UH Hilo 2025 Spring Commencement scheduled for May 17; ecologist to keynote, psychology major is student speaker
UH Hilo Professor of Biology Becky Ostertag will keynote; psychology major Gwynne Long is student speaker.
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
UH Hilo Professor of Biology Becky Ostertag will keynote; psychology major Gwynne Long is student speaker.
In a celebratory event hosted by Chancellor Bonnie Irwin, honorees include award recipients for extraordinary contributions to campus, last year’s retirees, and those celebrating milestone years of service.
From the planning committee to the plenary speakers — all from the UH Hilo ʻohana — the international conference is infused with the university’s values as a multicultural, community-building, and Indigenous-serving academic institution.
The agricultural fair and symposium showcased students’ knowledge, skills, collaborative research, and community-based projects.
“Fifteen years after it’s inception, the Adopt-A Beehive program with Alan Wong is doing well in promoting the importance of honey bees to our local and global well bee-ing,” says Professor of Entomology Lorna Tsutsumi.
In addition to his scientific studies, student Jeffrey Kromer also is an author of fiction under pen name Raven Daegmorgan. In a creative mix of his majors (astronomy and English), Kromer will present his scientific work under his pen name.
Students, faculty, staff, and administrators from UH Hilo walked in the 2025 Annual Merrie Monarch Festival Royal Parade.
Nursing alumna Jaedyn Janae Puahaulani Pavao captured the coveted Miss Aloha Hula title on April 24, representing Hālau Ka Lei Mokihana o Leināʻala.