Hawaiʻi Pacific University

Hawai‘i Pacific University is opening a Las Vegas campus to students in August 2024. It’s the first time the private college, established on O‘ahu in 1965, has expanded outside the Hawaiian islands, according to a Tuesday news release.

A U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Thursday to end the ability for colleges to consider race in their admissions is now prompting institutions in Hawaiʻi to look at how it will affect their policies. The reversal of this decades-long precedent was decided by a six-justice conservative supermajority to require that universities use "colorblind" criteria when admitting new students.

An upcoming cultural exhibit at the Downtown Art Center in Honolulu will highlight the work of Hawaiʻi-based Micronesian artistry for the first time in three decades, according to organizers. The exhibit is titled “7 Degrees North - The Arts of Micronesia” and will showcase contemporary artwork by Micronesians who were selected by jurors to feature their work.

At the Kamehameha Schools Kapālama commencement ceremony later this month, 106 graduating seniors will have already earned two-year associate degrees from Hawaiʻi Pacific University.

Hawaiʻi Pacific University history professor Allison Gough spoke with The Conversation about how their experience of hospitality and island culture led many to take part in the Civil Rights Movement on the continent after the war.

A new program from Hawaiʻi Pacific University's Center for Marine Debris Research will offer $1 to $3 per pound of derelict fishing gear found at sea.

Hawai‘i Pacific University has a federal grant for research on seaweed, or limu, that could potentially lead to commercial-scale cultivation. Shaun Moss, the executive director of HPU’s Oceanic Institute, says the research’s goal is to assess whether various types of limu can be used to clean up effluent from shrimp and fish farms around the state.

The U.S. Department of Education awarded HPU $3.35 million for its Hoʻokō Project. It aims to provide qualified undergraduates with enhanced advising and tutoring — as well as free textbooks and summer tuition for their first two years.

Local author and professor Tyler McMahon released his fourth novel "One Potato" earlier this year. McMahon sat down with The Conversation to talk about the book, and what the process is like the fourth time around.

Hawaiʻi Pacific University says despite the pandemic, it has seen record enrollment — a 34% increase in new students for the 2021-22 academic year.