3 international awards for Mānoa professor’s book
Mari Yoshihara's critically acclaimed Dearest Lenny: Letters from Japan and the Making of the World Maestro is based on personal letters penned by and to world-renowned musician Leonard Bernstein.
First Native Hawaiian associate curator for National Museum of the American Indian
Halena Kapuni-Reynolds is a PhD candidate in the Department of American Studies at UH Mānoa.
Notable historian of authoritarianism and MSNBC columnist to serve as Inouye chair
Ruth Ben-Ghiat is a history and Italian studies professor at New York University, a Guggenheim fellow and advisor to Protect Democracy.
UH Mānoa professor named Hawaiʻi State Poet Laureate
As the 2023–25 Hawaiʻi State Poet Laureate, Brandy Nālani McDougall hopes to show how poetry and ʻāina together can be a strong source of healing and connection.
Constitutional law, reproductive rights expert selected as Inouye chair
Melissa Murray will headline a live presentation on October 19, at noon HST via Zoom.
Indigenous museum professionals train at Oʻahu landmarks
The institute focuses on museum management and collections care for institutions that care for Oceanic collections.
Extinct, endangered native birds spotlighted in poem collection
The collection of poems are based on the award winning author’s fascination with works of art and nature.
New institute builds next generation of Pacific Indigenous museum professionals
The institute was made possible by a $350,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Activist, author, journalist Helen Zia to co-teach as Inouye chair
Helen Zia will be in residency during the spring semester as the Dan and Maggie Inouye Distinguished Chair in Democratic Ideals.
Indigenous rights, environmental law scholar selected as Inouye distinguished chair
Professor Rebecca Tsosie has been selected for an endowed chair at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.
