---
filename: kcc-uh-housing.png
title: KCC — UH Mānoa Cross-System Housing + Dining
cluster: Housing — On-Campus
college: Kapiʻolani CC — Honolulu, HI
model: gemini-3-pro-image (Nano Banana Pro)
aspect_ratio: 4:5
resolution_target: 4K
generated_at: 2026-04-28
generated_by: Media skill via Generate.ts CLI
status: v1
---

## Cluster
Housing — On-Campus (Kapiʻolani CC — Honolulu, HI)

## Data points (edit these to change rendered content; re-run `bun generate-all.ts kcc-uh-housing.png` to regenerate)
- KCC students can apply for UH Mānoa Student Housing (limited capacity)
- Eligibility: 12+ credits at KCC + degree/certificate program
- Priority: placed AFTER all UH Mānoa students are accommodated
- Application: $25 fee + $400 reservation deposit
- Distance KCC ↔ UH Mānoa: ~3.5 mi · 30–40 min via TheBus
- Cheapest hall: Hale Laulima Triple — $5,326/yr (2026–27)
- Common: Double community bath — $7,268/yr
- Apartment-style: Frear Hall 4BR/4 — $10,661/yr
- Single, community bath — $10,489/yr
- Meal Plan required for residence-hall residents (apartments optional)
- Plans: Basic 7 ($2,085/sem) → Prime 19 ($3,282/sem)
- Apartment/Commuter option: 50-meal Block ($874 both sems)
- Dining halls: Gateway Café · Hale Aloha Café (Sodexo, all-you-care-to-eat)

## Style hints (edit to shift visual treatment)
- Palette: paper #F4ECDC base + ink #2A1810 body + Pacific teal #1F6F7A primary accent + sun ochre #D9A23A secondary
- Aesthetic: editorial / hand-printed California Country
- Typography: elegant serif headline + clean geometric sans-serif data labels
- Iconography: dorm building with palm tree, dining tray, bus icon, campus map dot
- Forbidden: photorealism, stock photos, neon, holographic, gradient mesh, generic AI aesthetic

## Prompt sent to Nano Banana Pro

```
EDITORIAL INFOGRAPHIC POSTER, hand-printed magazine spread aesthetic, 4:5 portrait orientation, 4K print quality.

HEADER (top of poster): Bold elegant serif title "KCC — UH MĀNOA CROSS-SYSTEM HOUSING + DINING". A small badge in the top-right corner reads "KAPIʻOLANI CC — HONOLULU, HI" inside a circle filled with Pacific teal (#1F6F7A).

BACKGROUND: Warm cream paper texture #F4ECDC throughout, with subtle hand-printed grain. NO white background.

PALETTE (use ONLY these colors, no others):
- Paper background: #F4ECDC
- Body typography (deep coffee ink): #2A1810
- Primary accent for icons + key numbers: Pacific teal #1F6F7A
- Secondary accent: sun ochre #D9A23A

BODY (vertical editorial layout, generous whitespace, with iconography paired to each data point). Render these EXACT data points verbatim, in this order:

   1. KCC students can apply for UH Mānoa Student Housing (limited capacity)
   2. Eligibility: 12+ credits at KCC + degree/certificate program
   3. Priority: placed AFTER all UH Mānoa students are accommodated
   4. Application: $25 fee + $400 reservation deposit
   5. Distance KCC ↔ UH Mānoa: ~3.5 mi · 30–40 min via TheBus
   6. Cheapest hall: Hale Laulima Triple — $5,326/yr (2026–27)
   7. Common: Double community bath — $7,268/yr
   8. Apartment-style: Frear Hall 4BR/4 — $10,661/yr
   9. Single, community bath — $10,489/yr
   10. Meal Plan required for residence-hall residents (apartments optional)
   11. Plans: Basic 7 ($2,085/sem) → Prime 19 ($3,282/sem)
   12. Apartment/Commuter option: 50-meal Block ($874 both sems)
   13. Dining halls: Gateway Café · Hale Aloha Café (Sodexo, all-you-care-to-eat)

The big numbers (like "249", "$1,200", "1,250 miles") should be BIG and prominent in #1F6F7A, with smaller ink labels next to them. Use a clean geometric sans-serif for data labels and an elegant serif for the headline.

ICONOGRAPHY (hand-drawn, minimalist line illustrations only — no photographs): dorm building with palm tree, dining tray, bus icon, campus map dot

FOOTER (bottom): A small italic line in muted #2A1810 reads "compiled 2026-04-28".

ABSOLUTELY DO NOT include: photorealistic photography, stock-photo people, neon colors, holographic effects, gradient mesh, generic AI aesthetic, any colors outside the specified palette, additional logos, watermarks, or text beyond what is specified.

Hand-printed editorial restraint. Strong serif typography. Numbers prominent. Aspect ratio 4:5 portrait. 4K resolution print quality.
```

## Adjustment hints
- **To re-render at higher resolution**: this script already requests 4K; if rendering quality is off, increase resolution by editing the `--size 4K` flag in generate-all.ts to a future tier
- **To adjust color temperature**: change `accent` and `secondary` hex codes in the SPECS entry for kcc-uh-housing.png; re-run `bun generate-all.ts kcc-uh-housing.png`
- **To add/remove data points**: edit the `data` array in SPECS for kcc-uh-housing.png; the prompt rebuilds automatically
- **To shift layout (vertical vs grid)**: append a layout directive after the BODY paragraph in buildPrompt(); re-run
- **To swap iconography**: edit the `iconography` array in SPECS

## Citations
- https://manoa.hawaii.edu/housing/
- https://manoa.hawaii.edu/housing/housing_rates/
- https://uhm.sodexomyway.com/en-us/meal-plan/meal-plan-options
- https://www.kapiolani.hawaii.edu/admissions/international-f-1/student-housing-options/