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University of Hawaiʻi Hits a New Record with $615.7M in Extramural Funding for 2024
The University of Hawaiʻi (UH) has yet again broken its own record for extramural funding, securing a staggering $615.7 million in fiscal year 2024. According to a report from Governor Josh Green's office, this feat represents the third year in a row where the institution's funding has soared past half a billion dollars, reflecting a notable 19.3% increase from the previous fiscal year's high water mark.
Comic Con Honolulu coming next week
One of Hawaii's most popular events, Comic Con Honolulu, makes its return to the Hawaii convention center next weekend, where guests are invited to dress up as their favorite characters and enjoy three days of special guests, vendors, and activities. There will even be a cosplay competition. Event administrator Angel Rumbaoa stopped by Wake Up 2Day Friday morning to share details.
Aloha Diaper Bank’s Masquerade Ball and Fashion Showcase
HONOLULU (HI Now) - Join us on September 28 from 11am-2pm at the Ala Moana Hotel for Aloha Diaper Bank’s Masquerade Ball and Fashion Showcase! Produced by local celebrity and fashionista Valerie Joseph, and featuring entertainment by Broadway star Kristian Lei, this year’s event is themed “Phantom of the Opera.”
Artists in Residence program coming to the Waikiki Aquarium
HONOLULU (Island News) -- Friends of the Waikiki Aquarium (FOWA) announced the Artists in Residence program led by local artists Tamara Moan and Denise Karabinus. The program will offer interactive art activities for all ages, encouraging participants to unleash their creativity while drawing inspiration from the environment of the Waikiki Aquarium.
‘Critical’ health code violation closes Thai Taste restaurant
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The Hawaii Department of Health issued a red placard to ‘Thai Taste’ restaurant on August 29. DOH says the Ala Moana restaurant on Kaheka Street did not have working hand-washing stations. The inspector noted this as a “critical violation”. To reopen, the broken...
Hawaiian theatre returns: Premiere of Puana explores music, ancestral ties
This fall, the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Department of Theatre and Dance and Kennedy Theatre will premiere Puana, a hana keaka (Hawaiian Theatre) production that delves into the spiritual connections between Kānaka Maoli (Native Hawaiians) and their kūpuna (ancestors) through the power of song. Performed primarily in ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language), the play also commemorates the 10th anniversary of UH Mānoa’s Hawaiian Theatre program.
UH’s Symphony Orchestra director named to Pacific Business News’ 40 under 40
Joseph Stepec, an associate professor of music at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, has been named to the 2024 40 under 40 list by Pacific Business News. Stepec serves as the music director of the UH Mānoa Symphony Orchestra, director of the Hawaiʻi Youth Symphony’s Symphony Program and artistic director of the Pacific Music Institute.
Kekawa, Sepulona help Crusaders erase early deficit against Governors
Tahlen Kekawa ran for 158 yards and two touchdowns and Pupualii Sepulona contributed on both sides of the ball to help No. 7 Saint Louis rally to a 24-7 win No. 4 Farrington Friday night. The Crusaders (2-2) erased an early deficit to score 24 unanswered points and hand the...
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