Hawaii public high school seniors now have a new pathway to higher education through Direct2UH, an initiative launched jointly by the University of Hawaii and the state Department of Education.

The program, which is scheduled to be officially introduced today at Kauai High School and followed by a news conference at Farrington High School, allows students to secure free, direct admission to multiple UH campuses based on their grade-point averages, eliminating the need for a traditional, time-consuming college application.

Direct2UH builds on years of collaboration between UH and the DOE to help students pursue postsecondary education and reduce barriers to college, said Tammi Oyadomari-Chun, DOE deputy superintendent of strategy and administration.

Programs such as Upward Bound and GEAR

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