UH Hilo marine science alum/grad student Amber Skiwo dives into the study of ocean water quality in her homeland of Palau
Over the summer, Amber Skiwo returned to her Palau homeland and immersed herself in a research internship.
Category: Alumni
UH Hilo philosophy/linguistics alum Gregory Morrical receives Fulbright award to teach English in Taiwan
Fulbrighters are placed in classrooms abroad to provide assistance to local English teachers. Gregory Morrical is in the town of Guanshan in the county of Taitung.
Two UH Hilo alumnae named 2026 top state teachers
J. Elise Hannigan named 2026 Hawaiʻi State Department of Education’s Teacher of the Year, and Claire Ann Kalaunuola Domingo honored as 2026 Hawaiʻi Charter School Teacher of the Year.
Two UH Hilo alumni now teach English proficiency in Japan, credit undergraduate study abroad experience with preparing them well
The two UH Hilo study abroad alumni are now serving as assistant language teachers in Japan for the Japan Exchange and Teaching Program sponsored by the government of Japan.
UH Hilo PoliSci alum Ryan Kanakaʻole selected as Omidyar Fellow
The local fellowship program cultivates Hawaiʻi leaders with the skills to collectively affect societal change. An accomplished public servant now serving as first deputy at DLNR, the fellowship reflects the arc of Ryan Kanakaʻole’s impressive ʻāina-based life and career.
UH Hilo’s Hawaiian language college marks generational milestone
Three generations from two families participated in graduation ceremonies at the college’s P-12 laboratory school Nāwahīokalaniʻōpuʻu.
UH Hilo marine science alum Diego Johansen interns on research vessel mapping seafloor in the Central Pacific
Alumnus Diego Johansen is serving as a seafloor mapping intern on a research expedition to the Howland and Baker Islands in the Central Pacific.
UH Hilo anthropologist collaborates with international group of scientists and Indigenous sailors to study Marshallese seafaring
UH Hilo Professor of Anthropology Joseph Genz is part of a diverse research team that aims to understand the human brain through studying the centuries-old ocean navigation skills of the Marshallese.
