Ka Piko
Student Success Services
Ka Piko at Windward Community College is committed to student success by providing testing, tutoring, and success workshops to help students build a foundation for independent lifelong learning and self-efficacy.
Ka Piko services are FREE for all WCC students!
How can we help you today?
Connect with a Tutor
Tutoring Options
Ka Piko Tutoring Instructions
(Dropping in & Booking appointments)
Students can drop-in in person or virtually anytime during drop-in (live) hours (while tutors are working).
In-Person: During drop-in hours, visit us in Hale Laʻakea (Library Learning Commons):
- Ka Piko Math Lab, Room 220
- Ka Piko Writing Lab, Room 222
- Ka Piko ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi Tutoring, Room 226
- Ka Piko Speech Lab, Room 226
Virtual: Once logged in and on the waitlist, a unique Zoom room will be generated and sent to you via email/text. Simply click on the link to get your tutoring session started.Description for this block. Use this space for describing your block. Any text will do. Description for this block. You can use this space for describing your block.
Connect with a tutor by following these steps:
- View the tutoring schedules
- Connect with a Ka Piko tutor
- Wait for an email/text with your tutor’s Zoom link
- Click the link to start your tutoring session
Students can book an appointment with our services for a future tutoring session. Once you’ve booked an appointment, you will receive an email with the session’s Zoom link. Read our other online tutoring policies
Book an appointment by following these steps:
- Login to STAR Balance
- Select “Tutoring, Tech & Learning Centers” from the left navigation pane
- Select the WCC Ka Piko tutoring service youʻd like to connect with
- View the available time slots and select the time you would like to make an appointment.
- Complete the pop-up form with information about your tutoring appointment.
- An email confirmation of the appointment will be sent to your hawaii.edu email account. That email contains the Zoom link for your future tutoring appointment.
Submit your draft online for a comprehensive review by one of our tutors. After booking, you will receive a confirmation email with your scheduled review date. Your tutor will provide a .docx file featuring personalized feedback and strategic suggestions, returned to your inbox within 24 hours of the scheduled session. Note: tutors complete essay drop off sessions during regularly scheduled tutoring hours.
Book an Essay-Drop Off Session by following these steps:
- Complete a Ka Piko Essay Drop-Off Request Form
- Wait for a confirmation email from kapikowl@hawaii.edu returning your submission as a .docx file. (Please note that the submission will be returned within 24 hours of the scheduled session)
- Download the docx. file containing the tutor’s comments and overall suggestions for your submitted submission.
Learn more about Ka Piko Services
Ka Piko Tutoring:
The Math Lab provides assistance for all math courses offered at WCC, helping to improve students’ understanding of important concepts and problem solving processes.
The Speech Lab offers support for enhancing communication skills, including verbal and nonverbal delivery, research, APA citations, organization and outlining, thesis development, anxiety reduction, and the effective use of visual aids.
The Writing Lab provides assistance with any and all aspects of the writing process, including: brainstorming, research, MLA formatting and citations, drafting, and revising.
Ka Piko Embedded Tutoring:
Supplemental Instruction (SI) is an academic support program that targets historically difficult courses. An SI Leader attends their assigned course each time it meets and hosts SI Sessions, which are regularly-scheduled, out-of-class review sessions in which students work collaboratively to understand course content and prepare for examinations. WCC has the only accredited SI program in the State of Hawai‘i by the International Center for Supplemental Instruction.
Ka Piko Testing
The Testing Center provides the following test proctoring services:
- Placement tests
- Distance Education online and written tests
- Make-up tests and retests for campus courses
These services are free to all UH System students, and for a fee, to non-UH System students and private organizations.
Ka Piko Student Tech Support
Ka Piko Student Tech Support can help students with Google@UH, Lamakū, MyUH, UH accounts, and can provide best-effort support for problems or questions with personal computers and other smart devices.
Attend a Success Connection Workshop
Join us for Success Connection Workshops to learn more about how to be a successful student! Workshops are FREE and open to all students attending a UH Community College. RSVP to the events below.
Contact Us
Ka Piko Tutoring Services
Scott Sutherland (Ka Piko Coordinator) is on sabbatical from February 2 to August 3, 2026. For assistance during this time, please contact:
Beth Hopkins
Interim Ka Piko Coordinator
hopkinsb@hawaii.edu
808-236-9282
Hale Mana‘opono 112A
Bethany Senn
Ka Piko Academic Support Specialist
bsenn@hawaii.edu
Ka Piko Testing
Jesse Soileau
Testing Center Manager
808-235-7498
wccdet@hawaii.edu
Hale Laʻakea 228
Ka Piko Student Tech Support
Ka Piko Student Tech Support
winhelp@hawaii.edu
Hale Laʻakea 228
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