UH Hilo alum Kumu Hula Keliʻi Grothmann: From Hawaiʻi Island to Japan
For his senior project at UH Hilo, Keliʻi Grothmann performed a blend of hula and traditional Japanese theater. It foreshadowed a career fully embracing his dual heritage.
Category: Faculty
Photos: UH Hilo 2024 Fall Welcome event honors tenure, promotion, and newcomers
A large group was honored at the 2024 Fall Welcome event: Newly tenured and promoted faculty, along with new faculty and staff and those who recently moved internally to a new position.
UH Hilo geographer Ryan Perroy awarded $1.15M to survey five national parks with high-resolution digital documentation
The National Park Service and UH Hilo’s Spatial Data Analysis and Visualization Lab will collaborate to conduct high-resolution digital documentation and identification of cultural resources in five Hawaiʻi coastal parks.
HPR interview: UH Hilo biologist Patrick Hart’s lab develops AI to analyze forest bird soundscapes
For the last decade, Prof. Hart has been trying to improve how researchers track forest bird population trends. His lab is turning to AI.
New UH Hilo certificate program in applied social science is on track for fall 2025 launch
The new certificate program in applied social science will focus on preparing students with skills needed for competitive employment opportunities and community projects.
Photos: UH Hilo celebrates 2024 Constitution Day with five days of events
This year’s Constitution Day events aimed to help UH Hilo students and Waiākea High School students understand the importance of active engagement in democracy.
Photos: UH Hilo’s 2024 Chinese Moon Festival Celebration
Everyone enjoyed music, arts and crafts, poetry, singing, dancing, qigong, mahjong, shuttlecock kicking, Chinese yoyo, and more.
Hoʻokamaʻāina: New faculty and staff orientation includes a day’s excursion to cultural sights in Hilo
Orientation is a unique experience for the university’s newcomers that goes beyond the usual nuts and bolts about campus infrastructure and services.
