Home to almost 3,800 students, The University of Hawaii at Hilo is a state university established in 1947 as a branch campus of the University of Hawaii at Manoa. The school officially became a four-year baccalaureate institution to be known as UH Hilo in 1970. The new UH Hilo Student Life Center consists of nearly 23,000 square feet of indoor fitness and recreational rooms, a cardio and weight ro