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Hawaiʻi Pacific University says despite the pandemic, it has seen record enrollment — a 34% increase in new students for the 2021-22 academic year.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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The Waikiki Improvement Association discusses a new proposal to manage vacation rentals on Oahu; the Big Island Invasive Species Committee talks how a budget shortfall impacts their efforts; HPU attempts to grow the number of psychologists in the islands; and Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings director shares his experience making a summer tent pole movie.
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Hawaiʻi Pacific University is using laser technology to analyze coral reefs and marine debris found in Hawaiʻi’s ocean water.
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“Ghost nets” from unknown origins drift among the Pacific's currents, threatening sea creatures and littering shorelines with the entangled remains of…
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International students at American universities are facing the twin challenge of pandemic-induced travel restrictions and an administration in Washington…
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Hawaii researchers have found that the majority of plastic marine debris washing up on shores is from abroad.The Star-Advertiser reports that the study…
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Both Chamiande University and Hawaii Pacific University have plans to take over the doctoral psychology program from the now defunct Argosy University…