Pacific Western University (Hawaii) was the name of a university which was closed in 2006 following a law suit filed by the State of Hawaii a year earlier.[1] The State of Hawaii has taken legal action against more than 66 such unaccredited schools since the year 2000.[2]
Pacific Western University (Hawaii) was not accredited by any accreditation body recognized by the United States Department of Education. [3] As such, its degrees and credits might not be acceptable to employers or other institutions, and use of PWU (Hawaii) degree titles may be restricted or illegal in some jurisdictions. [4]