Library Treasures Scholarship Presentations

September 4, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Mānoa Campus, Hamilton Library, Room 306

The Library Treasures Scholarship program promotes the use, across disciplines and media, of our many library treasures by students, faculty, and researchers.


Please join us to hear research presentations by our summer 2026 scholarship winners:


Kelsey Bialo

PhD Student, Department of Linguistics

“Exploring Minor Syllables and Sesquisyllabicity in Micronesian Languages”


Kelsie Kuniyoshi

PhD Student, Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Management

“Pilina Inoa: An Exploration of Trans-Pacific Ethnobiological Knowledge Through the Samuel Elbert Collection”


SeungHyeon Pyo

PhD Student, Department of History

“Hijacking the Invisible Hand: The Language of Markets and Corporate Incubation of Early Japanese Aviation”


Sijian Wang

PhD Student, Department of History

“Living with Toxicity: Chemical Disinfectants in China, 1910-1950”


Hybrid event, open to the public


For zoom participation, please pre-register at


Event Sponsor
Hamilton Library, Mānoa Campus

More Information
Yuma Totani, 808-956-8564, yuma@hawaii.edu,

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