Walter Dods, Jr. RISE Center

"We did not get anything we were promised. The rooms are very small. The management team is rude as well as one of the security guards. Strict quiet hour rules. They throw out your dishes if you leave them in the sink for less than a day which cost me money. It’s super overpriced for what they claim to offer. You can’t get your mail whenever you want. They closed down PACE which is a study room and still used it for themselves when it was allegedly closed. Honestly it’s about equal to living in a cardboard box. Don’t live here. I’m disgusted with how terrible this place is and how deceived I was."

"Over priced, empty promises!! Don’t fall for it! The website marketed their Premier amenities such as PACE (which included meeting rooms, ideation spaces, prototyping labs, recording studio). 1.5 semesters in and amenities still not available and no compensation offered even when asked for. It also advertised high speed internet(spotty at best) Fire alarms go off falsely regularly, disruptive. Overpriced utilities! Mail keys supposed to be distributed, that took well into second semester to happen. On-site management pretty much useless, can’t resolve problems and difficult to reach. The only pro is proximity to campus and safe/ secure environment. Request to end lease early denied despite false advertising and unfulfilled promises. I will Never do business with RISE again and I will spread the word to beware."

"To be honest, the building is horrible. No amenities, extremely overpriced, charging an extra 80$ without warning. They can’t keep the lights on anymore, and they’re dim or completely off in common areas. It took the staff three months to get trash cans in the restrooms, and there’s no soap provided or anything to dry your hands. The fire alarm goes off at least three times a week. More random fees for parking and surf board storage. My roommate and I can’t leave our window open, because everyone from the deck can see inside our room. There is no tint, and without the window open it feels like a cell. Half of the dryers in the laundry room will not dry your clothes. I’ve spent so much money trying to get my clothes dry, before realizing that they’re just broken, in a building that is brand new. False advertising with amenities- making the building look much more appealing than it is. The only good thing is the cleaning staff and location. I urge you not to move in."

"Grateful grateful grateful … the staff is amazing. Thank you for welcoming our family and working so hard on making improvements. We stress any student/family coming to the island to take pride in where you live - do not be entitled. This is the aloha way to take care of your ohana Update - Between the extra fees and lack of basic necessities in the common areas - for the price we pay. Not great Too many people take advantage of the RISE facility and money is being outed into the PACE program and the cost should be much lower."

"no trash cans, no soap, no hand towels, ac has been broken for a day, mail keys haven’t been distributed, 10 pm curfew for all common areas, we’re not allowed to use printers. still under construction, broken elevator after 3 days, doors are inconsistent, someone had to sleep in a hotel because the keys didn’t work, half of the exits are blocked by construction, phone areas aren’t sound proof, second floor rooms facing the deck have to choose between natural light and having everyone looking into our room as there is no tint, no pool table, parking very limited, no grills, no food nearby, top dryers don’t work, no laundry room or water fountain anyway on the second floor, exposed wires on the ceiling, some rooms have AC remotes and others don’t, TVs don’t work and have no remote, no wifi separate from the school, we live in glorified closets with AC to distract(if it’s working). RISE is a place of unfulfilled promises and unfinished projects where students are bled dry of their money, for things that we will never have the joy of using, and having no place to voice these concerns. -edit: RISE is now offering fines to most students who decide to dorm here. -edit 2: Crazy the only reason this place is above three stars is because people who work here and people who toured here (who were asked to give it a nice review) have boosted the numbers. The people who actually live here would never recommend moving here for smaller rooms than the dorms with double the pricing. The other dorms close to RISE double pricing offer more space with a private bathroom in a single. "compared to nearby apartments" is a logical fallacy, RISE refers to itself as on campus housing."