Photos: International Education Week at UH Hilo! Five days of education, art, food, sharing events
The University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo celebrates International Education Week this week, Nov. 17-21, 2025, with an array of events.
Category: Faculty
Video: Luana Kawelu and her daughter, anthropologist Kathy Kawelu, give public talk at UH Hilo on the history of Merrie Monarch Festival
The talk, “Merrie Monarch Festival: A history of kuleana to community and culture,” is part of UH Hilo’s Kuleana and Community Weekly Talk Story gatherings.
At UN annual meeting on human rights, UH Hilo poli-sci alumna Tamelia Rang represents her Marshall Islands homeland
Tamelia Rang served as Republic of the Marshall Islands delegate at the United Nations 60th Session of the Human Rights Council held in Geneva.
St. Joseph High School students visit UH Hilo for workshop on global affairs
From a mini-Model United Nations simulation, to applying UN Sustainable Development Goals to local issues, the St. Joseph HS students were engaged from start to finish.
UH Hilo performing arts major Hokulani Thomas, living her dream of being a stage manager
With a dream to become a professional stage manager after graduation, Hokulani Thomas is honing her skills through internships and community outreach.
UH Hilo art department hosts artist in residence, printmaker Sarah Smelser
Internationally acclaimed printmaker Sarah Smelser gave a public lecture and also spent time with students, demonstrating her craft in the university’s printmaking studio.
UH Hilo sociology students place third in national competition on business problem solving
In the competition, the UH Hilo team applied local Indigenous values to a problem-solving solution for a national organization advocating for a single-payer healthcare system.
Chancellor Irwin hosts event honoring UH Hilo faculty recently tenured and/or promoted
Chancellor Irwin hosted an event on Thursday at the Hilo Yacht Club to honor UH Hilo faculty who recently received tenure and/or promotion.
