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
Patsy Iwasaki is completing her documentary film bringing to life the legacy of Japanese immigrant Katsu Goto. Executive producer Iwasaki says the film is back on track.
Hawaiʻi Island was chosen as a primary training location for thousands of Peace Corps volunteers in the 1960s and UH Hilo’s precursor — UH-Hilo Branch — contributed greatly to the training program.
In celebration of 2025 Peace Corps Week, UH Hilo alum Chris Wu shares his story about teaching (and eating!) in the Kingdom of Tonga. “My favorite Tongan food item here is the lū, which is almost identical to laulau!”
John Kleinschmidt’s Peace Corps group was instrumental in running Malawi’s 1st and 2nd national meets. Only a few years after they left, the country sent track and field athletes to the 1972 Summer Olympics.
Jasmin Sison Kiernan spent her time in Swaziland in the Lubombo District providing health screenings, oral exams, vaccines, and checking water sources for parasites.
The new Lauleo project aims to collect audio Hawaiian speech data to begin the process of creating AI to move Hawaiian voice to text. AND the project is being launched with a fun competition, open to all ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi speakers, cash prizes!
Many years later, Patrick Bryan wrote a colorful, entertaining, and enlightening memoir about life in the Peace Corps. “In 1960’s Palau, life was raucous, laughable, and harrowing.”
Hilo-born Kacie Miura served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Fuling, China, from 2009-2011. “My time as a Peace Corps volunteer was life-changing: it shaped my decision to dedicate my career to promoting a better understanding of the world.”
2025 Peace Corps Week: UH Hilo hosted several events featuring former Peace Corps volunteers with ties to Hawaiʻi Island
2025 Peace Corp Week: UH Hilo geography alumnus Chris Wung shares his current Peace Corp assignment in Tonga
President Ueno and delegation from Meiji University in Japan visit UH Hilo, discuss ongoing student and faculty exchange
UH Hilo anthropology alumna Marina Foster finds her calling in health research
Meet & Greet: UH Hilo alumni, now local employers, help connect students to internships, work
Student Exchange and Study Abroad: One UH Hilo student’s story on how the programs changed her life
Pele Harman defines new role as UH Hilo’s director of Native Hawaiian engagement