National Political Science Honors Society

Pi Sigma Alpha, the National Political Science Honors Society, includes the Iota Iota Chapter at the University of Hawaiʻi Hilo, as one chapter of nearly 850 campuses with more than 300,000 members. Celebrating its Centennial in 2021, the purpose of the organization remains as it did in 1919: “to encourage the scientific and practical study of problems of government, to foster reforms in our governmental machinery, and to aid in the education of the electorate in problems of government” (see https://www.pisigmaalpha.org/centennial for more information).

2023-2024 Inductees

Pictured (from left to right) are Dr. Su-Mi Lee, Evonne Princess Fronda, Josefa Tuiova, Darrell Silva, Myron Yoma, Richinard Artui, Jeremy Butterfield, Esq. (Featured Speaker and UH Hilo POLS Alumni), Dr. Enbao Wang, Dr. Sarah Marusek, Leoshina Kariha (UH Hilo's Iota Iota Chapter President) Erica Ingram, a 2023-2024 inductee, is not shown in the picture.

Photo Credits: Mercy Gilniy and Elpert Elias Jr.