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
Māori worldview and Aotearoa history showed Native Hawaiian Kahiau Snyder, “Our two lands, languages, cultures, and peoples have so much in common and so much to learn from each other.”
Hāweo Glassco spent a year at the University of Essex in England. “It changed my life completely.”
Brooklyn Geiger spent her junior year studying abroad at Nanzan University in Nagoya, Japan. “Studying abroad really broadened my view on the world in all kinds of ways.”
Kealiʻi Rapozo spent 2025 spring semester at the University of Stirling in Scotland, and this past winter break at BE Global Camp 2025 at Mahidol University in Salaya, Thailand.
From New Zealand to Spain, Japan, and South Korea, the students are immersed in new cultures, expanding their education, eager to return home with new found knowledge and experience.
While studying at Tokyo Gakugei University as an exchange student, Logan Scribner researched how English language is taught in Japan. His findings call for change.
Fulbrighters are placed in classrooms abroad to provide assistance to local English teachers. Gregory Morrical is in the town of Guanshan in the county of Taitung.
The two UH Hilo study abroad alumni are now serving as assistant language teachers in Japan for the Japan Exchange and Teaching Program sponsored by the government of Japan.
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