ʻAʻohe pau ka ʻike i ka hālau hoʻokahi │ One learns from many sources │ A web publication from the Office of the Chancellor, University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo
Now teaching at Pāhoa High and Intermediate School, UH Hilo alumnus Jay Bumanglag teaches his students to do everything with good intentions and spread aloha. “We need more love, we need more care in the world. We need more humility.”
Dean of UH Hilo’s College of Agriculture, Forestry, and Natural Resource Management: Ultimately, revitalizing Hawaiʻi’s agriculture will depend on strong and productive relationships among farmers, consumers, agricultural scientists, and governmental and non-governmental agencies related to food production and distribution.
Featured in this week’s issue of Haʻilono o UH Hilo (News of UH Hilo): Drew Kapp, Leilani DeMello, Mānaiakalani Kalua,
Listeners will join a huaka‘i or journey clockwise around the island, starting in Hilo and moving to Puna, Ka‘ū, Kona, Kohala, and Hāmākua for a total of 24 episodes.
The three alumna—Miki Warren, Liliana DeSmither, and Katie Mulliken—are currently working at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory helping with data collection and public communication during the current eruption that began Dec. 20,2020.
For Associate Professor of Nursing Ayers-Kawakami, a UH Hilo alumna who grew up in Hilo, giving back to her home community is a massive part of her motivation to teach future nurses.
Despite the unexpected move to online teaching, UH Hilo alumna and now Spanish language instructor Monica Minnitt is a driving force within the language department, continuing to meet the needs of her students to help them perform to expectations.
A 2014 graduate of UH Hilo in biology and a 2020 graduate of the UH Hilo School of Nursing, Chloe Nishioka now juggles working at the Hilo Medical Center, the Keaʻau and Hilo Urgent Care facilities, and for Premier Medical Group Hawaiʻi.
With an infusion of funds, UH Hilo’s data science lab is transforming into a scientist-centered AI lab
Photos: 2026 International Women’s Day at UH Hilo
Study Abroad: UH Hilo Hawaiian studies major Kahiau Snyder found his perspectives shifting in Aotearoa
How does one multi-talented Hawaiian studies major want to change the world? Decolonize Western theater, create a new vision
Study Abroad: UH Hilo business admin major Hāweo Glassco studies for a year at University of Essex
Video and photos: 2026 International Night