$641K grant to boost Native Hawaiians in engineering
The project will provide resources for Native Hawaiians at the undergraduate level to support student retention and encourage the pursuit of graduate engineering degrees.
Haunani-Kay Trask elected to prestigious national society
Trask joins Charles Darwin, John F. Kennedy and more than 250 Nobel and Pulitzer Prize winners.
$1.1M in OHA scholarships for Native Hawaiian students
Applications will be accepted via the online UH System Common Scholarship Application from October 1, 2020 to March 1, 2021.
Hawaiʻi wahine among ‘Women of the Century’ in national publication
USA Today recognized 10 women from every state and U.S. territory, majority of Hawaiʻi wahine being UH faculty or alumni.
Polynesian studies conference at UH Mānoa, BYUH postponed
A conference for various Polynesian groups on Oʻahu has been postponed because of caution for the coronavirus COVID-19.
Aloha ʻĀina series returns this spring
A series focused on educating and engaging the UH Mānoa community in aloha ʻāina returns this spring.
Indigenous constitutions and Polynesian independence focus of symposium
The three mini symposiums feature some of the leaders in Polynesian independence, with UH participants from the Hawaiʻinuiākea School of Hawaiian Knowledge.
Haunani-Kay Trask receives national recognition for scholarship for the public good
Retired UH Mānoa Professor Haunani-Kay Trask was awarded the 2019 Angela Y. Davis Prize by the American Studies Association on November 7, 2019.
Lifetime achievement award for Hawaiʻinuiākea Dean Osorio
Osorio was honored for his contributions to Hawaiʻi’s music and recording industry by the Hawaiʻi Academy of Recording Arts
Exploring the meaning of Aloha ʻĀina
The first Friday of every month through December will bring free public lectures on Native Hawaiian issues.
