the affairs of the archipelago. The indigenous population, which found itself in difficult economic conditions, was dying out: by the end of the century, about 30 thousand people remained from the 300,000th Polynesian population. In 1893, with the direct intervention of the United States, Queen Liliuokalani was overthrown, and a year later the Republic of Hawaii was formed, which was directly dependent on the United States, S. Dole became its president. In 1898, at the height of the Spanish-American War, the United States annexed Hawaii and in 1900 granted it “territory” status. In 1908, the port of Pearl Harbor, since the end of the 19th century. playing the role of international, became the base of the US Navy. The Japanese air attack on this base on December 7, 1941 led the United States to enter World War II. On August 21, 1959, after the adoption of amendments to the local constitution, Hawaii received state status (the last, 50th state in a row).
Economy
The basis of the economy is tourism and the service sector. On the islands there are many resorts, natural and historical attractions, including those included in the system of national parks.
Main industries: sugar and fruit-canning.
Agriculture. 1 million hectares are processed. The best lands are occupied by plantations of export crops: pineapples, sugar cane, coffee, sisal, bananas. Nuts are also produced. Floriculture. The main consumer culture is rice. Animal husbandry is of secondary importance.
Hawaii is the most important transport hub of the North Pacific Ocean, through which the routes connecting the USA and Canada with East Asia, the Philippines, Australia, and New Zealand pass.