New Kapiʻolani CC chancellor’s secret weapon: Pōʻalua Pancakes
When Misaki Takabayashi learned students were going hungry, she launched a free weekly pancake breakfast.
Kawaiʻaeʻa named interim UH Hilo vice chancellor for academic affairs
Keiki Kawaiʻaeʻa started her career at UH Hilo in 1992 as an educational specialist.
Hawaiian culture in education, art, among undergraduate student showcase projects
Each year, UROP awards more than $500,000 in merit-based scholarships directly to students.
From prison to social work, Windward CC changes student’s life
Commencement speaker Sophia Kaawa-Aweau was in and out of prison before Windward Community College helped her turn her life around.
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 Hawaiian studies marks 40 years
The UH Hilo Hawaiian studies program was established in 1982.
New aloha ʻāina leadership certificate grounded in ancestral knowledge
The 16-credit program is aimed at cultivating leaders to connect and care for ʻāina using ancestral knowledge.
Native Hawaiian strategies presented at Vienna climate change conference
Audiences were captivated by recently published research based on regenerative practices that allowed Hawaiʻi’s Indigenous population to thrive for centuries.
New Hawaiian word series connects to story, culture
The University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo launched a new weekly video series called Moʻohua featuring a “Word of the Week.”
UH alumna 1st Obama Foundation scholar from Hawaiʻi
Kealohakuʻualohakuʻupokiʻi Balaz is the first person from Hawaiʻi to be selected for the program since its inception in 2018.
