The Department of Urban and Regional Planning

The Department of Urban and Regional Planning at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa is a professional program, fostering a multidisciplinary set of intellectual and practical tools, and enabling practitioners to chart the future in an age of uncertainty. We strive to improve the quality of life for both present and future generations – locally and globally – through planning, public policy, and social collaboration. Our academic program emphasizes theory, methodology, and practice.