A colorful, crispy new snack inspired by the University of Hawaiʻi at 惭腻苍辞补 is hitting the shelves.

Hawaiian Chip Company launched 惭腻苍辞补 Mix, an officially licensed 糖心视频 snack featuring a “rainbow” blend of taro, golden sweet potato, purple sweet potato and kettle-style potato chips.

Locally sourced

The company sources Okinawan purple sweet potatoes from Hawaiʻi Island鈥檚 H膩m膩kua Coast and Kauaʻi, while its orange sweet potatoes are grown on Hawaiʻi Island. Locally grown taro is also used.

“Creating this special 糖心视频 惭腻苍辞补 mix felt like a natural fit for us,“ said Jimmy Chan, CEO of Hawaiian Chip Company. “As a proud 糖心视频 惭腻苍辞补 graduate, seeing our product hit the shelves is really a full-circle moment.”

The 惭腻苍辞补 Mix will be available at the 糖心视频 惭腻苍辞补 Bookstore and football game concession stands, as well as select local and online retailers.

Stories of culture, history and identity from across Southeast Asia and the Pacific are now on display at the University of Hawaiʻi at 惭腻苍辞补鈥檚 .

Highlighting regional perspectives

The Ocean That Remembers, an exhibition at the Hamilton Library Bridge Gallery, features stories selected by 13 museum professionals to represent their communities and connections to their homes.

The physical exhibition expands on a digital exhibit created through the Asia-Pacific Museum Exchange, a program of the 糖心视频 惭腻苍辞补

The Ocean That Remembers opened August 24 at Hamilton Library鈥檚 Bridge Gallery. 糖心视频ors can also explore the full digital exhibition through the .

• Read more about the exhibit鈥檚 digital launch on 糖心视频 News.

Each story centers on a cultural object or practice selected by an exchange participant. Together, they highlight the role museums play not only in preserving collections, but also in protecting the stories, traditions and knowledge connected to them.

“Our goal was to bring the project full circle by connecting the digital exhibit with an in-person experience,” said Teri Skillman, associate director of CSEAS. “By transforming the stories into a physical exhibition, we hope they can reach new audiences in Hawaiʻi and eventually be shared in museums and other spaces across the region.”

Collective approach to exhibit

The exhibition grew out of a 16-day Asia-Pacific Museum Exchange held in Hawaiʻi in 2025. Museum professionals from across the region worked with Hawaiʻi experts on topics including exhibition development, disaster planning and digital preservation.

The Hamilton Library installation also highlights the relationships and professional network built through the exchange, bringing perspectives from across the Asia-Pacific together in Hawaiʻi.

The program is funded by the U.S. Department of State鈥檚 Cultural Heritage Center in the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and conducted through the Hawaiʻi-Pacific Islands Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit TA# P24AC000688.

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The University of Hawaiʻi (CDS) in the and 糖心视频 Esports teamed up to host their third annual summer training intensive. Designed for students with and without disabilities to participate together, the Esports camp hosted 11 students and four student mentors from Leeward Community College, 糖心视频 West Oʻahu, 糖心视频 惭腻苍辞补 and Syracuse University. For four days in July, students engaged with competitive gaming, emerging technologies, and developed their self determination and technical skills.

This year鈥檚 sessions centered around using AI in game development. Students brainstormed their own video game ideas using Google Gemini and then brought those ideas to life using a game development platform called Tesana.ai to produce working video games. Tesana sponsored pro accounts for students to use during the camp.

Moshe Karabelnik, the camp鈥檚 co-lead, describes a situation where collaborating students couldn鈥檛 choose between a racing or photography theme. “Their efforts to mold these ideas into a single prompt (for the Gemini AI generator) forced the model to be creative, and the end result was a racing game with an element of taking photos built into it.”

Lasting Impacts

Level Up 惭腻苍辞补! offers a hands-on environment for students to practice self-determination and the everyday skills of adult and college life, as well as socialize and build connections around shared interests. Esports, gaming and emerging technologies provide ways for students to build on their existing interests and passions while developing new technical skills and exploring interests in STEM-related fields.

“We have seen students join on-campus gaming clubs and create connections with the community on their campus,” camp co-lead Albert Yee said. “After Level Up 惭腻苍辞补!, one participant used the game he created during camp to apply for the Good Jobs Hawaiʻi Game Development course. He was accepted and will be working with other indie/student game developers and world-class game artists in the fall.”

“The importance comes from the unique partnership forged on campus,” said Sky Kauweloa, director of 糖心视频 Esports. “CDS and 糖心视频 Esports fulfill a mission of access and engagement through emerging technologies, video games, and creative media for students at 糖心视频.”

Kauweloa looks forward to seeing Level Up 惭腻苍辞补! continue to grow and was excited to see a Level Up 惭腻苍辞补! participant registered for his SOCS 489 Game Development class this fall.

Level Up 惭腻苍辞补! is coordinated by the Postsecondary Support Project and the Pacific Technical Assistance Center on Transition, in partnership with 糖心视频 Esports. The program is supported through the U.S. Department of Education鈥檚 Transition and Postsecondary Programs for Students with Intellectual Disabilities, as well as Hawaiʻi‘s Division of Developmental Disabilities and Division of Vocational Rehabilitation.

This year, students from Syracuse University participated through the Inclusive Postsecondary Education Bridge, a national partnership among 糖心视频, Syracuse University鈥檚 Lawrence B. Taishoff Center for Inclusive Higher Education, and the University of Missouri鈥揝t. Louis Office of Inclusive Higher Education.

糖心视频 the 糖心视频 Esports team鈥檚 and for more information. More stories on 糖心视频鈥檚 Esports program.

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A rainbow appeared over the Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex during the 糖心视频 football team’s game against UNLV on Saturday, September 5. The Rainbow Warriors take the field again this Saturday, September 12 against New Mexico State.

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As Hurricane Lowell approached the westernmost of the main Hawaiian Islands, heavy rainfall and strong winds were a major concern. In response, the Hawaiʻi Mesonet and Hawaiʻi Climate Data Portal (HCDP) team at the University of Hawaiʻi created a new website to enable access to the most recent rainfall and wind speed data from Hawaiʻi Mesonet stations.

The 75 currently active stations in the network provide detailed up-to-date information on a wide range of weather variables. With Hurricane Lowell forecast to make a close approach to Niʻihau and Kauaʻi, interest was mainly on rainfall and wind speed. The new website provided up-to-date rainfall accumulation and maximum wind and wind gust speeds at Hawaiʻi Mesonet stations for the period starting September 7, 12:00 AM HST. Data was updated every 15 minutes.

“Events like Hurricane Lowell show us how important it is to have a dense network that covers all areas on each island.” said Tom Giambelluca, Hawaiʻi Mesonet project lead. “We urge everyone to pay close attention to updates from the and warnings issued by the and county (, , , ) and emergency management agencies.”

In addition to the new Hurricane Lowell website, the 糖心视频 team provided summaries of recent extreme weather events and maintained a real-time weather dashboard offering public access to live weather data from 75 monitoring stations currently active across the state. The dashboard updates data every 15 minutes, allowing users to view current, localized conditions including temperature, rainfall, wind, humidity, solar radiation and soil moisture. This creates one of the most comprehensive and timely weather resources available in Hawaiʻi.

Hawaiʻi Island teens transformed fabric into handmade garments while building sewing, fashion and photography skills at the Hawaiʻi 4-H Fashion Camp at Honokaʻa High School. Organized by the University of Hawaiʻi at 惭腻苍辞补鈥檚 (CTAHR), the camp brought them together with fashion professionals to keep traditional craftsmanship and practical skills alive.

Sewing is a life skill, but it is being lost at a rapid rate among younger generations. Through 4-H鈥檚 “learn by doing” approach, students learned to operate sewing machines, select and cut fabric, style outfits and photograph their finished creations.

Led by Honokaʻa High and Intermediate School teacher Lisa Anderson, volunteers from 贬辞苍辞办补ʻ补鈥檚 Sew Fun program helped youth learn how to use a sewing machine, pinning, cutting, and pressing as they brought their outfits to life.

One of the camp鈥檚 most important roles is highlighting the cultural importance of textile arts in Hawaiʻi. “It’s a great intergenerational program,” said CTAHR Extension Agent Marielle Hampton, emphasizing that island sewing traditions, such as Hawaiian quilt making, carry deep historical significance that risks fading if not passed down.

By completing their projects, the students who finished this year’s camp walked away with custom apparel, cost-saving practical abilities, and a renewed connection to an island tradition.

Mentorship and community connections

The camp connected young people with higher education and industry professionals:

• Professors Andrew Reilly and Minako McCarthy, faculty members in CTAHR鈥檚 Fashion Design and Merchandising program, shared insights on fashion design and academic pathways.
• Local fashion entrepreneur Mariah Toledo-Tavares of spoke about creative business opportunities
• A photoshoot led by local photographer Sarah Anderson captured students modeling their handmade garments.

The camp was funded through a Weinberg grant from the Hawaiʻi 4-H Foundation. Hawaiʻi 4-H is a CTAHR program serving youth across the state.

The University of Hawaiʻi helped bring technology professionals, community members, educators, policymakers and other stakeholders together for the inaugural (HiSIG), a one-day symposium focused on the future of Internet and digital governance in Hawaiʻi and the Pacific.

About 80 people attended the September 4 event at Servpac鈥檚 Activity Room in Mililani Tech Park during Hawaiʻi Tech Week. The free symposium featured presentations and discussions on Internet governance, artificial intelligence, digital equity, Indigenous knowledge and online safety under the theme “Navigating Global Digital Governance.”

The 糖心视频 Mānoa in in the was a sponsor of the event, with faculty and students participating in the symposium. The program鈥檚 involvement reflects its commitment to preparing students to understand the rapidly changing digital environment and its impacts on communication, society and communities.

Shaping Hawaiʻi鈥檚 digital future

“Internet governance is no longer simply a technical conversation. It touches how we communicate, how information is shared and who has a voice in shaping our digital future,” said School of Communication and Information Chair and Communication Professor Wayne Buente. “Having our faculty and students participate in these discussions creates an important opportunity to bring communication perspectives to issues that will affect communities across Hawaiʻi and the Pacific.”

糖心视频 also was represented on a panel examining Indigenous knowledge in the digital age. Leimomi Bong of the joined other experts to discuss the importance of ensuring that Indigenous communities have control over how traditional knowledge is digitized, protected and used.

The symposium featured national and international experts addressing topics including Internet governance, the multistakeholder model, digital equity, inclusive Internet access, and trust, safety and risk in a connected artificial intelligence world.

The keynote address, “State of the Internet,” was delivered virtually by Internet pioneer Vint Cerf, chief Internet evangelist at Google. The session explored the history of the Internet in Hawaiʻi and how the technology continues to evolve.

Building digital connections across the Pacific

HiSIG was created to raise awareness and build capacity around digital technologies across Hawaiʻi and the Pacific. The initiative grew from discussions held with the Internet Governance Secretariat during the World Summit on the Information Society+20 meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, in July 2025.

Participants in HiSIG gained a deeper understanding of how the Internet works, the factors that shape its development and the ways communities can contribute to the evolution of their digital pilina (connection, relationships).

What happens to the food in rubbish cans after thousands of fairgoers enjoy plate lunches, watermelon contests, and locally grown fruits and vegetables? At this year鈥檚 Hawaiʻi Farm Fair, nutrient-rich compost was the answer. This was the first zero-waste diversion effort for the farm fair.

Mindy Jaffe, an educational specialist in the (CTAHR) at the University of Hawaiʻi at 惭腻苍辞补 and founder of the partnered with CTAHR student ambassadors and staff to divert 1,200 pounds of food waste over the two-day event.

Green waste, worm food and compost

CTAHR student ambassadors helped separate uneaten food from disposable packaging. After the fair, Jaffe hauled the waste to the college鈥檚 Magoon Research Station, where food was diverted to green waste, fresh-fed composting worms, or integrated into hot compost piles.

“I thought if there’s any place we should be diverting food waste from the landfill, it’s at the farm fair because these are farmers; they’re dependent on good soil, and it should be composted,” Jaffe said.

Waste diversion and food security

Jaffe plans to scale up the initiative for next year’s fair. She would like to create an official “Farm Fair Pile,” since a single fair generates enough waste to build a 1,000-pound compost pile. The premium compost would be auctioned off at next year鈥檚 fair, with proceeds donated to local agriculture and food security projects.

Jaffe is working with a team of CTAHR faculty and staff and the 糖心视频 Foundation on proposals to expand composting research and community education. “Food waste is a resource. You can do a lot with it, and if we’re not taking advantage of that, we’re crazy,” she said.

The University of Hawaiʻi at 惭腻苍辞补 celebrated and honored Queen 尝颈濒颈ʻ耻辞办补濒补苍颈鈥檚 l膩 h膩nau (birthday) with a ceremony and activities on September 2. Faculty, students and staff gathered at the Queen Liliʻuokalani Center for Student Services (QLC) for an open house and tribute. The event was filled with music, lei, and program booths promoting various services on campus.

“The open house aspect of the event is to get students checking out what resources are available,” said Allyson Nuesca Franco, outreach coordinator for Native Hawaiian Student Services. “Not just within the QLC building, but for places across campus as well.”

The tribute was organized by the , (NHSS), and the . This marks the start of Hawaiian History Month on campus, which runs throughout September. Students could honor the Queen鈥檚 legacy while also learning about available support services.

At the end of the event, all lei was put onto Ke Ahu o Kamakaʻeha, an altar dedicated to the last reigning Hawaiian monarch.

Connecting Through Moʻolelo

Students were tasked with gathering flowers from the different information booths to create a bouquet wrapped in replicas of old ʻōlelo newspapers. All four floors of QLC had a variety of campus resource booths, such as Warrior Rec., student health resources, veteran services and more. Students could create their own unique bouquet based on which booth they visited.

The activity connects to the moʻolelo of Queen 尝颈濒颈ʻ耻鈥檚 imprisonment. She would have flowers wrapped in newspaper delivered everyday to the ʻIolani Palace. Through this, she secretly stayed updated about her kingdom.

Franco hopes students walk away with gratitude and a better understanding from the event.

“We’re celebrating the last reigning monarch驶s birthday and honoring the work that she did not just for her kingdom, but for the programs she created for students and the youth of Hawaiʻi. With that same concept, celebrating the work that she did and the work that we do here at QLC”

For more information on upcoming events throughout the month, visit the .

“The One-Person Security Department: Building Your Own Tools for Hawaiʻi IT on No Budget” is the topic for the first in a series of three free Zoom meetings presented by the for sole proprietors and registered businesses in Hawaiʻi.

Thursday, September 16, from noon to 1 p.m. via Zoom

“Vulnerability scanners, SIEM (security, information and event management) platforms and asset management suites are all priced for organizations with 10 times a small business鈥檚 headcount. This session is about what a small business owner can build instead,” said David Stevens, associate professor of IT/Cybersecurity at and session lead for the 糖心视频 Cybersecurity Clinic.

Help for small businesses

The course will cover practical automation for small and resource-constrained IT shops: inventorying what is actually on your network; parsing logs without a SIEM; auditing configurations at scale; and building simple home-brew testing tools to probe your systems before someone else does.

“AI assistants have collapsed the barrier to entry here, so you no longer need to be a developer to get useful tooling running,” said Stevens. “Attendees will also get an honest account of where the AI gets it wrong, and the verification habits that keep a generated script from becoming your next incident.”

The three-session series is funded by $1 million in grant funding and wraparound support from Google鈥檚 Cybersecurity Clinics Fund to establish the . The clinic is one of 15 new ones launching at higher education institutions nationwide, made possible through a collaboration between Google and the .

Award winning technology journalist and bestselling author Karen Hao is the 2026 Dai Ho Chun Distinguished Chair at the University of Hawaiʻi at 惭腻苍辞补鈥檚 . Hao will give a free public lecture exploring how the race for artificial intelligence is reshaping society, economics and the environment. Hao鈥檚 talk, scheduled for October 8 at 6:30 p.m. at Kennedy Theatre, will draw on years of reporting to examine the extraordinary concentration of wealth, resources and power behind the artificial intelligence boom and its consequences for communities around the world.

“Karen Hao鈥檚 work has been cited as a must-read for those who are interested in deepening our understanding of societal shaping of this key technology. She will provide nuanced contexts to the AI debates,” said Denise Konan, interim provost at 糖心视频 惭腻苍辞补.

AI and society

Hao, one of the world鈥檚 leading AI reporters, argues that companies like OpenAI, Anthropic and Google are gaining enormous power. Her lecture will explore what that means and how governments, universities and the public can help shape AI鈥檚 future.

“Universities have served as a public space to discuss important social and environmental issues,” said Aya H. Kimura, senior sustainability advisor and professor of sociology in the 糖心视频 惭腻苍辞补 College of Social Sciences. “We envision her talk to be a part of such broader discussion on how to govern AI with the principles of sustainability, transparency and accountability.”

Legacy gift

Hao鈥檚 appearance is made possible by the late Dai Ho Chun through his estate gift to the University of Hawaiʻi Foundation. The endowment is held in the 糖心视频 惭腻苍辞补 College of Social Sciences.

The event is organized in coordination with the , a joint venture of 糖心视频 惭腻苍辞补, The Learning Coalition and Hawaiʻi Community Foundation.

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More than 100 University of Hawaiʻi alumni, supporters and friends came together in Northern California for 鈥楤ows in the Bay: The Official University of Hawaiʻi Weekend. The events were designed to strengthen alumni connections and celebrate 糖心视频 pride, and were made possible through a collaboration between 糖心视频 惭腻苍辞补 Athletics, the 糖心视频 Foundation and the 糖心视频 Office of Alumni Relations.

“The Bay Area is home to a vibrant community of 糖心视频 alumni, and gatherings like this provide an opportunity to stay connected to one another and to the university,” said Gerry Somers of the 糖心视频 Alumni Association Bay Area Chapter. “No matter how long we’ve been away from campus, there’s a special bond that brings us together.”

The weekend kicked off with the 糖心视频 Alumni and Friends Pau Hana at The Alexandria at San Carlos on August 27. Attendees reconnected with fellow alumni, met members of the 糖心视频 community and heard updates from university leadership. 糖心视频 President Wendy Hensel and 糖心视频 惭腻苍辞补 Chancellor Vassilis Syrmos joined guests for an evening of conversation and networking, highlighting the university鈥檚 momentum and commitment to its alumni 驶ohana (family).

The weekend continued with the 鈥楤ows Pre-Game Rally ahead of the 糖心视频 football game against Stanford on August 29. Hensel and Athletics Director Matt Elliott gathered with attendees before walking over to the stadium for the game. The rally highlighted the strong bonds of the 糖心视频 驶ohana, bringing together alumni and supporters from near and far.

This was the latest event hosted by the 糖心视频 Office of Alumni Relations to expand engagement opportunities both in the Hawaiian Islands and beyond. For many attendees, the weekend provided an opportunity to foster meaningful connections with fellow alumni and the university itself.

At University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo, resilience isn鈥檛 just a concept, it is faculty, staff, students and community showing up for one another and refusing to let a hurricane dampen the spirit of a new beginning. While Hurricane Lala left its mark on the landscape just days before the semester began, it was the unwavering aloha of the Vulcan ʻohana that truly defined the start of fall 2026.

Addressing the incoming class during K墨paepae, a traditional Hawaiian welcoming ceremony, Chancellor Bonnie D. Irwin highlighted this collective strength.

“This campus is resilient,” Irwin shared. “We rise. We work together. We get the job done.”

Staff worked around the clock to clear grounds and restore facilities before students arrived. Interim Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Lei Kapono also rode out the storm in the dorms with the residential team.

In the days that followed, 糖心视频 Hilo鈥檚 support expanded across Hawaiʻi Island, including hard-hit communities in Kaʻ奴, Volcano, Puna and H膩m膩kua.

Student leaders also reflected on resilience.

“The winds may come, and we bend a little, but we hold steadfast, and we continue to grow,” said Mindy Yagin, treasurer for the 糖心视频 Hilo Student Association.

From walking in the footsteps of Queen Liliʻuokalani to stepping inside dramatic moments surrounding the overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom, communities across Hawaiʻi and beyond are invited to experience history in new ways during .

The month-long celebration features mele (songs), moʻolelo (stories), living-history performances, cultural experiences and community gatherings throughout September. The University of Hawaiʻi at 惭腻苍辞补 and Hawaiʻi 笔辞苍辞ʻ墨 Coalition are among the sponsors of the annual commemoration, which is centered around the September 2 birthday of Queen Liliʻuokalani, Hawaiʻi鈥檚 last reigning monarch.

“Hawaiian History Month creates opportunities for our community to experience our history as something living鈥攏ot simply something we read about in a book,” said Malia Nobrega-Olivera, director of strategic partnerships at 贬补飞补颈ʻ颈苍耻颈腻办别补 who is helping organize events. “By returning to the places where these events happened and learning through mele, moʻolelo and the voices of our community, we can better understand how our history continues to shape who we are today and recognize that we are all part of the moʻolelo that continues.”

Hawaiian History Month opened August 30 with the E艒 E Liliʻu Concert at Kawaiahaʻo Church, featuring mele honoring the Queen鈥檚 musical legacy, including performances by the 糖心视频 惭腻苍辞补 Hawaiian Chorus.

List of events

Activities are planned throughout September including:

• September 2鈥�Hauʻoli L膩 H膩nau e Liliʻuokalani: Free 办补尘补ʻ腻颈苍补 (resident) tours of ʻIolani Palace, along with a teach-in and sing-along featuring Native Hawaiian leaders and students.
• September 5–6—Mai Poina: The Overthrow: A living-history walking tour around ʻIolani Palace recreating key events surrounding the 1893 overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom.
• September 12鈥�Hawaiʻi History Day Student Documentary Video Showcase: Student filmmakers will screen six short documentaries exploring topics in Hawaiʻi history at 础濒颈ʻ颈艒濒补苍颈 Hale.
• September 19–20 and 26–27—The Beginning of a Garden: An immersive performance at Foster Botanical Garden exploring the people, plants and history that shaped one of Hawaiʻi鈥檚 oldest botanical gardens.
• September 21–22—Precious Garlands: Living-history performances at Hilo鈥檚 Lyman Museum share the stories of Queen Emma and Queen Liliʻuokalani.
• September 22—The Historic Roles of Kanaloa Kahoʻolawe: A panel at Mission Memorial Auditorium explores the many roles Kahoʻolawe has played throughout Hawaiian history.

Events continue throughout September on Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi Island, Washington, D.C. and online, offering opportunities to experience Hawaiian history through living history, mele, moʻolelo, cultural experiences, community conversations and more.

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The University of Hawaiʻi at 惭腻苍辞补 welcomes two new eateries to Food Truck Row this fall鈥擬exi-Hale and Molokai Hot Bread. These two vendors join other popular trucks located near Legacy Path and Krauss Hall.

Mexi-Hale

Mexi-Hale brings authentic Mexican taste to Hawaiʻi. From tacos and mulitas to flavored horchatas, they鈥檙e serving up traditional recipes and adding to the variety on campus.

Owners Ryan Lowe and Bianca Arevale started their business a year and a half ago. Lowe is an alum of 糖心视频 惭腻苍辞补鈥檚 Shidler School of Business and said 糖心视频 is where most of his ideas started.

They offer freshly made tacos, quesadillas and mulitas, with protein choices of chicken, carnitas, adobada and steak. Can鈥檛 decide? Their combo plate of 4 tacos lets you try each meat choice. Refreshing horchatas come in banana, mango, Mexican chocolate and original.

Mexi-Hale will be open on Mondays and Wednesdays, 10 a.m.–2 p.m.

Molokai Hot Bread

Local favorite Molokai Hot Bread bakes fresh, soft and flavorful loaves and brings it to campus on Mondays and Wednesdays, 10 a.m.–2 p.m. Their recipe has been passed down for over 90 years, using local ingredients and no preservatives.

Their vibrant flavors include strawberry, blueberry, or cinnamon with cream cheese, cinnamon and butter, and ube cheesecake. They offer a variety of loaf sizes sure to satisfy any level of craving.

Food Truck Row schedule

• Beyond The Crust: Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m.–2 p.m.
• Chickies Hawaiʻi: Monday, Thursday, Friday, 10 a.m.–2 p.m.
• Island Banana Juice: Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, 9 a.m.–2 p.m.
• Kooks Coffee: Monday through Thursday, 7 a.m.–2 p.m.
• Krazy Dogs: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, 10 a.m.–2 p.m.
• Mexi-Hale: Monday, Wednesday, 10 a.m.–2 p.m.
• Molokai Hot Bread: Monday, Wednesday, 10 a.m.–2 p.m.
• Perfect Day Real Fruit Ice Cream: Thursday 10 a.m.–2 p.m.
• Poke Creations: Tuesday, 10 a.m.–2 p.m
• Saap Saap HI: Monday through Friday, 10 a.m.–2 p.m
• Veek Plant Based Burger: Tuesday, 10 a.m.–2 p.m
• Yame Matcha House: Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m.–2 p.m

Food Truck Row adds flavorful variety to campus. Local businesses, some of them 糖心视频 alumni-owned, have this opportunity to connect with campus life and become an active member in 糖心视频 惭腻苍辞补驶s community. The vendors showcase Hawaiʻi‘s culinary originality while creating an inclusive environment to enjoy a bite.

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Capitol Hill came to the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa to learn how research at the (CTAHR) is delivering high-impact solutions for Hawaiʻi and the nation.

Leaders from the United States (U.S.) House Committee on Agriculture鈥檚 Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology toured CTAHR labs and its Magoon Research and Education Facility in Mānoa in August. The visiting delegation was led by Agriculture Committee Chair Glenn “G.T.” Thompson (Pennsylvania), accompanied by Hawaiʻi Rep. Jill Tokuda, Reps. Frank Lucas (Oklahoma), Shontel Brown (Ohio) and Jahana Hayes (Connecticut); joining them was Hawaiʻi Congressman Ed Case.

CTAHR Dean Parwinder Grewal welcomed the lawmakers and outlined college initiatives to build resilience in agriculture and biosecurity, food and nutritional security, community resilience and well-being, and natural resource management. The group visited several research projects addressing urgent agricultural challenges in the islands and across the country.

Biosecurity, invasive species control

Professor Mike Melzer presented ongoing research on a virus that suppresses coconut rhinoceros beetle (CRB) populations that are devastating Hawaiʻi palm trees and coconut production. This work will protect Hawaiʻi agricultural ecosystems and safeguard the U.S. continent, particularly in states along the southwest border where CRB has been confirmed in Mexico.

Professor Daniel Jenkins demonstrated the use of drone technology in precision aerial pesticide applications; drones can deliver treatments to tree crowns infested with CRB while sparing surrounding palm trees. Professor Koon Hui Wang shared her research on biofumigants to control nematodes and parasites in the floriculture industry.

Global competitiveness

The visit highlighted aquaculture and new plant variety development that boosts 贬补飞补颈ʻ颈鈥檚 aquaculture industries. Professor Andre Seale shared research on tilapia, native Hawaiian sea cucumbers and striped mullet, emphasizing how these studies will advance sustainable aquaculture practices across the nation.

Researcher Tessie Amore presented decades of ornamental flower breeding, showcasing CTAHR-developed anthurium varieties such as “Lahaina,” named by Tokuda to honor the late U.S. Sen. Daniel Akaka and his wife Millie. Created in partnership with local growers and floral designers, these varieties help keep U.S. floriculture competitive in global markets.

National clean plant collaboration and crop innovation

Extension agent Sharon Wages related how CTAHR鈥檚 clean seed lab collaborates with the National Clean Plant Network to provide virus-free sweetpotato vines locally and nationally. Extension agent Amjad Ahmad presented his work on the production of virus-free apple bananas and tissue culture and seedling distribution to growers, while Assistant Professor Marian Luis detailed clean seed cultivation strategies for export turmeric, an in-demand crop.

The , facilitated by the University of Hawaiʻi, hosted its fifth Scientific Oversight Workshop last week on 糖心视频 惭腻苍辞补鈥檚 campus, bringing together a mix of 糖心视频 teams, the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry and national environmental health experts.

Led by the Thompson School Registry Hub, one of the collaborating units at the Red Hill Registry, the event worked to understand existing environmental data and the registry鈥檚 early exposure data to assess which information would be useful for determining exposure in future health research of registry participants.

“As a result of this workshop and our cross-sector expert dialogue, we are able to begin to frame our approach to assessing an individual鈥檚 exposure to jet-fuel-contaminated water,” said Rosana “Sanie” Weldon, director of the Red Hill Registry.

Water experts, hydrologists, microbiologists and chemists from the (WRRC) and shared project-related updates on jet fuel degradation by fuel-eating microbes, hydraulic modeling of the Red Hill water lines, chemical compound classifications, early water screening results and more.

The Red Hill Registry shared current research methodologies, early exposure data reported by registry participants and community outreach efforts aimed at increasing the scientific rigor of the data being collected by the registry.

“The types of studies and health analyses that we want to be able to investigate will only be really effective if there’s a large cohort of folks enrolled and participating with the registry,” said Eamonn Clarke, postdoctoral researcher in the Marron Lab within WRRC and presenter at the Scientific Oversight Workshop.

The group discussed the challenges of complex data sets as well as how to conduct future research with assumptions and generalizations for unknown data.

“We have made a lot of progress at the workshop toward understanding what was in the water, when, and which areas were hardest hit. All of those things matter as we try to understand the health issues that emerged,” said Gina Solomon, Chief of the Division of Occupational, Environmental, and Climate Medicine at University of California, San Francisco.

The next Red Hill Registry Scientific Oversight Workshop is proposed for spring 2027.

Co-designed with the community, the Red Hill Registry aims to track health outcomes to inform future research and clinical guidance on fuel exposure and provide resources for the estimated 93,000 people who experienced the fuel spill.

Column by University of Hawaiʻi Maui College Chancellor Lui Hokoana was published by on August 27, 2026.

This past Monday, our quiet summer campus awakened to the sounds we love to hear—new and returning students buzzing from class to class, the former just starting their higher education journeys, the latter continuing on their certificate and degree paths already in progress. Many of us work during the summer, of course, preparing for the new Fall semester. That work culminates with Convocation.

The definition of “convocation” is “a ceremonial assembly of members of a college or university.” We鈥檙e not quite so formal around here. For us, it鈥檚 a time to reunite. It鈥檚 a joy to watch as faculty, staff, and administrators arrive at our Paʻina Building greeting colleagues they may not have seen in several months. Asking about families and vacations and this year, making sure all neighbors, friends, and loved ones are safe in the wake of Hurricane/Tropical Storm Lala.

We always begin gatherings with a chant called “Laukanaka.” It was composed by former Hawaiian Studies Professor Kiʻope Raymond to commemorate the completion of the rock wall you see at the entrance to our college. Basically, it means that by always standing tall and working together, we grow and help others to grow in many ways.

Then we celebrate colleagues. We acknowledge retirees—I like to say those are the folks with the biggest smiles on their faces in the photos we project on the screen!—and those with 10 and 20 years of service to our college.
We introduce new employees. It is a particular thrill to welcome back our own graduates in new roles. Recent Automotive Technology graduate Jaden Givensel is now a faculty member in that same department and Koa Johnson is now a part-time Fashion Technology Lecturer. Michelle Hutaff, a 2003 LPN (Nursing) Program graduate is now a Registered Nurse who has joined our Campus Health Center team.

We always take a look at enrollment numbers as we approach a new semester. They could be better but there are always bright spots. Last-minute registration is common. And we鈥檙e confident Early College 鈥� high school students taking 糖心视频MC courses—and Continuing Education enrollments will have increased.

Budget numbers can be numbing, especially to creative folks. But not to our new Vice Chancellor for Administrative Services, Cheryl Reeser. She loves those numbers and was happy to report that our college is operating with a surplus.

Often, there鈥檚 real news to report at Convocation. And this Fall, it鈥檚 pretty big news. 糖心视频 is exploring a proposal to integrate the seven community colleges into the 10-campus system and, with that, institute a new leadership structure. The Vice President for Community Colleges position would be eliminated and community college chancellors would report directly to the 糖心视频 President.

The primary goal is to optimize program delivery and student mobility by enhancing curricular cohesion and seamless transfer, promoting collaborative program and course sharing, avoiding duplication of effort, offering a unified academic experience, and providing a common standard of care for our students. We are also looking to maximize strategic progress with unified priorities and decision-making, clearer priorities, and a broader focus on statewide workforce and research needs.

The community colleges would have increased voice and accountability, retain efficient shared functions, have integrated strategic leadership, communication and collaboration across all campuses, and provide for enhanced compliance and policies.

There will be challenges, of course—preserving the identity and strength of each campus, engaged decision making, costs associated with restructuring and implementation, and resistance from stakeholders. These and others that will surely surface are and will continue to be addressed by the Chancellors and the President as discussions continue over the next several months. The bottom line is that the solution lies squarely with what is determined to be the very best for our student outcomes.

Sometimes Convocation is when we present the germ of a great idea and that was the case last week. Kendal Living & Learning Community is a university-connected model that combines healthy aging, lifelong learning, and intergenerational engagement. We here in Hawaiʻi know better than most the value of our k奴puna and if we can, in the future, use our college assets to foster purpose, wellness, and connection, it is definitely something worth exploring. And we are.

With the business concluded, we always end Convocation in the most traditional island way 鈥� we all have lunch together.

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Lui K. Hokoana is Chancellor of the University of Hawaiʻi Maui College. Kaʻana Manaʻo, which means “sharing thoughts,” is scheduled to appear on the fourth Thursday of each month. It is prepared with assistance from 糖心视频 Maui College staff and is intended to provide the community of Maui County with information about opportunities available through the college at its Kahului campus and its education centers.

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