By Maui Now
Publication Date: 2026-10-22 00:00:00
October 21, 2026, 2:00 PM HST
Students, faculty and staff at the University of Hawaiʻi now have free access to Microsoft 365, one of several technology improvements underway across the university’s 10 campuses.
The new Microsoft@UH service is supported by UH’s Strategic Initiative Fund and provides Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneDrive cloud storage.
The project also includes Microsoft Copilot Chat, an artificial intelligence tool that helps users summarize information, brainstorm ideas, create content and analyze data.
“By approaching technology investments as one university system, we’re able to stretch our resources further and deliver better services across all 10 campuses,” said Brad Christ, UH vice president for information technology and chief information officer, in a news release.
Under a new systemwide agreement, UH qualifies for Microsoft’s second-highest…



