Arisa Nakai

Student

I am studying for a B.S. in Computer Science in the Department of Information and Computer Sciences as well as Business Management at Shidler College of Business at the University of Hawaii. I expect to graduate in Spring, 2027.


Interests: Web Design, Software Development, Finance and Investments, Real Estate, Artificial Intelligence


Projects

Sync’d Study 2025

A peer-led study session scheduling web app built for UH Mānoa students. Created using React, Supabase, and Prisma.

Next.js Supabase Full Stack Web Application Team Project

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Pokémon Database: File I/O Implementation in C 2024

A Pokémon database system implemented in C, using file I/O operations for structured data storage. ICS 212

C Programming File Handling Binary File I/O

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Bank Database System 2024

A C-based bank record management system implementing linked lists for dynamic record storage. ICS 212

C Programming Data Structures File Management

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Noelani Craft & Children’s Fair Marketing Plan 2023

A strategic marketing plan to increase vendor participation and revenue for the annual Noelani Craft & Children’s Fair.

Marketing Business Strategy Data Analysis

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Essays

Software Engineering: Lessons That Go Beyond the Web

16 May 2025

This semester really changed the way I look at software. At first, I thought it was mainly about writing code that works and figuring out how to build a website. But as the class went on, I realized that software...

Software Engineering Principles Agile UI Design Ethics in Tech

Reflecting On The Use of AI in ICS 314

12 May 2025

I. Introduction Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become a transformative tool in education, especially in fields like Software Engineering where problem-solving, creativity, and technical precision are essential. Instead of replacing learning, AI has started to reshape how we learn by giving...

Software Development ChatGPT AI Usage

The Secret Recipes Behind Great Code: A Reflection on Design Patterns

24 Apr 2025

  Have you ever tried cooking without a recipe? You just grab a bunch of random ingredients and hope it turns out okay. Sometimes it does, but other times it’s a complete disaster. Honestly, coding without design patterns feels the...

Programming Design Patterns Software-Engineering

Sync’d: Optimizing Student Time Management

30 Mar 2025

Project Proposers This essay was collaboratively written by: Angela Joy Almeron Silvia Arjona Arisa Nakai Jaimee Yokoyama Overview Problem: College students often struggle to balance academic responsibilities, part-time work, extracurricular activities, and personal life. While tools like Google Calendar provide...

Smart Scheduling Productivity Tools Student Life AI Integration

Why Bootstrap 5 Is Worth Learning: It Helps Make Web Design Easier

27 Feb 2025

A New Way of Creating the Website That You Imagine We’ve all been there—staring at a blank screen, ready to build a website from scratch, and dreading all the coding ahead. Making each part by hand—navigation bars, layouts that work...

Bootstrap 5 Web Development Designing Webpages

Lessons from the Tech Minds Meetup: Exploring My Future in Tech

13 Feb 2025

A Unique Networking Experience Attending the Tech Minds Meetup was an eye-opening experience that gave me the chance to network with software engineers, product managers, and tech professionals from local and mainland companies. The event was set up in a...

Career Growth Tech Meeting Networking

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