UH Hilo graduate student named to State Rehabilitation Council
Meriah Nichols, in the UH Hilo counseling psychology graduate program, will help advise the Hawai‘i Division of Vocational Rehabilitation regarding its performance as an agency.
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Internship program encourages more kānaka in cultural resource management
Among a cohort of UH peers, two UH Hilo students completed a paid internship this summer collecting scientific and cultural data in Hāmākua on Hawai‘i Island in a region where famous high chief ‘Umialīloa was born and raised.
UH Hilo linguist challenges conventional beliefs about Hawaiian origins
Professor William “Pila” Wilson proposes that Hawai‘i was first settled from the Northern Line Islands. His recently published paper provides evidence that East Polynesia was settled not from Sāmoa as is conventionally believed, but rather from the Central Northern Outliers.
Members of U.S. Congress visit UH Hilo to discuss university’s Indigenous culture and language revitalization programs
New Mexico’s U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández, along with Hawai‘i’s U.S. Reps. Ed Case and Kai Kahele, discussed UH Hilo programs with faculty and staff. Fernández and Case serve on the U.S. House Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
UH Hilo alumna helps organize collaborative report on protecting ancestral sites
Kelley Lehuakeaopuna Uyeoka helped organize a large hui of cultural and scientific experts to develop new strategies in safeguarding Hawaiʻi’s cultural sites and practices. The newly published Kaliʻuokapaʻakai Collective Report is now released to the public.
Students work on interface improvement of artificial intelligence
The class was led by Travis Mandel, assistant professor of computer science, and was sponsored by the National Science Foundation.
Environmental scientists show link between rapid ‘ōhi‘a death mortality levels and hoofed mammals
A research team has discovered that patterns of ‘ōhi‘a mortality show significant differences in areas with and without hoofed mammals, suggesting that ungulate exclusion is an effective management tool to lessen impacts of rapid ‘ōhi‘a death.
Native Hawaiians to embark on scientific research voyage to Papahānaumokuākea
This will be the first time that an entire crew of Hawaiian scientists will lead research in Papahānaumokuākea under a research permit. Four of the 12 members of the hui are from UH Hilo.
