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University of Hawai‘i Retirees ‘Ohana

2025-2026 Schedule

The University of Hawaiʻi Retirees ʻOhana fosters the intellectual and social interests of its members and provides service to the University. Formerly known as the Faculty Retirees Association, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, the group changed its name to emphasize that faculty and staff retirees and their spouses and partners from all UH campuses are welcome to join.

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Note that Campus Center meeting rooms are normally available before noon, for getting together for lunch and/or talk story.

Zoom meetings will open at 11:30a and speakers will begin at 12:00p. The president often has announcements before the speaker is introduced.

Some of the listings are tentative. Please check back.

Events already transpired are moved to the history page.

Date Event
August 25, 2025 UH classes begin
October 19, 2025, 5pm
Honpa Hongwanji Hawaiʻi Betsuin (1727 Pali Hwy.)
UHRO is joining other sponsors for an in-person community event which includes viewing the movie “Farewell to Manzanar” about the internment of Japanese Americans — followed by a panel discussion and refreshments
December 9, 2025 “Coral Reef Resilience and Nature Based Solutions”
Mariana Rocha De Souza, Ph.D., is a Marine Biologist with expertise in the ecology and conservation of coral reefs. She is an Outreach Specialist in the UH Sea Grant Program, Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology, and Recording Secretary & Conservation Committee Member for the International Coral Reef Society.
December 11, 2025 UH classes end
January 12, 2026 UH classes begin
January 13, 2026 “Are Minimoons Chips Off the Old Block?”
Dr. Robert Jedicke, UHRO Member and Professor of Astronomy in the Institute for Astronomy, UH Mānoa
February 17, 2026 “Agroecology in Ancient Hawaiʻi
Dr. Noa Kekuewa Lincoln, Associate Professor in the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, UH Mānoa
March 10, 2026 “Discover Palmyra Atoll: Island of Hope”
Dr. Eric Conklin, Director of Marine and Palmyra Science, The Nature Conservancy
April 14, 2026 Chancellor Eschenberg, Chancellor of Windward Community College
May 1, 2026
8-10 am
UHRO members are invited to a UH Alumni event at 3660 On The Rise
May 6, 2026 UH classes end
May 12, 2026
12 noon
“Ike in the Age of AI: What Hawaiʻi, UH, and Kūpuna Know About the Future”
Dr. Gloria Niles, Chief Academic Technology Innovation Officer

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Last modified: April 21, 2026
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