Photos: Pua Kalikimaka! UH Hilo’s agricultural college holds Poinsettia Plant Sale
The event featured both red and white poinsettias grown by UH Hilo ag students at the university’s Agricultural Farm Laboratory in Panaʻewa.
Category: Students
Aloha! Host families welcome UH Hilo’s international students into Hilo community
Through this semester’s meet and greet, home-cooked meals, sightseeing trips, shopping and other activities on Hawaiʻi Island, international students feel welcomed by local host families.
Photos: Students go holoholo! UH Hilo’s Student Activities Council hosts “Get Away Day,” a day trip to West Hawaiʻi cultural and recreational sites
The students visited Gilbert Kahele Recreation Area (fun!), Waikoloa Plaza (food and shopping), Hapuna Beach Park (more fun!), and Puʻukoholā Heiau and Visitor Center (to learn some Hawaiʻi Island history).
Photos: At brush writing workshop during International Education Week, UH Hilo students learn an ancient Chinese art
Participants in the workshop found that, although the basic strokes look easy, it is rather difficult to control the brush, the amount of ink and the absorbency of the paper.
UH Hilo student newspaper wins national awards
Student writers at Ke Kalahea earned a second place, two third places, and an honorable mention in its division from College Media Association, the nation’s largest organization dedicated to serving collegiate media.
Visiting artist Laura Berman delivers lecture, holds workshop, and juries print exhibition at UH Hilo
While visiting UH Hilo to jury the university’s annual print exhibition, Laura Berman gave a public lecture and held a workshop to make a print edition with students.
Five UH Hilo students awarded scholarships to study abroad
From Japan to England to Korea, five UH Hilo students — majoring in business, Japanese studies, linguistics, English — expand their horizons studying abroad this academic year.
Photos: 2024 United Nations Day
Each year, UH Hilo celebrates United Nations Day with an international parade, sharing of song and dance, and informational tables, all highlighting the many different countries represented at UH Hilo. “The event demonstrates unity among different peoples and nations around the world.”
