Free sustainability summer course for public high school students
Students will earn high school and college credits through the free online course focused on sustainability issues.
Nā Hōkū Hanohano award-winning UH Hilo alumna teaches Hawaiian, more
Kainani Kahaunaele lectures at the Ka Haka ʻUla O Keʻelikōlani College of Hawaiian Language.
Hawaiian language lessons via social media created by UH Hilo
New video series highlights words and places from Hawaiʻi Island.
Hawaiian name given to dwarf planet orbiting Sun
ʻImiloa Astronomy Center announced the name of a dwarf planet discovered atop Maunakea.
Hawaiian keyboard for Chrome developed by UH Maui professor
The keyboard extension, created by Keola Donaghy, was released by Google and is available for free in the Chrome Store.
Makaola: New Hawaiian word created to mark signs of life on Venus
UH Hilo Hawaiian language Associate Professor Larry Kimura creates a new Hawaiian word to mark the discovery of potential life on Venus.
New Indigenous health program calls attention to population at higher risk for virus complications
A new Indigenous public health certificate program that compares conventional and traditional health perspectives will launch at UH Hilo in the fall.
Hawaiian name given to massive quasar of early universe
Most massive celestial object known in the early universe discovered on Maunakea, named by ʻImiloa Hawaiian naming program, A Hua He Inoa.
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.
