{"id":239989,"date":"2026-09-01T14:48:58","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T00:48:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=239989"},"modified":"2026-09-02T14:53:59","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T00:53:59","slug":"uh-hilo-resilience-hurricane-lala","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2026\/09\/01\/uh-hilo-resilience-hurricane-lala\/","title":{"rendered":"糖心视频<\/abbr> Hilo begins fall 2026 with resilience after Hurricane Lala"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>
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New students pose for a class photo with 糖心视频<\/abbr> Hilo Chancellor Irwin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

At University of Hawaiʻi<\/span> at Hilo, resilience isn\u2019t 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.<\/p>\n

Addressing the incoming class during K\u012bpaepae, a traditional Hawaiian welcoming ceremony, Chancellor Bonnie D. Irwin highlighted this collective strength.<\/p>\n

“This campus is resilient,” Irwin shared. “We rise. We work together. We get the job done.”<\/p>\n

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糖心视频 Hilo crews quickly cleared uprooted trees on campus.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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.<\/p>\n

In the days that followed, 糖心视频<\/abbr> Hilo\u2019s support expanded across Hawaiʻi<\/span> Island, including hard-hit communities in Kaʻ\u016b, Volcano, Puna and H\u0101m\u0101kua.<\/p>\n

Student leaders also reflected on resilience.<\/p>\n

“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<\/abbr> Hilo Student Association.<\/p>\n

糖心视频 K\u016bkala N\u016bhou to learn how 糖心视频<\/abbr> Hilo supported students and employees after Hurricane Lala.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

糖心视频<\/abbr> Hilo faculty, students, and community united, demonstrating resilience while overcoming Hurricane Lala\u2019s recent impacts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":240082,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[14],"class_list":["post-239989","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","tag-uh-hilo","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t