Hawaiʻi Pacific University

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.

The Ocean Institute of Hawaiʻi Pacific University announced it's been awarded a five-year federal grant of just over $500,000 to increase Native Hawaiian participation in STEM fields — including aquaculture. The Conversation talked to Shaun Moss, executive director of the Oceanic Institute about what this means.

Today on The Conversation: East-West Center Senior Fellow Denny Roy discusses China-Taiwan and China-U.S. relations; Hawaiʻi Pacific University’s Oceanic Institute uses a federal grant to engage STEM majors; Honolulu Civil Beat's Suevon Lee reports on educators exiting teaching; Botanist Patti Welton reflects on three decades of conservation work at Haleakalā National Park; and Mānoa Honey & Mead's Yuki Uzuhashi celebrates the natural flavors gathered by his bees.

The demand for healthcare professionals is growing. A new program offered by Hawaii Pacific University looks to grow the number of psychologists in the islands. HPU’s Vince Tsushima and Kelsie Okamura talk about a doctorate program that launched this past fall.