UH Hilo indigenous educator receives lifetime achievement award
Makalapua Alencastre was recognized by the National Indian Education Association for her re-establishment of Hawaiian as the primary language of the family and education.
Maunakea telescopes win the ‘Oscars of Science’ for Pōwehi
Two telescopes were part of an international collaboration that won the $3 million 2020 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics award, for the world’s first image of a supermassive black hole.
Top spring 2019 UH News: Pōwehi, ‘Smoke All Day,’ baby whale
From online degree programs to a new student success center, a hit radio song to the name of black hole, here are some of this spring's top stories on UH News.
UH Hilo professor names black hole capturing world’s attention
UH Hilo Hawaiian language professor and cultural practitioner Larry Kimura named the black hole Pōwehi, a name sourced from the Kumulipo.
Hawaiian naming program of celestial bodies well received at astronomy conference
The ʻImiloa Astronomy Center of Hawaiʻi's A Hua He Inoa program brings together Hawaiian speaking students, Hawaiian educators and Hawaiʻi-based astronomers on naming astronomical discoveries.
UH Hilo indigenous teacher education program receives accreditation
WINHEC congratulated Kahuawaiola for its “commitment to elevate high standards of indigenous teacher education as an exemplar example for all Indigenous peoples.”
Nā Pua Noʻeau mission and vision integrated into campus programs
The programs will continue to strengthen the cultural identity of Native Hawaiians while providing multifaceted opportunities for college degree completion and career pathways.
UH Hilo lab school nationally awarded for Hawaiian immersion education
Ke Kula ʻo Nāwahīokalaniʻōpuʻu will receive a National Indian Education Association award which recognizes an organization for its success on native student academic achievement.
$3.9M for Native Hawaiian education at UH
In support of its goal to become a model indigenous serving institution, UH has been awarded almost $3.9 million in grants by the U.S. DOE’s Native Hawaiian Education Program.
UH Hilo College of Hawaiian Language contributes to Hilo mural project
The Hilo mural is part of a 10-mural statewide project celebrating the 23 Hawaiian language immersion and charter schools.
