Honolulu University of the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities, or just Honolulu University, is an
unaccredited
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institution of nontraditional higher education (
distance learning
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).
History
The institution was founded by Warren Walker as Golden State University in
California
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,
United States
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, and later moved to
Hawaii
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, where it was incorporated as a non-profit corporation in February 1987.
Accreditation and affiliation
The institution is affiliated with the
International Management Association
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of
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, which also identifies
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(ICDE), which is not an accreditation body. In its advertising Honolulu University at one time claimed accreditation by "Akademie für Internationale Kultur- und Wissenschaftsförderung", which was not a generally recognized accrediting body in Europe and apparently also is defunct or dormant, although still registered as a non-profit association with the district court of Duisburg, Germany, under the number 51324.
Events
The institution received media attention because of lawsuits resulting from irregularities related to school agents in Asia who failed to properly disclose the unaccredited status of the school to prospective students. The school lost in court and the Hawaii Office of Consumer Protection was at one time processing requests for tuition refunds. Honolulu University in turn sued their Singaporean agent, who in the meantime had died.
Honolulu University sues dead Singapore agent
, October 15, 2006
See also
* List of unaccredited institutions of higher learning
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Degrees or other qualifications from unaccredited institutions ma ...
References
External links
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Private universities and colleges in Hawaii
Unaccredited institutions of higher learning in the United States
Education in Honolulu
Universities and colleges established in 1987
Buildings and structures in Honolulu
1987 establishments in Hawaii
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