UH Hilo’s Dori Yamada: Building bridges with community Dance Collective
The associate manager at UH Hilo’s Performing Arts Center makes room for Hawaiʻi Island artists and dancers to shine through shared resources and a united annual concert.
Category: Staff
UH Hilo senior academic advisor Comfort Sumida inspired by UH System leadership program
Advisor Sumida says the most important part of her experience with the 2025-2026 UH President’s Emerging Leaders Program was a sense of connection with others.
Three from UH Hilo complete UH President’s Emerging Leaders Program, significant projects
Joining the 2025-2026 PELP UH System-wide cohort were UH Hilo’s nursing professor Jeanette Ayers-Kawakami, director of the business college Todd Inouye, and senior advisor Comfort Sumida.
UH Hilo faculty and staff honored at 2026 Awards and Recognition Celebration
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.
Māla and Mālama ʻĀina: Hard work in campus garden brings volunteers a sense of pride
The Māla and Mālama ʻĀina work — cleaning up the gardens surrounding the Performing Arts Center — was not just giving back to the UH Hilo community, but the greater Hawaiʻi Island.
Denim Day at UH Hilo raises awareness to help prevent sexual violence
“The work of our OEO/Title IX Office is so important in raising awareness and helping to prevent sexual violence,” says UH Hilo Chancellor Bonnie D. Irwin.
UH Hilo Director of Career Services Marcy Martinez named 2026 State Internship School-Based Coordinator of the Year
Marcy Martinez is known for her strong advocacy of internship experiences that broaden students’ perspectives.
Photos: UH Hilo Spring 2026 New Student Orientation is underway!
Starting yesterday through next week’s Vulcan ʻOhana Week of Welcome (the first week of instruction), orientation leaders are welcoming the university’s newcomers, showing them around campus and town.
