Project to showcase Hawaiʻi’s education history receives major boost
Derek Taira and others will build a website for educators, students and the general public to learn about Hawaiʻi’s educational past.
Workplace disasters, implications for society, safety, focus of new book
James Kraft draws attention to disasters that occurred in the greater American Southwest after World War II.
Project protects decades of environmental history
The team has catalogued and processed more than a third of the 1,400 environmental impact statements.
Law library exhibit showcases Hawaiʻi’s labor history, Hawaiian political movements
The exhibit is open to the public and will host an online webinar on Wednesday, September 2, from 3 to 5 p.m.
UH speaker series celebrates centennial of women’s suffrage movement
On August 27, the UH Better Tomorrow Speaker Series will host a livestream event with special guests to mark the 100th anniversary of the women’s suffrage movement.
‘The Great Influenza’ kicks off reading pilot at UH Mānoa
Incoming freshmen will read the same book through the First Year Programs Common Read Pilot.
Center for Korean Studies awarded $820K grant
The newly created Research Institute Program for Korean Studies grant will award $820,000 over the next 10 years.
UH provides indigenous perspectives on AI guidance
The position paper offers ideas to consider when prioritizing indigenous perspectives in developing AI and suggests ethical approaches to advanced computational systems.
Hawaiian language texts key to award winning Hawaiʻi history book
Noelani Arista’s book addresses political formation, Indigenous law and encounters with missionaries and traders.
Time to end America’s 70 year war with North Korea
This column by Yeonhee Sophie Kim, Cheehyung Harrison Kim and Christine Ahn ran on the Honolulu Civil Beat website on June 26, 2020.
