Education
$4.2M grant gives UH team boost to tackle Hawaiʻi’s clean energy needs on multiple fronts
The Materials Research and Education Consortium will focus on challenges including reliance on costly imported fuels, resource and waste management, mitigation of the effects of soil erosion and ocean contamination.
3 Big Island educators named among finalists for Hawai‘i State Teacher of the Year
In October, one teacher will announced as the 2025 Hawaiʻi State Teacher of the Year and will go on to represent Hawaiʻi in the National Teacher of the Year program.
Teachers, administrators intived to learn how to rebuild the village that nurtures our keiki during early childhood conference
This is the second conference hosted by Hawaiʻi County and Friends of the Future and it piggybacks on the 2023 conference theme of “Huliau – A Time of Change”
Over 90 people apply for top job at University of Hawai‘i
The board plans to publicly identify the finalists in September and will hold a series of public forums to introduce them to stakeholders.
‘The beginning of our new era’: Native Hawaiian students Walk to the Box to vote ahead of 2024 Hawai’i primaries
The event is part of Our Kaiāulu Votes, an initiative aimed at inspiring Native Hawaiians to get involved in the civic process to make their voices heard — especially youth — and encourage others to do the same.
Unlocking innovation with agreement to share UH’s environmental research expertise
The University of Hawaiʻi has already buoyed and supported Hawaiʻi’s economic growth, development and environmental well-being with prominent, diverse and world-renowned research. Now, it is the first to lend that mastery to the rest of the nation.
Hawai’i County, state partner to mitigate effects on Big Island students of bus driver shortage
Officials on Friday identified public transportation routes that can temporarily accommodate students and be adjusted in the short-term to prioritize student access in the affected Hilo-Waiākea and Ka‘ū-Kea‘au-Pāhoa Complex Areas.
108 school bus routes temporarily suspended statewide because of driver shortage
The suspended routes in East Hawai‘i are for all grades in the Hilo-Waiākea and Ka‘ū-Kea‘au-Pāhoa Complex Areas.
Kamehameha Schools-Hawaiʻi grad receives prestigious Fukunaga Scholarship
Sean Serville, who will be attending Santa Clara University this fall, was among those awarded during an annual mixer hosted at Servco’s administrative office in Honolulu.
Waiākea grad to take over helm at Hawaiʻi Community College
Susan Kazama has worked in the UH system since 1987 and has been interim chancellor at the Big Island college since July 1, 2023.
New zero-interest loan program for University of Hawai‘i engineering students
The initiative intends to help students with proven need while also meeting the state’s workforce demand for engineers.
Upgrading tradition: Drones aid restoration, resilience of Native Hawaiian fishponds
Researchers from the University of Hawai‘i and fishpond stewards in Hilo are using these unmanned aerial vehicles to support integrated coastal zone management, including at cultural heritage sites.
Keauhou Canoe Club on Big Island seeks applicants for two scholarships
Two $2,000 scholarships are available to West Hawaiʻi graduating seniors who meet requirements.
Game of drones: UH-Mānoa students headed to international drone competition
This is the fifth year the UH Drone Technologies team is participating in the competition. Its best finish was sixth in 2017 and third among U.S. teams the same year. The team aims to place higher this year.
Public schools to feed Hawai‘i keiki this summer
Summer meals are offered for on-campus dining only; there is no grab-and-go option.
Over $25K in scholarships available to Big Island graduating seniors
Applications are open now through June 15. Awardees will be notified in July.
UH-Hilo alumna, mentors use AI to tackle issues facing Japan’s aging population
The innovative program also included students from three Japan universities and the University of Northern Colorado also participated in the innovative program with a focus on “AI and the Future of an Aging Society.”Jackson participated because of her interest in the intersection of artificial intelligence and physical therapy.
Mountain View printmaking residency program awarded $8K from new state initiative
The program at Koana Cultural Community is one of onlly 10 throughout the state to be awarded funs fojfrom the new Museum Without Walls Arts Education Initiative of the Hawai‘i Community Foundation.
Governor issues proclamation celebrating Hawai‘i’s school nurses
Hawaiʻi Gov. Josh Green, M.D., issued a proclamation recognizing National School Nurse Day on May 8, 2024.
National recruitment for next UH president to begin in late May
The national recruitment for the next president of the University of Hawaiʻi 10-campus system will officially begin in late May 2024 after the UH Board of Regents approved the position description and leadership profile at its May 16 monthly meeting.
