UH Hilo nursing alumna Jaedyn Janae Puahaulani Pavao captures Merrie Monarch’s Miss Aloha Hula title
Nursing alumna Jaedyn Janae Puahaulani Pavao captured the coveted Miss Aloha Hula title on April 24, representing Hālau Ka Lei Mokihana o Leināʻala.
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Ready to perform in D.C. May 4, UH Hilo dancers featured on program cover for national festival
Student dancer Loreal Gonzales says being chosen to perform at the national festival is an honor not only for her school, her community, and her home, but for her ʻohana who lived in Kalapana.
Profile story: Data scientist Sukhwa Hong infuses business analytics with AI, readying UH Hilo students for workforce
Associate Professor of Data Science and Business Administration Sukhwa Hong’s program and course development is infused with the topic of his own research: The use of AI to enhance communication, understanding, and ethics.
Photos: Hundreds of island keiki enjoy Earth Day activities at UH Hilo
The 37th Lā Honua Earth Day Celebration brought together keiki, college students and professors, with conservation and environmental organizations, agencies, and groups for fun educational activities.
UH Hilo hosts weeklong cultural enrichment programs to celebrate Merrie Monarch Festival
UH Hilo is honoring the 2025 Merrie Monarch Festival with a week of enrichment programs rooted in culture, creativity, and connection.
UH Hilo Chinese studies students perform traditional music, dance, and song at local veterans home
The group performed colorful traditional dances — lion, dragon, fan, snake, handkerchief — and sang, played flute and piano. “It was a very special experience.”
2025 Ka Lama Kū: Five UH Hilo students receive leadership awards
Based on Native Hawaiian cultural values, the annual Ka Lama Kū awards recognize the exceptional contributions the honorees make as student leaders on campus.
Grassroots, women-led nonprofit co-founded by UH Hilo alumni offers bioremediation expertise rooted in Native Hawaiian protocols
The alumni-created local non-profit EarthRM implements place-based, culturally grounded bioremediation to address post-disaster situations in Hawaiʻi with the goal to create a blueprint for bioremediation globally.
