The competition is designed to increase cross-unit and cross-disciplinary collaboration in strategic areas that have a strong possibility for success in building on UH Mānoa’s strengths while addressing challenges.
The scholarship honors the late Paul Lyons’ work and will benefit masters candidates at UH Mānoa whose research interests focus on the literatures and languages of Oceania.
Leanne Day teaches contemporary indigenous literatures of Oceania to the diverse student body in hopes of engaging students in critical self-reflection.
University of Hawaiʻi–West Oʻahu's D. Nandi Odhiambo and UH Mānoa's Jean Toyama have been named 2019 recipients of the Elliot Cades Award for Literature.