Decolonial narratives highlighted in modern Hawai‘i guidebook
Detours: A Decolonial Guide to Hawaiʻi features 57 contributions from artists, academics and activists from all over Hawaiʻi.
Haunani-Kay Trask receives national recognition for scholarship for the public good
Retired UH Mānoa Professor Haunani-Kay Trask was awarded the 2019 Angela Y. Davis Prize by the American Studies Association on November 7, 2019.
Intimate relationships of Leonard Bernstein revealed in professor’s book
The new book uses the story of Bernstein’s relationships with two unknown Japanese individuals to trace his transformation from an American celebrity to a world renowned maestro.
Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist to lecture, related student writing contest open
UH Mānoa undergraduate and graduate students who are registered in the fall 2019 semester are encouraged to read, study and engage in Viet Nguyen’s work and express their ideas in writing.
Acclaimed historian activist selected as spring 2019 Inouye chair
Marcus Rediker, who is also a documentary filmmaker, will present a keynote lecture on May 1 at the Art Auditorium.
ACLU director selected as Inouye chair
David Cole, national legal director for the American Civil Liberties Union, has been named the next Dan and Maggie Inouye Distinguished Chair in Democratic Ideals.
Buddhist faith during WWII internment discussed by Japanese religion expert
Duncan Ryūken Williams discusses his book, American Sutra: A Story of Faith and Freedom in the Second World War, in a lecture on March 4, at 4:30 p.m.
Prominent #MeToo figure, Mānoa alumna, returns to UH
UH Mānoa alumna Karen Kelsky, a prominent figure in the national #MeToo movement, has been speaking out on issues of sexual assault in academia, with a focus on empowering victims and training people in leadership.
Native American author and tribal judge selected as spring 2018 Inouye chair
Walter Echo-Hawk will co-teach a law school course that examines, compares and contrasts the legal frameworks that both define and enforce indigenous legal rights in the U.S. and other countries.
One of TIME’s most influential speaks on Organizing with Love in the Age of Anger
UH Mānoa’s spring 2017 Distinguished Chair Ai-jen Poo will give a public keynote lecture addressing current issues.
