Hawaii students participate in Maweke ceremony
About a hundred people gathered in early May on Mokuolu, also known as Coconut island, for a Māweke.
Academic News
New housing project at UH Hilo begins in June
UH Hilo is expanding student housing to keep up with student demand.
Community
Hawaii Music Institute offers music workshops
The Hawai‘i Music Institute offers workshops on May 16, 17 and 19 at Windward Community College.
Spring plant sale at the Lyon Arboretum
Hawaiian ferns, heliconias, gingers and more are available at the Lyon Arboretum plant sale.
People
Student employees recognized at UH Manoa
UH Mānoa announces the winners for its annual Student Employee of the Year awards.
Jay Maddock named fellow in health behavior academy
Jay Maddock, UH Manoa health studies professor, named a fellow in the American Academy of Health Behavior.
Research News
GPS on commercial ships could improve tsunami warnings
UH Mānoa’s James Foster and colleagues were able to measure the properties of a tsumani on the Kilo Moana.
Large number of Hawaii beaches eroding
The School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology found that 70 percent of the beaches on Oʻahu, Kauaʻi and Maui are eroding.
More Recent News
President Greenwood helps lead national effort to prevent obesity
President M.R.C. Greenwood in Washington, D.C. for release of the Institute of Medicine’s obesity prevention report.
May 2011 anniversaries
The University of Hawaiʻi celebrates May 2012 faculty and staff anniversaries.
Law School professor awarded Korematsu professorship
William S. Richardson School of Law Professor Eric K. Yamamoto has been awarded the Fred T. Korematsu professorship.
