ʻAʻohe pau ka ʻike i ka hālau hoʻokahi │ One learns from many sources │ A web publication from the Office of the Chancellor, University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo
The pre-law certificate program’s interdisciplinary approach aims to strengthen and develop students’ “lawyering skills,” durable skills that can be applied to many professions.
Notable in the video featuring Kamalani Poepoe’s scientific knowledge about volcanic rocks is the discussion of Native Hawaiian ways of exploring science.
With a dream to become a professional stage manager after graduation, Hokulani Thomas is honing her skills through internships and community outreach.
Over the summer, Amber Skiwo returned to her Palau homeland and immersed herself in a research internship.
Julia Chioko Polloi, who hails from Palau, says the summer internship work went hand-in-hand with her classroom GIS studies, correlating to one another.
“It felt like I was living out what I’d been studying in the classroom; only now it was real dolphins, real communities and real conservation challenges.”
Mavrick Faust, with a double major in accounting and nursing, plans to remain in the Hilo community and be part the understaffed healthcare community, “to serve the people who need it most.”
Earning her way into a competitive slot chosen through a California non-profit, Imani Lee completed a nine-week internship in the district office of U.S. Representative Jimmy Gomez.
With an infusion of funds, UH Hilo’s data science lab is transforming into a scientist-centered AI lab
Photos: 2026 International Women’s Day at UH Hilo
Study Abroad: UH Hilo Hawaiian studies major Kahiau Snyder found his perspectives shifting in Aotearoa
How does one multi-talented Hawaiian studies major want to change the world? Decolonize Western theater, create a new vision
Study Abroad: UH Hilo business admin major Hāweo Glassco studies for a year at University of Essex
Video and photos: 2026 International Night