Rooted in Indigenous knowledge, three UH Hilo colleges collaborate on Medicinal Garden
The mission of the new Medicinal Garden is to support experiential learning for students and to collaborate and share traditional knowledge of medicinal plants.
Category: Academics
UH Hilo English students use their writing and analytical skills to lead book drive for local nonprofit
Working with a small budget, students in three English classes analyzed, wrote proposals, selected and purchased children’s books to be donated to Tūtū and Me, a local nonprofit for keiki.
UH Hilo Ka Haka ʻUla o Keʻelikōlani holds 2026 ʻAha Hoʻomoloa ceremonies for undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral candidates
This year marked a historic milestone with the college’s first cohort of Jemez Pueblo students from New Mexico in the graduate degree program.
UH Hilo School of Nursing honors its 2026 doctoral and bachelor’s graduates with ceremonies
The School of Nursing celebrated its 2026 graduates with a White Coat Ceremony for those who received doctoral degrees, and Pinning Ceremonies for those with bachelor’s.
UH Hilo College of Ag honors students at Spring 2026 Senior Awards Recognition Night
Students were honored for earning degrees and certificates in spring 2026 and for outstanding academic or service achievements.
Spring 2026 graduate Leilani Badamo chose UH Hilo for agriculture program’s focus on sustainability
As someone personally involved in the diaspora of Native Hawaiians, Leilani Badamo returned to Hawaiʻi to reconnect with the culture and ka ʻāina.
Pinning Ceremony celebrates UH Hilo PharmD students’ transition into advanced practice
UH Hilo’s pharmacy college held a Pinning Ceremony to celebrate doctoral students’ transition from the classroom portion of their program to the experiential.
72 UH Hilo student-athletes earn bachelor’s degrees during the 2025-2026 academic year
Hoʻomaikaʻi! “The unknown can feel scary and unpredictable, but it can also lead to new possibilities that you may never have imagined.”
