UH Hilo’s online Hawaiian archive largest of its kind
UH Hilo’s Keiki Kawaiʻaeʻa and Keola Donaghy’s Hawaiian electronic library, Ulukua, receives 1.4 million hits a month.
UH Mānoa group performs at Kennedy Center in D.C.
The Tuahine Troupe from UH Mānoa’s Hawaiʻinuiākea School of Hawaiian Knowledge performed at The Kennedy Center in Washington D.C.
Prepping for Smithsonian Folklife Festival
University of Hawaiʻi delegates spend first day prepping exhibits for the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington D.C.
UH Mānoa loʻi patch will be replicated on National Mall
Ka Papa Loʻi ʻO Kānewai will create an authentic taro patch on the National Mall in Washington D.C. for the Smithsonian Folklife Festival.
Hawaiian studies associate degree established
A new associate degree in Hawaiian studies will be offered at all seven community colleges beginning in fall 2012.
Polynesian voyaging online archive unveiled
Honolulu Community College and Polynesian Voyaging Society collaborate on website to make materials accessible.
Native food and stories focus of new workshops
ʻAwa, ʻulu), ʻuala and heʻe explored in series sponsored by the John A. Burns School of Medicine.
New social work dean named
Noreen Mokuau appointed dean of the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa’s School of Social Work.
First Native Hawaiian appointed to national health board
Maile Taualii will help draw attention to Hawaiʻi health issues.
Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander programs get grants
Two grants to UH Hilo support programs for Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander students.
