The Lau Ola Clinic in Honolulu was just a dream 10 years ago. “The vision was to really care for Native Hawaiians,” said Dr. Dee-Ann Leialoha Carpenter, a Lau Ola Clinic physician. That vision is now being carried out everyday thanks to the Department of Native Hawaiian Health, which established the primary care clinic. ...

Sea level rise will cause drainage problems due to groundwater inundation, as here. Credit: D. Oda. Scientists from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa published a study today in Nature Climate Change showing that besides marine inundation (flooding), low-lying coastal areas may also be vulnerable to "groundwater inundation," a factor largely unrecognized ...

Dr. Marjorie Mau in JABSOM's Lau Ola Clinic 2012 marks a decade since the Department of Native Hawaiian Health was established at the University of Hawai`i at Mānoa's John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM). It remains the only accredited medical school in the country with a clinical department aimed at ...

HONOLULU –Hawai‘i Pacific University took first place Saturday at the Hawai‘i site of this year’s ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC) for the second year in a row and fourth time since 2003. Under the leadership of Curt Powley, Ph.D., chair of the HPU Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, the ...

A fish modelling study has found that marine zoning in the Pacific Ocean, in combination with other measures, could significantly improve numbers of heavily overfished bigeye tuna and improve local economies. Scientists working at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC, Noumea, New Caledonia) and ...

par par Dana-Lynn T. Koomoa-Lange, an assistant professor in the'c2~College of Pharmacy'c2~at the University of Hawai'ca'bbi at Hilo has received the five-year'c2~NCIMentored Research Scientist Development Award to Promote Diversity (K01). The $675,000 award was given by the National Cancer Institute. This is a first forUH'c2~Hilo, and the only award of this type ...

par par A group of UH Maui College and community representatives accept a proclamation from Maui County Mayor Alan Arakawa (front row, center), including (front row, left to right) Joanne Tanaka, Sandy Reyno, Rosie Vierra, Nancy Johnson, Mayor Arakawa, Karen Alonzo, Joyce Yamada, Denise Cohen, Jeny Bissell, (second row, left to right) ...

par par UH Maui College students, pictured here during live broadcast coverage of the 2012 primary elections in August, will once again host a live TV show covering the general elections on November 6. (Photo courtesy UH Maui College)par par Maui County residents will be able to tune into'c2~MCTV Cable Channel 55'c2~on Tuesday, November ...

par par A new study, which appears in the November issue of'c2~Nature Geoscience, finds that a deep connection about 50 miles below Earth'e2'80'99s surface can explain the enigmatic behavior of two of the world'e2'80'99s most notable volcanoes, Hawai'ca'bbi'e2'80'99s Mauna Loa and K'c4'ablauea.par par The research was conducted by scientists with the'c2~Hawai'ca'bbi Institute of Geophysics ...

A residency program in community pharmacy that gives licensed pharmacists opportunities for further training through the College of Pharmacy at the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo has been awarded national accreditation. “Pharmacy residency programs are similar to training that allows medical doctors to gain postgraduate training,” noted Anita Ciarleglio, assistant professor in the college’s Department of ...

Governor Neil Abercrombie and Hawaii State Department of Education Deputy Superintendent Ronn Nozoe will honor District Teachers of the Year and announce the 2013 State Teacher of the Year on Friday, October 26, 2012, at Washington Place. The program will begin at 3:00 p.m. The State Teacher of the Year is ...

HONOLULU – Today, Governor Neil Abercrombie, Hawaii State Board of Education Member Keith Amemiya, Deputy Superintendent Ronn Nozoe, and community partners announced a new Intermediate Athletics initiative aimed at increasing learning opportunities for seventh- and eighth-grade students.  The program is being piloted in the Zones of School Innovation (ZSI), starting this ...

The Hawaii State Department of Education (DOE) announced today it is implementing key statewide goals and strategies including improving communications. Leading this effort will be Donalyn Dela Cruz who has accepted the position of Director of Communications. “When we put our strategic plan together, communications was an area in which staff, ...

WHO: Governor Neil Abercrombie, Hawaii State Department of Education (DOE), Board of Education Member Keith Amemiya, and community partners. WHAT: New Intermediate Athletics pilot program aimed at increasing extended learning opportunities for seventh and eighth grade students in the Zones of School Innovation (ZSI). WHEN: Monday, Oct. 22, 2012, 10:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m. WHERE: ...

HONOLULU – Hawai‘i Pacific University senior Thomas Obungen has been selected as one of the "Top 15 Social Media Personalities in Hawaii." He will be recognized at the 2012 Social Media Awards, during the Hawaii Social Media Summit at Neal Blaisdell Exhibition Hall, Oct. 17. The annual event is part of the Technology Expo ...

About 700 Oʻahu high school students got an up-close-and-personal look at healthcare, thanks to Kapiʻolani Community College’s first ever Health-E Fair. There were health screenings, exhibits and demonstrations, from wheel chair racing to CPR training to tests that determine your fitness age. “We had to do a vertical jump and we tested how ...

The School of Architecture at UH Manoa is proud to announce a special opening of the remodeled Haigo and Irene Shen Architecture Gallery in conjunction with the school’s National Architectural Accreditation Board (NAAB) visit. On view through Friday, October 12, 2012, the exhibition showcases the works of more than three dozen ...

The first ever class of the Institute for Hawaiian Music at the University of Hawaiʻi Maui College is a talented group says institute director George Kahumoku, Jr. “This is the cream of the crop of Hawaiian music,” said four-time Grammy Award winner Kahumoku. He is considered by many to be a living legend when ...