Trailblazing PhD student honored for pioneering East Asian anthropology research
Yi-Yu Lai won the 2023 Outstanding Graduate Paper Prize from the Society for East Asian Anthropology.
UH students preserve Waialeʻe’s cultural legacy through oral history project
The students presented their final projects to the community at a hōʻike event on December 2.
Rewriting, expanding Hawaiian archaeological history
Archaeologist Patrick Kirch updates his pioneering work, Feathered Gods and Fishhooks: The Archaeology of Ancient Hawaiʻi.
4 UH Mānoa doctoral candidates earn $10K fellowships
Nearly half of the 2023 Founder Region Fellowship grants were awarded to UH Mānoa students.
UH forensic anthropologist assists in identifying Maui fire victims
State officials called on Mann for his vast experience in helping families identify loved ones in some of the world’s largest disasters and tragedies.
Remains of prominent aliʻi, lost ‘royal island’ part of Lahaina
UH Mānoa historians recall the days of Native Hawaiian kings and flourishing kalo terraces in Lahaina.
5 UH Mānoa programs among nation’s top 20
In addition, UH’s flagship campus ranked in 17 other narrow subject areas, all in the nation’s top 100.
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.
UH Hilo anthropology students create museum quality exhibit at Mookini Library
Each student received museum training and chose a “treasure” to feature in the exhibit.
2nd-generation STEM scholar a first for UH Hilo program
UH Hilo anthropology student Bethany Okamoto is the second in her family to become a Keaholoa scholar.
