How do I use the University of Hawaii application portal to submit my application and materials?

Use the University of Hawaiʻi System application portal to submit the undergraduate application, choose your campus or campuses, pay the application fee, and track required items after you apply. If you are applying as a freshman, the main account you need is the UH System admissions account you create when you start the application.

Go through the official UH admissions site and create one account in the UH System portal. That application can be used for multiple UH campuses, including Mānoa, Hilo, and West Oʻahu. You will enter your personal information, academic history, campus selections, and any requested residency details there.

Your high school transcript usually is not something you upload casually into the application unless the portal specifically asks for an unofficial copy. In most cases, official transcripts are sent separately by your high school or transcript service to the campus you applied to. If a campus requests additional documents, those may be submitted through a separate campus document upload page rather than the original application form.

The UH application portal is for starting and submitting your application, while supporting documents may be sent by your school, testing agency, or through a campus-specific follow-up portal. Make sure the name and email on your UH account exactly match the ones used on your transcript requests so your file matches correctly. Also check whether you are applying to one campus or several, because each campus can have slightly different follow-up steps even though the initial application starts in the same UH system.