University of Hawai‘i

The University of Hawaiʻi John A. Burns School of Medicine announced that it will not accept new enrollments for the Willed Body Program starting Aug. 22 due to overwhelming interest and limited space.

University of Hawaiʻi researcher Alika Maunakea spoke with HPR’s Maddie Bender about recent results from the Maui Wildfire Exposure Cohort Study.

David Hochschild, the chair of the California Energy Commission, will be giving a talk in Honolulu at 6 p.m. about how Hawaiʻi and California could lead the clean energy revolution.

The 10-campus system brought in over $730 million in extramural funding in fiscal year 2025, but 90% of this is funded through the federal government, putting some at risk of being cut.

University Hawaiʻi planetary geophysics researcher Matt Siegler spoke with HPR’s Maddie Bender about being selected to develop an instrument for a NASA Lunar Terrain Vehicle.

Joshua “Baba” Tavares spoke to HPR’s DW Gibson about the production of “Rent” that he directed for the UH Mānoa Theater Department. The production will be at Kauaʻi Community College for three days.

Sacred Hearts School principal Tonato Lolesio talks about plans to set up classrooms in temporary facilities while rebuilding their campus, which was destroyed in the Lahaina fire; Hawaiʻi County Council Member Matt Kanealiʻi-Kleinfelder and Elaine Parlow from Action 4 Animals discuss a divisive measure that would prohibit the feeding of stray or feral animals on county property

Two years after the fire, Maui survivors are still facing challenges with housing, insurance, FEMA assistance, building permits and a laundry list of other obstacles. As HPR's Catherine Cluett Pactol reports, under the surface, many are fighting an invisible battle — one that’s harder to talk about.

University of Hawaiʻi President Wendy Hensel has been appointed to the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, which oversees 15 Western states and the U.S. Pacific territories.

A local hub for climate research is facing an uncertain future. As HPR's Savannah Harriman-Pote reports, time is ticking for them to receive crucial federal funding.