University of Hawai‘i

University of Hawaiʻi students are getting ready to graduate this week, but as immigration crackdowns continue throughout the nation, undocumented UH students are left wrestling with what new immigration policies mean for their families and future. HPR's Emma Caires reports on the uncertain immigration landscape.

The University of Hawaiʻi Economic Research Organization forecasts a "mild recession" for Hawaiʻi; Top lawmakers discuss the possibility of a special session amid economic woes

The University of Hawaiʻi has unveiled a dashboard that provides detailed weather reports across the state, offering the public real-time data of the local weather, including specific data for Hawaiʻi's microclimates. About 70 monitoring stations around the state are being used to collect that data, and another 30 or so are planned to be installed.

For 14 years, Dr. Jeffrey Boeckman has served as Director of Bands at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, fostering a strong sense of community through music. Open to students of all majors, the Department of Music's ensembles encourage collaboration and shared musical experience. After a UHM Wind Ensemble rehearsal, Classical Pacific host Sharene Taba spoke with Dr. Boeckman about the University, the Music Department, and the band’s upcoming concert on May 4.

Trump's executive orders have triggered more than 200 lawsuits. Hawaiʻi has joined other states in at least 14 of the legal challenges. Hawaiʻi Attorney General Anne Lopez was joined by two of her deputies at a forum this week to talk about the rule of law and the Constitution.

The Lyon Arboretum's seed conservation lab was awarded a $250,000 federal grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services three years ago to digitize its collection of rare Hawaiian seeds. In early April, researchers learned the grant had been terminated.

This week marks 100 days since President Donald Trump took office for a second time. Former UH Mānoa Law School Dean Avi Soifer reflects on the benchmark and Trump's actions so far.

The Conversation's DW Gibson spoke to Brent White, the chief global officer for the University of Hawaiʻi System, about helping international students navigate Trump's recent policy changes for student visas.

The bone collector caterpillar lives in spiderwebs along the Waiʻanae Mountains and evades capture by encasing itself in the skeletons of the spider's victims and the spider's own shed skin. HPR's Maddie Bender has more.

The ballroom dance club at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa recently defended its national title at the National Collegiate DanceSport Championships in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Conversation spoke to three members of the club.