UH Hilo hālau honors college namesake Ruth Keʻelikōlani
Hula hālau Hui Hanakahi, under the direction of Kumu Pele Harman and Kumu Kekoa Harman, performed tribute honoring Ruth Keʻelikōlani at UH Hilo’s 2026 International Night dance production.
Category: Faculty
How does one multi-talented Hawaiian studies major want to change the world? Decolonize Western theater, create a new vision
Composer, playwright, and musician Damien Stack is integrating Hawaiian elements into local theater. “I want to create a body of work where universal human themes are explored through Hawaiian culture.”
2026 Peace Corps Week: Volunteer Bill Sakovich trained Moroccan athletes, future leaders of international swimming
Bill Sakovich spent his Peace Corps days in the water, never realizing that the ten-year-old boys in the lanes would one day become the leaders of international swimming.
2026 Peace Corps Week: Volunteer Arthur Mersereau transitioned to PC trainer, learned a thing or two about leadership
As a Peace Corps trainer, Arthur Mersereau learned that most of what we think we know is provisional, open to challenge, and that the most effective leaders are those who listen before they decide.
2026 Peace Corps Week: Craig Severance went to Micronesia as PC volunteer, returned with new identity
Craig Severance came to the realization fairly early on in his Peace Corp volunteer work: His role wasn’t to change the island, but to learn from it.
UH Hilo sociologist, scholar-activist Lindy Hern investigates social movements and healthcare policy
Associate Professor Lindy Hern has been researching the movement for healthcare reform in the United States since 2004, with a specific focus on the Movement for Single Payer Healthcare.
2026 Peace Corps Week: Returned volunteer Stu Kearns made life-long friends at both Hawaiʻi Island training and Malaysia post
The Hawaiʻi Island environment of ethnic and cultural diversity was precisely why Hilo had been chosen as a Peace Corps training site for Southeast Asia volunteers.
New 38-foot teaching and research vessel arrives for UH Hilo’s marine science program
The new workboat significantly expands place-based marine science training and research, allowing offshore and nearshore fieldwork for both students and researchers.
