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University of Hawaii at Hilo

@UHHilo

UH Hilo is an acclaimed, accredited comprehensive liberal arts university in Hawai‘i.

 Hilo, Hawaii
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Joined April 2009
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A new High School Direct Entry pathway is helping UH Hilo grow Hawaiʻi’s nursing workforce. Find out how a reserved seat for local grads and five new faculty are helping UH Hilo tackle Hawaiʻi’s critical nursing shortage: go.hawaii.edu/SPq
Dylan Yanazaki (front), first-year nursing student at UH Hilo, and classmates perform CPR simulation.

ALT Dylan Yanazaki (front), first-year nursing student at UH Hilo, and classmates perform CPR simulation.

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The right leader at the right time: Todd Inouye, Director of UH Hilo’s business college. From collaboratively securing accreditation for the college to developing new AI programs, he finds it challenging but always a great experience. Full story: go.hawaii.edu/SxU
Todd Inouye and UH Hilo College of Business and Economics.

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🎃Happy Halloweeeeeeeeeen! Scary Scenarios 2026 is available free online NOW! UH Hilo drama students present spoooooky stories from around the world. Spend your lunch hour with us, or an evening, if you dare… youtu.be/ZhH0AHKooeo?si=DWvE…
Scary Scenarios 2026

Scary Scenarios 2026

Scary Scenarios is presented free online each Halloween as a co-pro...

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Chancellor Irwin and Executive Leadership Team delivered the 2026 State of the University Address on 10/23. "We provide a place-based, community-engaged, hands-on learning experience for our students in a supportive environment." Full presentation: go.hawaii.edu/EVS
Students gather with Chancellor Irwin, Vice Chancellors, Directors and Deans, on the Campus Center Plaza during 2026 Fall Orientation.

ALT Students gather with Chancellor Irwin, Vice Chancellors, Directors and Deans, on the Campus Center Plaza during 2026 Fall Orientation.

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Justin Yeh, resource manager at the Center for Maunakea Stewardship, sees his work atop the mauna as opportunity to make a difference. He's responsible for a wide range of duties, working hard to preserve and protect natural resources. Full story: go.hawaii.edu/oVS
Justine Yeh (at right) and the Center for Maunakea Stewardship’s natural resources team stand near greenhouse with visitors to the mauna. (Courtesy photo)

ALT Justine Yeh (at right) and the Center for Maunakea Stewardship’s natural resources team stand near greenhouse with visitors to the mauna. (Courtesy photo)

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🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆UH Hilo students win first-place awards in national sociology competition! The wins are truly commendable: the students in the team competition received a perfect score, and a sociology student won first place for her research paper! Full story: go.hawaii.edu/S3p
Winning students from left, Ghellie Lei Tamayo, Frances Rayla, Kassidie Hayashida, Mindy Yagin, and Dylan Bibilone sit with their trophies during a celebration held during their class with Assistant Professor of Sociology Ellen Meiser on Oct. 21, 2026. (Courtesy photo)

ALT Winning students from left, Ghellie Lei Tamayo, Frances Rayla, Kassidie Hayashida, Mindy Yagin, and Dylan Bibilone sit with their trophies during a celebration held during their class with Assistant Professor of Sociology Ellen Meiser on Oct. 21, 2026. (Courtesy photo)

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Sister city delegation from South Korea visits UH Hilo, strengthening collaboration in education and cultural exchange. “No institution or region can thrive in isolation; cross-cultural collaboration across the Pacific is essential for our shared future.” go.hawaii.edu/SAS
Delegation from Gokseong-gun, South Korea, visits UH Hilo on Oct. 13, 2026, here holding sign outside the College of Business and Economics with organizers.

ALT Delegation from Gokseong-gun, South Korea, visits UH Hilo on Oct. 13, 2026, here holding sign outside the College of Business and Economics with organizers.

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Chinese studies prof Jiren Feng returns from research fellowship; his upcoming book presents new perspectives on historical Chinese architecture, first in any language on imperial culture of the Song Dynasty from the perspective of the built environment go.hawaii.edu/SGc
Jiren Feng on the last day of his nine-month residential research fellowship at the National Humanities Center, Durham, North Carolina, which he attended from September 2025 to May 2026 during his sabbatical from UH Hilo. (Courtesy photo from Jiren Feng)

ALT Jiren Feng on the last day of his nine-month residential research fellowship at the National Humanities Center, Durham, North Carolina, which he attended from September 2025 to May 2026 during his sabbatical from UH Hilo. (Courtesy photo from Jiren Feng)

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🏆Associate Professor of Nursing Luzviminda Miguel receives international award: 2026 Most Influential Filipina Woman in the World! Plus a requirement: she must develop a two-year initiative that gives back to her community. Full story: go.hawaii.edu/Sf8
Poster with Luz Miguel walking in her white coat with stethoscope around her neck, and award info: Dr. Luzviminda Banez Miguel, 2026 Most Influential Filipina Woman in the World, recognized for leadership, University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo.

ALT Poster with Luz Miguel walking in her white coat with stethoscope around her neck, and award info: Dr. Luzviminda Banez Miguel, 2026 Most Influential Filipina Woman in the World, recognized for leadership, University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo.

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Study Abroad: Double major Ben Rudo finds his chem/bio studies in Sweden “quite insightful.” At Uppsala University he's found graduate level chem curriculum & opportunities for research at a R1 university, getting him that much closer to his PhD! Story: go.hawaii.edu/3jS
Ben Rudo at Tjuonavagge, above the Arctic Circle, during a hiking trip in Abisko, a small village in northern Sweden. (Courtesy photo)

ALT Ben Rudo at Tjuonavagge, above the Arctic Circle, during a hiking trip in Abisko, a small village in northern Sweden. (Courtesy photo)

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Alumnus Kaleo Pilago is building career as educator conduit between Maunakea & community. He's finding groups interested in learning and doing work up the mauna & then coordinating access for them. “Community activism is very important to me.” Full story: go.hawaii.edu/R5v
Kaleo Pilago (in red) guides community group at Maunakea’s keanakākoʻi (adze quarry) during a huakaʻi (field trip) with Makaliʻi ʻOhana and Nā Kālai Waʻa (the Makaliʻi Voyaging ʻOhana), June 20, 2026. (Courtesy photos)

ALT Kaleo Pilago (in red) guides community group at Maunakea’s keanakākoʻi (adze quarry) during a huakaʻi (field trip) with Makaliʻi ʻOhana and Nā Kālai Waʻa (the Makaliʻi Voyaging ʻOhana), June 20, 2026. (Courtesy photos)

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UH Hilo’s Wind Symphony is back! After 20 years silent, the project is spearheaded by Assistant Professor of Music Ocean Akaka, with a major focus in the revitalization of Hawaiian music. Learn more about the collaborative, community-based ensemble: go.hawaii.edu/J5R
Assistant Professor of Music Ocean Akaka takes a selfie with members of the new UH Hilo Wind Symphony on the first day of class Aug. 24, 2026. (Courtesy photo)

ALT Assistant Professor of Music Ocean Akaka takes a selfie with members of the new UH Hilo Wind Symphony on the first day of class Aug. 24, 2026. (Courtesy photo)

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UH Hilo students Leilani Jensen and Raven Kromer beat out hundreds of global competitors to win a $50k NASA award for their project adapting traditional ahupuaʻa land management into a sustainable deep-space food system! Story and more photos: go.hawaii.edu/vLR
Leilani Jensen and Raven Kromer. (Photo: University Relations/UH Hilo)

ALT Leilani Jensen and Raven Kromer. (Photo: University Relations/UH Hilo)

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Chancellor Bonnie Irwin shares the importance of clinical internships, meaning training programs for students in healthcare and mental health fields conducted in real clinical settings right here in our local community. Read full column: go.hawaii.edu/RLp
Inside local pharmacy, three UH Hilo pharmacy students hired as consultants in the Medication Therapy Management Program, benefit through the applied learning experience, using the knowledge and skills learned in class to directly help patients. (Photo: DKICP/UH Hilo)

ALT Inside local pharmacy, three UH Hilo pharmacy students hired as consultants in the Medication Therapy Management Program, benefit through the applied learning experience, using the knowledge and skills learned in class to directly help patients. (Photo: DKICP/UH Hilo)

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Pulled by ancestral roots, UH Hilo alumna Maria dePillis-Shintaku is teaching in Japan! Remembering the joys of her Study Abroad year there as an undergraduate, Maria returns to Japan “for an entirely new experience as a teacher rather than a student.” go.hawaii.edu/RLr
UH Hilo alumna Maria dePillis Shintaku has some fun with drums while on a break from teaching children in Japan as part of a government-sponsored program. (Courtesy photo)

ALT UH Hilo alumna Maria dePillis Shintaku has some fun with drums while on a break from teaching children in Japan as part of a government-sponsored program. (Courtesy photo)

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Study Abroad: UH Hilo education major Laʻaulu Kalauokaʻaeʻa-Kahele deepens her knowledge in Aotearoa. Growing as a future teacher, deepening her understanding of herself as a Native Hawaiian, making connections between Māori and Hawaiian language & culture go.hawaii.edu/cZR
Laʻaulu Kalauokaʻaeʻa-Kahele with tamariki (children) at Te Kohanga Reo o Nga Kuaka (School), Aotearoa (New Zealand). (Courtesy photo)

ALT Laʻaulu Kalauokaʻaeʻa-Kahele with tamariki (children) at Te Kohanga Reo o Nga Kuaka (School), Aotearoa (New Zealand). (Courtesy photo)

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UH Hilo marine science major Mahealani Akui interns on 68-meter research vessel @EVNautilus on expedition mapping Hawaiian archipelago seafloor. A love of science, yes, but “culturally too, the ocean is a huge part of my life as a Native Hawaiian." Story: go.hawaii.edu/auR
UH Hilo marine science major Mahealani Akui at computer bank onboard the 68-meter exploration vessel Nautilus. (Photo: Ocean Exploration Trust)

ALT UH Hilo marine science major Mahealani Akui at computer bank onboard the 68-meter exploration vessel Nautilus. (Photo: Ocean Exploration Trust)

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💃🏽Dori Yamada is busy building bridges with community Dance Collective. The associate manager at UH Hilo’s Performing Arts Center makes room for Hawaiʻi Island artists and dancers to shine through shared resources and a joyful annual concert ➡️go.hawaii.edu/ReY
Dori Yamada and the UH Hilo Performing Arts Center.

ALT Dori Yamada and the UH Hilo Performing Arts Center.

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Hundreds of @UHHilo and @HawCC students kicked off the fall semester at Welina Bash: Grindz & Vibes! The event brought our #UHohana together for local food trucks, live music, and a surprise performance by roots reggae favorite The Green ➡️ hawaii.edu/news/2026/09/29/w…
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💃🏽Coming off a historic breakthrough on the national stage, UH Hilo dance students embark on a powerful collaboration that connects their craft to a greater purpose, training under nationally renowned choreographer Mike Esperanza! Story and photos: go.hawaii.edu/SpR
UH Hilo dance students and faculty with choreographer Mike Esperanza. (Photo via University Relations/UH Hilo)

ALT UH Hilo dance students and faculty with choreographer Mike Esperanza. (Photo via University Relations/UH Hilo)

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