Category: Messages & Announcements

Screenshot from UH Launching Space Tech Center video

Column by Chancellor Irwin: UH Hilo’s new and expanded degree programs answer workforce needs, improve life for all

Posted on April 2, 2024August 1, 2024 by Staff

Several new programs are answering workforce needs and contributing greatly to improving the quality of life of people and their communities near and far.

UH Hilo Chancellor Bonnie D. Irwin’s 2024 State of the University Address

Posted on March 27, 2024May 22, 2024 by Staff

Read full transcript of Chancellor Bonnie D. Irwin’s 2024 State of the University Address delivered March 27.

Two dancers place cultural items on an altar.

UH Hilo to host cultural enrichment programs to celebrate Merrie Monarch Festival

Posted on March 27, 2024April 22, 2024 by Staff

Events include a Hawaiian quilt exhibition; live music; workshops on lei making, hula, and other cultural activities; documentary films and more!

Two flyers for events: Trivia Night and Spring Formal. Logos for UH Hilo, SAC and University Radio Hilo.

Student Activities Council hosts several social events for Easter Week

Posted on March 25, 2024October 4, 2024 by Staff

The Student Activities Council is hosting several events this week – Easter Week – for students to relax and socialize as they return from spring break.

Two students on sidewalk running alongside the student services building. In the window is the sign: HILO Your Journey is Our Focus.

Column by Chancellor Irwin: Re-visioning student success at UH Hilo

Posted on March 5, 2024January 29, 2025 by Staff

The Student Affairs Leadership Team is now kaʻi i ka wēkiu, elevating student success, and making sure it is central in everything we do.

Screenshot from the movie Vai, a Pacific Island woman raising her fist in solidarity.

International Women’s Day: Feature film Vai, free showing, March 7

Posted on March 4, 2024 by Staff

Vai is a feature film made by nine female Pacific filmmakers, filmed in seven different Pacific countries, capturing the experience of being a Pacific Islander woman embarking on a journey of empowerment.

Hōkū Ke‘a Observatory pictured atop Maunakea in the snow.

Decommissioning to begin on UH Hilo’s Hōkū Keʻa Observatory

Posted on February 29, 2024February 29, 2024 by Staff

The process includes removal of the observatory building, generator building and telecommunications and electrical infrastructure, and the restoration of the site that is consistent with the area.

ʻImiloaʻs 18th FREE Lā Hānau Celebration, Sunday, Feb. 25, 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.. Hanohano Nā Manu Maulukua, honoring native forest birds of Hawaiʻi.

ʻImiloa’s 18th Lā Hānau Celebration honors Hawaiʻi’s native forest birds. Free and open to the public, Feb. 25

Posted on February 23, 2024March 5, 2024 by Staff

Fun activities include crafts about Hawaiian manu, special live programs in the planetarium with natural resource experts, hula and mele, and interactive exhibits.