AEC. “With the growth in the aerospace sector, whether it’s the Air Force or Space Force or by the private sector and both here in Hawaiʻi and across the globe, it is even more critical that the College of Engineering and other units like SOEST be able to offer programs like the new aerospace engineering program within our mechanical engineering department so that our graduates can take advantage of these rapidly growing opportunities and employers can have a local workforce from which to pull from,” College of Engineering Dean Brennon Morioka said “It is exciting for us to be a part of these new growth areas in our economy, especially at a time when Hawaiʻi is trying to redefine some of our economic priorities.”