Advising: Prospective Shidler students

1. How to make an appointment
2. Office operational hours
3. Brief bios of the admissions advisors

Appointments*:

All appointments are scheduled online (*All appointments are scheduled in Hawai‘i Standard Time. Appointments are 30 minutes). Check the options for online or in-person meetings (in-person meetings may not be avaialble every day)

Business major admission questions

• UH Manoa: Current students majoring in Exploratory Business (EXB) ∨
  • Freshman, sophomore, junior EXB students should see Manoa Advising Center Advisors (see below)
  • EXCEPTION 1: EXB Students with ROTC/VA forms---Manoa Advising Center advisors will NOT complete VA/ROTC forms for EXB students; these can only be done by the Shidler Admissions advisor
  • For Manoa Advising Center Advisors: make an appointment in STAR Balance up to 7 days in advance starting at midnight HST
  • For the Shidler admissions advisor: Go to STAR Balance, log in with your UH username and password (you may need to select the box for "Mark") for appointments up to 7 days in advance

• UH Manoa: Current students with majors other than Exploratory Business ∨
  • If you just want to change your major to Exploratory Business, email Manoa Advising Center ( macadv@hawaii.edu ) No appointment is necessary. You will not be able to schedule an appointment yourself in STAR Balance with a MAC advisor until your major has changed (although you may call them during business hours to inquire about a possible exception)
  • For the Shidler admissions advisor: Go to STAR Balance, log in with your UH username and password (you may need to select the box for "Mark"). Appointments are only visible up to 7 days in advance.

• UH System students (UH West Oahu, UH Hilo, or any UH Community College) ∨
  • For the Shidler admissions advisor: Go to STAR Balance, log in with your UH username and password (you may need to select the box for "Mark"). Appointments are only visible up to 7 days in advance.

• Students not in the UH System (other colleges, second-degree seekers, etc.) ∨
  • For the Shidler admissions advisor: Go to STAR Balance, click "I am not a UH student"
  • Appointments show up to 7 days in advance and the 7th day appointments load into STAR on weekdays before noon/12pm (e.g., May 8th appointments load in STAR on May 1 before noon)

If you have technical issues the STAR Balance appointment website, you may contact the Shidler OSAS Front Desk at +1-808-956-8215 (generally M-F 9am-3pm) for assistance in making the appointment. Please note this is for technical issues; staff will not be able to grant appointments if there are none available.

Direct Admit Program (DAP) Students and Prospective DAP Students

• High school students interested in learning more about DAP ∨
  • For the Shidler admissions advisor: Click to enter STAR Balance, then click "I am not a UH student"
  • Appointments show up to 7 days in advance and the 7th day appointments load into STAR on weekdays before noon/12pm

• Current DAP students ∨
  • Go to STAR Balance, log in with your UH username and password (you may need to select the box for "Penny")

If you are having technical difficulties with STAR Balance, you may also contact the Shidler Front Desk at (808) 956-8215 or business@hawaii.edu. Please note this is for technical issues; staff will not be able to grant appointments if there are none available.

Contact Information

Office Hours

Virtual Office Hours

• Monday-Friday: 9:00am-3:00pm (HST) 
• Closed: Weekends and Holidays

• Monday-Friday 9:00am-11:00am, 1:30pm-3:00pm
• Closed: Weekends and Holidays

Meet the Undergraduate Admissions Advisor

Mark Nakamoto

mark.nakamoto@hawaii.edu

Admissions Advisor

Students advised:

• Pre-business students (UHM pre-business/Exploratory Business students, Prospective transfer students to UHM, Applicants with a bachelors seeking a second bachelor degree), and
  current UHM students interested in/pursuing the Business Minor
• Also, for Exploratory Business students at UHM (EXB majors), primary contact for: AFROTC Form 48, NROTC Form 117, ROTC Form 104-R, Coast Guard

 

Meet the DAP Advisor

Penny Ching
pennylee@hawaii.edu

Students advised:

• DAP first-year and second-year students
• Prospective DAP students in high school

 

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