Spalding Hall
Address: 2540 Maile Way, Honolulu, Hawai'i
Student Services:
Departments and Programs (SPAL):
PHILIP EDMUNDS SPALDING (1889-1968), for whom Spalding Hall is named, was born in Minneapolis, MN. He was the son of A. Walter and Anna Talbot Spalding. After attending Stanford University, he entered the business of his father, a prominent architect and builder in Minneapolis and Seattle. Spalding came to Hawaiʻi in 1912 with his brother, Walter, to complete a contract for the construction of the U.S. Marine Corps barracks at Pearl Harbor. He served in WWI, then joined Lewers and Cooke as a vice president. Later, he was associated with C. Brewer. He was a director of Hawaiian Electric Co. for 42 years and board chairman of Hawaiian Electric for 23 years. Spalding was chairmen of the UH Board of Regents from 1943-1961, during a period of great growth for the University. He was founder and first president of the University of Hawaiʻi Foundation. The gracious Spalding family home in Makiki Heights is now the Contemporary Museum
Student Services:
- Graduate Division (3rd floor): International students can complete an undergrad degree at their home university while also starting a masters degree at UH. Graduate students generally have 7 years to complete their degree. 4,876 graduate students at UH Manoa. -- [email protected] or (808) 956-8544; Julienne Maeda (PoC)
Departments and Programs (SPAL):
- Hawaiian Knowledge, Hawaiʻinuiākea School of (Rm. 258): attempts to strengthen connection between Papahanaumoku, or the earth/land and our connect to it. Honors those who opposed the illegal annexation of Hawai'i over 100 years ago. -- [email protected] or 808-956-0980
- Hawaiian Language, Kawaihuelani Center for (Rm. 253): Website mainly in Hawaiian, multiple Hawaiian degrees, courses across language linguistics and more -- [email protected] or 808-956-4321
- Indo-Pacific Languages & Literatures (Rm. 454): 14 different language programs, certificates, minors majors and master all available -- [email protected] or 808-956-8672
PHILIP EDMUNDS SPALDING (1889-1968), for whom Spalding Hall is named, was born in Minneapolis, MN. He was the son of A. Walter and Anna Talbot Spalding. After attending Stanford University, he entered the business of his father, a prominent architect and builder in Minneapolis and Seattle. Spalding came to Hawaiʻi in 1912 with his brother, Walter, to complete a contract for the construction of the U.S. Marine Corps barracks at Pearl Harbor. He served in WWI, then joined Lewers and Cooke as a vice president. Later, he was associated with C. Brewer. He was a director of Hawaiian Electric Co. for 42 years and board chairman of Hawaiian Electric for 23 years. Spalding was chairmen of the UH Board of Regents from 1943-1961, during a period of great growth for the University. He was founder and first president of the University of Hawaiʻi Foundation. The gracious Spalding family home in Makiki Heights is now the Contemporary Museum
