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The building is named for Thomas M. Ryan, Class of 1975, former CEO of Rhode Island–based CVS Pharmacy and lead benefactor of the arena. The $54 million center opened in June 2002. The first game in the arena was a women's basketball game against Kent State University on November 22, 2002, and the first men's game was an upset win against USC ...
The University of Rhode Island (URI) is a public land-grant research university with its main campus in Kingston, Rhode Island, United States. It is the flagship public research as well as the land-grant university of Rhode Island. The university is classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity". [4]
Brigham Young University–Hawaii: Laie: Private (Not For Profit) Baccalaureate college: 2,735 1875 Chaminade University of Honolulu: Honolulu: Private (Not For Profit) Masters University: 2,369 1955 Hawaii Pacific University: Honolulu: Private (Not For Profit) Masters University: 4,876 1965 Hawaiʻi Community College: Hilo: Public Associates ...
It also contains an international collection of palm trees, and all five 5 species of Big Island Pritchardia. [3] Since the gardens are located in a windward area of the university campus, they get a substantial amount of rain. [4] University of Hawaii at Hilo Botanical Gardens
Hawaiʻi Nickname: The Big Island, Moku o Keawe, The Orchid Isle Landsat mosaic, 1999–2001 Location in the state of Hawaii Geography Location North Pacific Ocean Coordinates Area 4,028 sq mi (10,430 km 2) Area rank Largest Hawaiian Island Highest elevation 13,803 ft (4207.2 m) Highest point Mauna Kea Administration United States State of Hawaiʻi County of Hawaiʻi Symbols Flower Red Pua ...
First modern map of Hawaii (1785), drawn either by William Bligh or Henry Roberts. Hawaii was first populated between 1000 and 1200 AD by people of Polynesian origin. [4] Subsequent Western contact began as a consequence of European Enlightenment exploration and was continued by Protestant ministers of New England origin in the early 19th century.
Mountain View is located on the east side of the island of Hawaii, also known as the Big Island, at (19.539730, -155.141348 It is bordered by Kurtistown to the northeast, Hawaiian Acres to the east, Fern Acres and Eden Roc to the southeast, Fern Forest to the south, and Volcano to the southwest.
Kailua-Kona is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States.It is most commonly referred to simply as Kona (a name it shares with the district to which it belongs), but also as Kona Town, and occasionally as Kailua (a name it shares with a community on the windward side of Oʻahu), thus its less frequent use.