UH Hilo Speakers Bureau

UH Hilo Speakers Bureau 2025-2026

Please call Alyson Kakugawa-Leong, Office of University Relations, at (808) 932-7669 or email alyson@hawaii.edu with your programming requests.

By Speaker

You may also browse available topics and speakers by subject.


Lisa Ann Amaral

Admissions

  • UH Hilo General Overview & Undergraduate Admissions Requirements
  • College: Finding Your Best Fit
  • UH Hilo’s Global Exchange Programs: Get Off This Rock On a Budget

John Burns

Marine Science

  • Life
  • Data Science
  • Biology
  • Marine Science and Data Science
  • Coral Reefs
  • Technology

Steven Colbert

Marine Science

  • Nearshore Water Quality/Sewage Pollution
  • Ocean Acidification/Oceans & Climate Change

Steve Doo

Marine Science

  • Coral Reefs
  • Climate Change Impacts on Oceans
  • Emerging Concerns for Coral Reefs
  • Coral Restoration

Lilia Frey

Agriculture

  • Small Scale Farming or Backyard Farming for Sustainability
  • Dressmaking for Personal Use
  • Faculty Preparation Program

Richard Griffiths

Physics and Astronomy

  • UFOs : From Roswell to the Present - A Tale of Secrecy and Misinformation
  • Gravitational Lensing Observed with the Hubble Space Telescope
  • Dark Matter and Dark Energy
  • Black Holes

Patrick Guillen

Intercollegiate Athletics

  • Community Service/Civic Engagement
  • Vulcan Athletics
  • Building a Team to Benefit the Community
  • What is a Winner?

Eric Heuer

Psychology

  • Alzheimer’s Disease: What do we really know?
  • Normal Aging: What is it and why does it matter?
  • Attention Deficit Disorder: Common Misconceptions

Randy Hirokawa

Communication

  • Characteristics of Effective Groups and Teams
  • Effective Communication in the Workplace
  • Communication and Effective Decision-making

Hee Sun Kim

Management

  • Humor at Work
  • Organizational Culture
  • Gig Work, Individuals, and Community

Christopher Lauer

Philosophy

  • You Can Teach Ethics!
  • Philosophical Approaches to Masculinity
  • Philosophical Approaches to Artificial Intelligence

Su-Mi Lee

Political Science

  • U.S.-China Rivalry
  • (Outer) Space Security
  • North Korea Nuclear Negotiations
  • Space Diplomacy

Kathy Malone

Physics and Astronomy

  • STEM Education
  • STEAM Education
  • Use of Dramatic Inquiry in Primary School Classrooms
  • Life of an Expat in Kazakhstan
  • The Use of Scientific Modeling Instruction in Secondary & Undergraduate Classrooms

Marshawn Martin

Finance

  • The Bottom Line: Women Lead, Results Prove It
  • Called, Equipped, and Confident! God Spoke; We Achieve. A Women's Journey of Discovering God's Will for Her Leadership

Rae Matsumoto

DKICP

  • The Future of Pharmacy in Hawai'i and Beyond
  • How to Prepare for a Pharmacy Career
  • The Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy Legacy and Promise

Colby Miyose

Communication

  • Communication and Conflict Resolution
  • Practicing Communicating with Empathy
  • Optimizing Your Nonverbal Game
  • KPop and KDramas: The Korean Wave, A Global Craze

Elliott Parsons

TCBES

  • How Climate Change Affects Invasive Species in the Pacific – the Pacific RISCC
  • Scenario Planning as a Tool for Addressing Climate Change Impacts to Invasive Species in the Pacific Region
  • The Tangled Web We Weave: The Proliferation of Invasive Species Terms and Definitions and Consequences for Management in the Face of Climate Change

Karen Pellegrin

Pharmacy/Rural Health

  • Rural Health
  • Medication Management/Safety
  • Evidence-based Leadership
  • Evidence-based Strategic Management

Ryan Perroy

Geography & Environmental Science

  • Rapid Ohia Death
  • Invasive Species
  • Drone Applications
  • Shoreline Mapping

Jarred Prudencio

Pharmacy Practice

  • Pharmacists & the Quintuple Aim of Healthcare
  • Digital Health Tools for Patients
  • Healthcare-related Social Media
  • Diabetes

Tracy Wiegner

Marine Science

  • Sewage Pollution in Hawaiʻi’s Coastal Waters
  • Staphylococcus aureus and MRSA in Hawaiʻi’s Coastal Waters

Xuan Xie

Marketing

  • Community Engagement through Marketing Classes
  • Reducing Food Waste by Undoing the "Beautiful Is Good" Stereotype