The following students in the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo College of Arts and Sciences received Dean’s List recognition for Spring 2018:

Jainine Abraham, Maximilian Abraham, Alina Abramovich, Jozie Acasio, Kevianna Adams, Kayla Adviento, Jaster Agcaoili, Sueyeon Ahn, Isaac Ahuna, Charles S.U. Aina III, Amia Akwiwu, Destanie Alayon, Daryl Albano, Evangeleen Albert, Ashton Altares, Wesley Amuimuia, Haley Ancheta, Ingvild Gabrielsen Andersen, Kaleigh Anderson, Li Ju Anderson, Cassandra Andress, Nicole Antonio, Zion Apao, Tayreen Apong, Shaun Marie Aquino, Jennifer Archer, Maleni Avalos Carrillo, Amanda-Rose Bagadouwe, Braxston Bailey, Kassandra Bailey, Nathan Bailey, Kayla Bajo, Jamae Balagot, Landon Ballesteros, Kaitlin Barcoma, Rachel Barletta, Brittany Barnes, Ruth Bascar-Sellars, Crystal-lynn Baysa, Laa Pi Bell, Anya Benavides, Chase Benbow, Erin Berg, Kealani-Rae Bergfeld, Caroline Bergstrom, Lacy Berlin, Jahnu Best, Sydney Bidgood, Sarah Bilyeu, Kateleen Caye Bio, Victoria Birrenbach, Hedda Bjerklund, Chelsea Blaquera, Paige Blelas, Zachary Block, Jonathan Botticelli, Sierra Boulos, Michaela Brannum, Abby Brayton, Kendra Brekhus, Gabriel Brigoli, Hailey Briseno, Liana Brouillette, Amy Brown, BreAnna Brown, Haavard Brown, Jessica Brown, Harley Broyles, Amberly Buer, Gaine Burghardt, Madeline Bush, Malia Byram, Jasmine Caban, Riley Cabarloc, Alexis Cabrera, Sheldon Cabudol, Marcus Calamese, Leischene Calingangan, Michelle Desha Lyn Calingangan, Tyler Caliva, Caedan Cambra, Amanda Canda, Jaderich Canete, Nicholas Carrion, Micah Carter, Misty-Leigh Carter, Cjay Carvalho, Jaycie Carvalho, Quintin Carvalho, Lokelani Case, Gisele Cassarotti Prescott, Jennifer Castro, Maria Christine Castro, Torylee Castro, Justice Castroverde-Moniz, Genier Melchor Cayabyab, Isabella Cebreros, Jennifer Chai, Peter Chao, Maggie Chen, Annalisa Ching, Amanda Chiquita, Autumn Chong, Joshua Chong, Ciera Cline, Rhiannon Cloud, Ethan Cohen, Naree Collingwood, Kayla Cook, Ma Christine Vergel Cordero, Lianna Cortazar, Marisa Cortez, Alysha Cosier, Seneca Cox, Brianna Craig, Brenna Cranswick, Angela Cross, Kawelina Cruz, Kendrick Justin Dalmacio, Anela Puanani Dalton, Brandon Dancer, Uilani Dasalla, Saffron Datta, Stephanie Dawrs, Tatiana De La Cruz, Emily De Wulf, Elizabeth Debrum, Kaylee DeCambra, Noah Decorsi, Carey Demapan, Audria Dennen, Billi Derleth, Shaina Dingal, Savannah Directo, Kanoelani Dodd, Lorelei Marie Domingo, Jasmine Donner, Laura Dowsett, Jordan Drewer, Sarah Dunaway, Aezyah Duncan, Emily Duncan, Allison Dupre, Jennifer Eastin, Bryana-Marie Ebbers, Gabriela Edwards, Jon Ehrenberg, Meghan Elimon, Sara Ellsworth, Kenji Emerson, Kristel Emerson, Tony Enriquez, Nikki Erece, Dayva Escobar, Duke Escobar, Raynell Espaniola, Cayla Michelle Esposo, Kaitlyn Evans, Jade Farmer, Jordan Feder, Charisma Felipe, Sheilla Mae Felipe, Misty Figueira, Lucee Fitzgerald, Caralyn Fitzpatrick, Ariana Flores, Antonia Fogg, Kyla Fox, Daisy Franco Rodriguez, Madalyn Freedman, Martabella Freedman, Dallas Freitas, Kaley Fujii, Taylor Fukuda, Gunnar Fulcomer, Trent Furuta, Emme Furuya, Dylan Gable, Kai Anthony Gaitley, Christine Joy Galdones, Isaiah Gali, Nicholas Galliani, Charlene Mae Galvez, Gerenel Galvez, Everette Ganir, Cheryl Lynne Ganitano, Lehua Garcia, Sydney Garcia, Vanessa Garduno, Frank Garske III, Nicole Garza, Tyler Gerken, Cristina Gervais, John Gibbings, Joshua Gilbert, Kawika Glimane, Saphira Goode, Alec Goodson, Emma Gordon, Beverly Ann Gorospe, Marc Daniel Grande, Danika Grasso Steele, Rihei Grothmann, Krissa Mae Guevarra, Adriana Guzman Dominguez, Chansen Haili, Christopher Hanley, Ryan Hanoa, Kye Harford, Miki Harp, Christina Harper, Brooke Harrington, Kanon Hata, Dylan Hedrick, Asia Helfrich, John Herman, Rachel Heu, Rebecca Hewetson, Corilynn Higa, Adam Hill, Megan Hillery, Kristie Hirai, Taylor Hiraki, Nicole Maria Hoegberg, ZhiLing Huang, Erin Hundertmark, Kimberly Hutchinson, Mi Huynh, Thien Huynh, Pomaikai Iaea, Alakai Iaea-Russell, Andi Igawa, Runa Ikeno, Yvonne Indalecio, Cassandra Ingemi, Gabriela Iniguez-Isaacs, Courtney Ip, Long Ip, Kristen Ishii, Yukio Ishii, Treysen Ishimoto, Brian Ishola, Gernel Heather Javier, Kiera Javillonar, Kyran Johal, Bryce Johnston, Kailani Jones, Iliana Jose, Jaune Alfed Jose, Kiilani Judd, Kaila Kaaihue, Preslyn Kaanaana, Hansel Kaaumoana, Tynsl Kailimai, Kelii Kailipaka, Terran Kaleiwahea Jr., Haunani Kaleohano-Haili, Kiana Kamala, Candace Karvas, Mari Kawano, Shana Kealoha, Courtney Keliʻi, Sara Keller, Katelynn Kenworthy, Kaitlyn Khan, Mekayla King, Alysse Kirkman, Joshua Kitagawa, Keely Kitamura, Zena Kiyota, Alana Kizanis, Tiana Klask, Kamrie Koi, Shaun Kojima, Haruka Kono, Nolan Kua, Desmond Ka Kin Lai, Mia Lamirand, Angela Laureta, Maile Lavea, Joshua Lawcock, Irena Le, George Leap, Jesse Leavitt, Alyssa Lee, Stephanie Letro, Tharin Lewi-Ohashi, Jayden Lewis, Shalyn Lewis, Shayli Lim, Isaiah Lincoln, Shirley Lindo, Ashley Linoz, Eric Loasby, Sheena Lopes, Kristi Lovell, Noelle Lovesy, Rebekah Loving, Jada Macairan, Omar Machado, Victoria Magana Ledesma, Jazmine Lynn Mahi, Karlyee Rye Malapit, Bethany Maldonado, Wilson Malone, Kenneth Mangersnes, Lane Manliguis, Micah Marshall, Alice Martin, Leah Martin, Miranda Martin, Chloe Martins-Keliihoomalu, Issha Mata, Abcde Matias, Jennifer Matsumoto, Dallas McCarroll, Colleen McCuskey, JoeAnna McDonald, Tevake McLaren, Raelyssa Medeiros, Apisit Meejaiyen, Shivana Mendiola, Caesar Mendoza, Olesya Merkulova, Matthew Merritt, Brandon Meyers, William Midgley, Megan Mina, Zayin Minia, Chelsea Mitsuda, Haruka Miura, Yuki Miyagi, Melissa Mizuguchi, Chantel Mizuuchi, Sharyse Molina, Nicole Monette, Roseline Moniz, Cissy Monroe, Tailani Morse, Alyssa Movchan, Kelsea Muir, Tara Myers, Shane-Earl Naeole, Arissa Nakagawa, Tori Nakagawa, Honesty Nakamura, Kiaria Nakamura, Talan Nakamura, Blayne Nakasone Sakata, Michelle Nason, Alexandra Navarette, Shanice Navarro, Liesl Nayeli, Melissa Neal, Christopher Nelson, Keith Nerida, Helena Nierer, Maketa Nieslanik, Nica Niles, Marius Nilsen, Takae Nitto, Kelsey Noetzelmann, Briana Noll, Eloisa Obero, Crystal O’Brien, Derrick Bukka O’Brien, Amy Odaira, Markie Okamoto, Nohea Olsen, Chanel Oshiro, Kawika Osorio, Alanna Pabre, Cody Pacheco, Lorelei Taylor Padasdao, Shandyn Pahia, Matthew Paio, Paulette Pang-Ching, Hanna Louise Partoft, Britney Patao, Taylor Patrick, Hannah Pavao, Ilana Pavon, Bryson Pedro, Leomanaolamaikalani Peleiholani Blankenfeld, Christina Penney, Pauahilani Perreira, Hailey Pike, David Pitman, Kumaikalani Pomroy, Theodore Pruyne, Gino Pullaro, Skye Pyo, Lana Queen, Natalie Quinajon, Tom Clemen Rafanan, Kirsten Marie Ragasa, Nicole Ramirez, Paul Jeremy Ramones, Daynon Ramos, Skye Rances, Victoria Rapoza, Kaydee Rapozo, Delaney Reece, Nicole Regpala, Samantha Reis, Kayla Requelman, Kailani Rhyss, Mallory Richardson, Christina Rico, Leah Riese, Polet Rincon, Emily Risley, Robert Risley, Eleanna Rivera, Johnvie Rivera, Vester Robester, Tatiana Robson, Saysha Rodero, Alyssa Rodrigues, Alicia Rodriguez, Lindsey Rohlf, Ashley Romero, Sheldon Rosa, Nickolas Rosenberg, Alexandra Runyan, David Russell, Meghin Russell, Josiane Saccu, Melanie Sacro, Julio Saenz, Micheal Angelo Sagun, Hannah Rhea Sajulga, Brooke Sakuma, Jaimie Salas, Jadin Sanchez-Safadago, Selvin Sandoval, Jacob Sands, Kayela Santiago, Shelbi Santiago, Daniela Sanz, Martha Saras, Ryan Thomas Sasaki, Jacey Savage, Kimberly Schmelz, Dehrich Schmidt-Chya, Marissa Schott, Adyson Schreiner, Jordyn Sears, Jonathan Segovia, Leia Seguancia, Symone Seidewand, Gina Selig, Romina Ellaine Sembran, Connor Seppala, Artem Sergeyev, Kauionalani Serrao, Matthew Seymour, Madeleine Shackleford, Jane Sharrai, Clara Sheffield, Safia Sheikh, Laura Shepherd, Sara Shimizu, Jaci Shinoda, Lorena Jo Dessa Shire, Jaylen Shiroma, Kathleen Shon, Sabrina Shores, Heather Simon, Emma Delia Sinclair, Teuila Sinclair, Clara Smith, Patrice Smith, Tihane Smith, Keolakawai Spencer, Alexander Spengler, Edwin Stanberry, Uilani Stanley, Maria Steadmon, Kyle Steckler, Phillip Steering, Luke Steinbach, Deneese Stone, Jamie Sugai, Dylan Sugimoto, Mirei Sugita, Kylee Sullivan, Tahigwa Summers, Taliesin Sumner, Jesse Tabor, Brianna Tackmier, Dallas Tada, Royden-Glen Tagalicud, Kimiko Taguchi, Jace Taka, Melia Takakusagi, Shania Tamagyongfal, Deena Tanimoto, Madeline Taomia, Morgan Tate, Lexie Taylor, Michael Taylor, Temau Teikitekahioho-Wolff, Chariya Terlep-Cabatbat, Heaven Tharp, Naneaikealaula Thomas, Cecily Thornton, Jodie Tokihiro, Janine Tolentino, Julie Tom, Jeffrey Tomas Jr., Kaycie Tomei, Shonosuke Tomomatsu, Mikayla Toninato, Gladys Ann Torrano, Niki Rae Torres, Bruce Torres Fischer, Thanh Tran, Reynell Transfiguracion, Taylor Traub, Grace Tredinnick, Dominick Trevino, Henriette Marie Tveitnes Trollvik, Holly Trowbridge, Blaine Tsubota, Joshua Turner, Amanda Tuttle, Hiroko Ueda, Lavin Uehara, John Mark Ortega Ulep, Maria-Rovella Umayas, Mary-Fem Urena, Kyle James Uson, Erin Uyeda, Miguel Valadez, Jessica Valdez, Nicolas Vanderzyl, Dimitra Varelis, Rowell Villanueva, Aaron Viluan, Fred Visaya Jr., Ashley Vongsy, Kaipoleimanu Wahinepio, Amirah Waite, Jane Walsh, HeNaniNoOeKaWahineUioIkePono Wandasan, Kenton Wandasan, Sienna Wareham, Sondra Warren, Vanessa Watkins, Misa Webber, Judith Weitz, Brittany Wells, Tara West, Candace Wharton, Leicha-May White, Veronica White, Gina Whitney, Zoe Whitney, Kamamaluwaiwai Wichimai, Bethany Louisa Lesley Wilkinson, Nicholas Williams, Tramour Wilson, Kaitlyn Winters, Natalie Woo, Venetia Worthington, Ploysuay Wu, Christopher Wung, Timothy Yakubowski, Marilyn Yamamoto, Jo Shane Yamauchi, Yuto Yamauchi, Jia Hao Yao, Kotaro Yogi, Chayna Yoshida, Mari Yoshida, Sydney Ann Young, Megan Marie Youngman, Adrianna Zablan, Raquel Zane, Natalia Zelaya, Ethan Zhao, Kaimalie Zirker, Ashley Zukeran.

The College of Continuing Education and Community Service (CCECS) at the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo offers non-credit French classes with native French speaker Sylvie Garnero. Classes will be held on Wednesdays, June 27 – August 8, 10:30 am-noon, in UH Hilo's PB-5. There will be no class on July 4. The cost is $100.

Beginning with social greetings and expanding into simple conversation, students will learn French conversations, culture, customs and current events. These practical and interactive classes are for participants age 16 and older.

Garnero was born and raised in France. She studied at the University of Paris IV (Sorbonne) and then Paris VIII (Vincennes-Saint Denis) where she received a B.A. with a major in ESL and an M.A. in linguistics.

For more information and to register, call CCECS at 932-7830 or visit http://hilo.hawaii.edu/ccecs/.

The College of Continuing Education and Community Service (CCECS) at the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo offers two summer drawing series for young artists ages 12-15.

Tween/Teen Drawing Series: The Essentials with Kellie Miyazu teaches students the essentials of drawing to set a solid foundation for further exploration and creativity. Students will learn the techniques of lines, shapes, shading, perspective, and more while having ample time for practice and feedback from both instructor and peers. Classes will be held Monday, July 9, through Friday, July 13, from 3 – 5 pm on the UH Hilo Campus, PB-5. Cost is $90.

Tween/Teen Drawing Series: Exploring Commercial Art with Chris M. Butzer introduces students to many of the career possibilities that exist within the world of commercial art, including cartooning and comics, children's book illustration, editorial illustration, product illustration, and storyboard and concept art. Hands-on lessons and demonstrations will enable students to create their own comics, illustrations, and commercial art. Classes will be held Monday, July 16, through Friday, July 20, from 3-5 pm on the UH Hilo Campus, PB-5. Cost is $90. A discounted package is available for $165 for taking both Tween/Teen Drawing Series.

Kellie Miyazu is a graduate of UH Hilo with a BA in Art. She is the creator and coordinator of the Youth Arts Series at the East Hawai‘i Cultural Center, and also teaches art at Waiakeawaena Elementary School and for E.B. DeSilva’s EdVenture program.

Chris M. Butzer is an illustrator, printmaker, and cartoonist who recently moved to Hilo from New York City. His illustrations have appeared in numerous books, publications, and on product designs. He taught at the School of Visual Arts in New York for six years.

For more information and to register, call CCECS at 932-7830 or visit http://hilo.hawaii.edu/ccecs/.

Joseph Sanchez has been appointed Director of the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo Edwin H. Mookini Library, effective June 29, 2018.

Sanchez is a nationally recognized leader on e-books, e-content, technology and intellectual property in public libraries. He is currently director of the eight-branch Mesa County Public Libraries in Grand Junction, Colorado, where he assumed his duties in June 2013. During this period, he expanded the number of library users and created innovative ways to engage the public by reaching out to local artists, schools, businesses and other sectors of the community. His projects have included the creation of a multimedia production studio, an artist-in-residence program, and an online repository of library-produced videos. In 2017, Mesa County Libraries won the District of the Year Award from the Special District Association of Colorado. The award recognized the library system for its accomplishments, series of outstanding efforts and

steady determination to serve its constituency.

Sanchez previously served as instructional designer responsible for multimedia content production at Auraria Library in Denver, Colorado, from 2011 to 2013, Library and Learning Services Director at Red Rocks Community College in Lakewood, Colorado, from 2006 to 2011, and a reference librarian at Georgina Cole Library in Carlsbad, California, from 2000 to 2006.

As an adjunct professor, he has taught Mass Media and Culture at Colorado Mesa University, core graduate-level courses for the University of Denver’s Library and Information Science Program, and undergraduate courses in Algebra, English and Physical Education at Red Rocks Community College. A motivational speaker for at-risk youth, he has been deeply involved in K-12 education as both a teacher and a librarian.

“Joseph is a true leader in his profession,” said Dr. Ken Hon, interim vice chancellor for academic affairs. “His out-of-the-box thinking has enabled him to consistently develop new and creative ways for libraries to serve their patrons and attract new users. We eagerly look forward to him bringing that approach to UH Hilo.”

Sanchez holds a master’s degree in library and information science from San Jose State University and a bachelor’s degree in history from California State University San Marcos.

Ke kukala aku nei ko ke Kulanui o Hawaiʻi ma Hilo, Ka Haka 'Ula O Ke'elikolani, i na inoa o na haumana kaha 'oi no ke kau Kupulau 2018:

(The University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo Ka Haka 'Ula O Ke'elikolani College of Hawaiian Language announces its Dean's List for the spring 2018 semester):

Jainine Abraham, Isaac Ahuna, Destanie Alayon, Sarah Bilyeu, Laura Birse, Jasmine Casey, Autumn Chong, Jacqueline Fernandez, Sheadon Freitas, Mahealani Freitas, Kelsy Fujiyama, Pomaikai Iaea, Alakai Iaea-Russell, Alana Kanahele, Sheena Lopes, Kekaiokalani Naone, Kinohi Neves, Austin Parel, Rikako Sakai, Saki Shioga, Temau Teikitekahioho-Wolff, Bruce Torres Fischer, Raquel Zane, Zion Apao, Sierra Boulos, Carissa Crum, April Des Combes, Anayah Doi, Cristina Gervais, Runa Ikeno, Kiana Kamala, Mary Kealaiki, Haruka Miura, Mai Okada, Samantha Reis, Josiane Saccu, Julio Saenz, Keolakawai Spencer, Fred Visaya and Kotaro Yogi.

The College of Continuing Education and Community Service (CCECS) at the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo offers Frances Kai-Hwa Wang's unique and popular writing workshops in July.

Dare to Dream: Write Your Way Through Reinvention teaches simple but powerful methods to get ideas onto paper. Part journaling, part business plan, and with many short writing exercises, this course aspires to create the space in one’s head and the courage in one’s heart to take those first steps in any life challenge. Classes are held Tuesdays, July 10 - 31, from 5 – 7:30 p.m. in UH Hilo's Wentworth 9. The cost is $75.

In Writing the Stories of Your Life, participants will learn short writing and reading exercises, tips and tricks, how to overcome barriers to writing, and how to take chances with emotion and creative expression. Classes are held Tuesdays, July 12 – August 2, from 5 – 7:30 p.m. in UH Hilo's Wentworth 9. The cost is $75. A notebook and pen are required for both classes.

Wang is a writer, speaker, activist and multicultural educator who teaches at the University of Michigan. She is the author of Where Lava Meets the Sea-Asian Pacific American Postcards from Hawaiʻi.

For more information and to register, contact CCECS at 932-7830 or visit http://hilo.hawaii.edu/ccecs/.

The University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo welcomes a new college when the Division of Natural Sciences, School of Nursing, and Department of Kinesiology and Exercise Sciences officially become the College of Natural and Health Sciences (CNHS) July 1, 2018.

Leading the new College is Dr. Jim Beets, professor of marine science and chair of the Division of Natural Sciences, who will serve as Interim Dean while the University searches for a permanent dean.

The goal of reorganizing the academic units from the College of Arts and Sciences to CNHS is to provide greater focus for affiliated programs to chart its futures through improved representation of student, faculty and budgetary issues.

“With a stronger focus on natural and health sciences, we can better direct our resources to the areas of greatest need and where they will have the biggest impact,” said Dr. Ken Hon, interim vice chancellor for academic affairs. “We expect this to create new educational and research opportunities for students, foster greater interdisciplinary teaching, and lead to new and improved career pathways.”

In preparation for CNHS, improvements in classrooms and laboratories have begun with additional enhancements planned for the future. The upgrades, combined with greater access to new instruments in technology, are considered key to providing students with state-of- the-art training.

Fall 2018 marks the first semester of classes under CNHS. Plans call for the first year to focus on integrating units, strengthening collaboration among departments and fine-tuning operations for the new College.

The University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo School of Nursing’s Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program has been awarded permanent status by the Board of Regents (BOR). The BOR’s recent action changed DNP’s designation from a “provisional” to an “established” program.

“The BOR’s decision validates the outstanding quality of the DNP, along with the efforts of our Nursing faculty and staff who have worked hard to develop and administer this important program,” said Dr. Alice Davis, director, School of Nursing and Doctor of Nursing Practice. “Our DNP graduates are going to be a tremendous part of the health care workforce in Hawai’i, and can help address the nursing faculty shortage unfolding across the country.”

The Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) is a terminal degree in nursing. The program began at UH Hilo in 2012. The DNP provides training to become Family Nurse Practitioners, which are considered primary care providers with global prescriptive authority. The DNP also has a leadership track for those interested in this area of practice. The program objective is to provide nurses with doctoral-level education focusing on primary care, cultural diversity, health disparities, health promotion and disease prevention in rural communities.

Graduates say the DNP has effectively prepared them for their respective careers, and are now among the program’s biggest advocates.

“I will always strive to represent the UH Hilo School of Nursing well and will continue to serve our Hawai’i Island community with all the valuable knowledge, skills and compassion I have learned,” said Tracy Thornett, a 2015 graduate who works at Hilo Medical Center’s Hale Ho`ola Behavioral Health Unit where she combines her family nurse practitioner skills with her passion to address behavioral health needs in the community.

“Thank you for making my dream come true,” added Noemi Libed-Arzaga, a fellow 2015graduate, who shares her nurse practitioner expertise at Hilo Medical Center’s Hawai’i Pacific Oncology Center. “To be a provider, I will do anything and everything to help my School of Nursing,”

The UH Hilo DNP is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), which awarded the program the full five-year accreditation status in 2014. Davis said the BOR’s action comes at a good time, with DNP’s accreditation up for review in spring 2019.

“Becoming an established program lends credence to the DNP program’s contributions to the community and provides assurance to the community and future students that it will remain a viable academic program in rural Hawai’i,” David noted. “The recognition given by the BOR will be an important milestone of success that the accreditation body looks at when reviewing the program for academic and practice excellence. This definitely bodes well for the DNP program going forward.”

For more information on the DNP program, contact Davis by email at

aedavis@hawaii.edu.

The College of Continuing Education and Community Service (CCECS) at the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo offers non-credit American Sign Language (ASL) classes open to anyone age 15 and older.

American Sign Language, Level 1A introduces the basics of ASL, including grammar and vocabulary, for simple social conversation. Instructor Vicki Linter has been an ASL interpreter for 25 years and has taught ASL in California and Hawaiʻi. Classes will be held in UH Hilo's Wentworth 9 on Tuesdays, July 17 – September 18, from 5 - 6:30 p.m. The cost is $150 and the Signing Naturally Student Workbook, Units 1-6 is required.

American Sign Language, Level 1C/1D is for anyone who is comfortable with the vocabulary in Units 1-5 of the Signing Naturally Student Workbook. Instructor Dano Kaufmann is a hearing ASL teacher and a National Interpreter Certified instructor in ASL. Classes will be held in UH Hilo's PB 5 classroom on Tuesdays, July 24-September 11, from 5 – 7 p.m. The cost is $160 and both the Signing Naturally Student Workbook Units 1-6 and Units 7-12 are required.

Kaufmann will also be instructing American Sign Language, Practical Conversation. This class is designed to facilitate conversational skills for students of all levels, increasing comfort and confidence, and helping to build social networks in the ASL community. Students should be able to sign basic social greetings and fingerspell their name. Classes will be held in UH Hilo's PB 5 classroom on Thursdays, July 26-September 13, from 5-6:30 p.m. The cost is $85, and no book is required. A discount package of $225 is available for Practical Conversation with ASL Level 1A, and $235 for Practical Conversation with ASL Level 1C/1D.

For more information and to register, call CCECS at 932-7830 or visit http://hilo.hawaii.edu/ccecs/.

The College of Continuing Education and Community Service (CCECS) at the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo offers American Sign Language for Keiki with Dano Kaufmann for children ages 8-12. Classes will be held Monday, July 30, to Friday, August 3, from 3:30-4:30pm in UH Hilo’s PB-5. Cost is $55.

Students will enjoy a unique learning experience combining music, movement, and American Sign Language (ASL) vocabulary as they learn to sign the lyrics to “Roar” by Katy Perry.

Kaufmann is a hearing ASL teacher and a National Interpreter Certification (NIC) ASL interpreter. He has taught at high school and college levels, and interprets in various settings, including concerts and cruise ship voyages.

For more information and to register, contact CCECS at 932-7830 or visit http://hilo.hawaii.edu/ccecs/.

Members of a professional pharmacy fraternity at the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy reached out to peers via social media to help raise funds for those affected by Kilauea volcano.

Members of DKICP’s Kappa Psi fraternity went online to encourage their peers to donate to the cause. Between June10-24, they collected nearly $400, which was donated to Hawaiʻi Food Basket.

“We chose this organization because they really advertised their relief efforts on their website when we were researching which organization to donate to,” said Josephine McDonald, one of Kappa Psi’s community service co-chairs from the Class of 2021. “It seemed like the logical thing to do when we come into contact with so many people in the community who have been affected.”

McDonald and Anthony Peguese, both members of the Epsilon Psi chapter at DKICP, posted the information to the national members on social media.

“There aren’t a lot of student pharmacists in Hilo this summer because they are off with rotations and other projects during the summer,” said McDonald, who was conducting her summer experiential work in Guam. “We were still able to raise money by reaching out to thousands of student pharmacists online.”

Kappa Psi Pharmaceutical Fraternity is the oldest and largest professional pharmacy fraternity in the world, with more than 6,000 collegiate members and over 87,000 graduate members across the United States, Canada, and the Bahamas. The Epsilon Psi chapter at UH Hilo has been active since 2013.

The College of Continuing Education and Community Service (CCECS) at the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo invites the public to a free informational lecture on iPhones and iPads for seniors on Tuesday, July 31, from 2-3 p.m. in UH Hilo's PB-7 (Computer Lab). Registration is required and is limited to 20 participants.

The lecture is designed for seniors who are new to smart phone and smart tablet technology as well as those with Apple mobile devices who are interested in learning more about how to use them. A 10% discount will be given to anyone who registers and pays for future SeniorTech classes at the event. See http://www.seniortechhilo.org/ for the class schedule.

Greg Navarro, a 10-year instructor with SeniorTech, which specializes in senior education, will compare the features of the iPhone 7, 8 and 10 and give tips on which to purchase. Terri Powell, a five-year veteran instructor, will explain the outside control buttons on the iPhone and iPad.

To register, contact SeniorTech at 932-7928 or email cyberlu96720@gmail.com. For more information, contact CCECS at 932-7830 or visit http://hilo.hawaii.edu/ccecs/.

A student majoring in kinesiology at the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo has been selected to participate in a six-week Japanese Business Internship Program in Okinawa, Japan, beginning July 16th at the University of Ryukyus.

Senior Eloisa V. Obero will receive a scholarship and all-paid accommodations. Her program includes two weeks of learning business Japanese and a three-week internship with a Japanese company in Okinawa.

The program is a partnership with the University of Ryukyus and the Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO).

For more information, contact the Center for Global Education and Exchange at 932.7488 or uhhglobe@hawaii.edu.

The College of Continuing Education and Community Service (CCECS) at the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo offers a writing class on character development Wednesdays, August 1 – September 19, from 5-7 p.m. in UH Hilo’s University Classroom Building (UCB) Room 104. Cost is $110.

Participants will learn the process of developing complex and engaging characters for their writing project, whether it’s a novel, screenplay, comic book, or just for fun. Class includes watching and analyzing how characters in films are the driving force to a satisfying and original plot. Students will create well-developed characters by the end of class.

With master’s degrees in screenwriting from the University of London and The American Film Institute, Adam Sydney has worked with writers in and out of Hollywood for more than 20 years, helping them to develop compelling, three-dimensional characters that drive their stories.

For more information and to register, contact CCECS at 932-7830 or visit http://hilo.hawaii.edu/ccecs/.

An environmental science major at the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo received the Gertrude E. McVickar Endowed Excellence Scholarship to study abroad.

Zoe Whitney, a junior from Makawao, Hawaiʻi, will use the scholarship to study at Uppsala University, Sweden, for the 2018-2019 academic year.

The McVickar Endowed Excellence Scholarship was created in memory of Gertrude E. McVickar, who believed all students should be encouraged to participate in international exchange programs.

Students interested in applying for the scholarship must be a full-time student at UH Hilo, have a minimum 3.5 GPA, and have at least 24 completed credits from UH Hilo.

For more information, contact the Center for Global Education and Exchange at 932-7488 or uhhglobe@hawaii.edu.

Students from the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo performed well at the 41st Annual HOSA (Health Occupation Students of America) - Future Health Professionals International Leadership Conference held in Dallas, TX, in June.

Sophomores Kateleen Caye Bio and Kendrick Justin Dalmacio placed in the Top10 in the Pharmacology category. In the team category for Public Service Announcement, Leslie Erece Arce (senior), Ridge Cabaccang (senior), Lark Jason Canico (graduate student), Kelly Gani (senior), and Travis Taylor (freshman) came in third.

Competition resumes in January 2019 with the Hawaiʻi Island HOSA Regional Conference taking place on the Kamehameha Schools Hawaiʻi Campus.

HOSA-Future Health Professionals is an international organization with more than 175,000 members and 2.4 million alumni. HOSA was established in Hawaiʻi in 2005 and has grown to more than 1,300 members.

Students and faculty at the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy (DKICP) will begin educational and research projects in Japan thanks to an agreement with Musashino University (MU).

DKICP Dean Carolyn Ma met with officials in July to discuss the Memorandum of Agreement (MOU) so that UH Hilo can be a part of the beginning of MU’s international student exchange program.

“In addition to providing a great international opportunity for our students to fulfill their experiential requirements, we envision them to be able to attend MU’s annual international exchange program held every summer for two weeks,” Ma said. “We would like to create a short course in Hilo for visiting professors and students as we have with a few other Japanese pharmacy schools.”

The program, called “The U.S. Japan Student Pharmacists and Pharmacists Exchange Program,” allows students and/or licensed pharmacists from either institution to complete prescribed coursework or develop new programs in higher education.

While meeting with MU Dean of Faculty of Pharmaceutical Science Toshiaki Katada and other pharmacy faculty, Ma provided a presentation about her own specialty in oncology clinical pharmacy. She also discussed DKICP’s Pharm.D. program and the exchange of a DKICP faculty to teach clinical pharmacy for a week at MU.

“This exchange of international experiences sets the stage for a truly unique education that exposes our student pharmacists to other cultures and lifestyles that will carry them into their professional lives,” Ma said.

Administrators also are discussing the possibility of giving DKICP students the opportunity to help with the Olympics after the two weeks of international exchange in 2020.

MU has a Department of Pharmacy as well as a Graduate Program in Pharmaceutical Sciences. It has two locations in Japan -- the original campus in Nishitokyo, a city located in the western portion of Tokyo, and the newer Ariake campus, located in the Odaiba area of Tokyo where planning is underway for the 2020 Summer Olympics.

The College of Continuing Education and Community Service (CCECS) at the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo offers CPR/First Aid Training and Certification with Rachel Gorenflo and Andrew Moore. The training will be held on Sunday, August 12, from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m., at UH Hilo’s Student Life Center. Cost is $100.

The course teaches participants how to recognize first aid and CPR emergencies as well as the skills needed to provide effective lifesaving care in adult first aid/CPR emergencies.

Gorenflo and Moore were lead instructors at the Student Life Center for three years, and have taught Wilderness and Remote First Aid, Water Safety, and CPR/First Aid classes.

For more information and to register, contact CCECS at 932-7830 or visit http://hilo.hawaii.edu/ccecs/.

The University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo was awarded a grant of $197,056 by the National Science Foundation Grants for Rapid Response Research (RAPID) to study the effect of Rapid `Ōhi`a Death (ROD) on animal communities in Hawaiʻi.

The project, entitled “RAPID: Cascading effects of rapid and widespread mortality of a foundation tree species on animal communities in Hawaii,” is under the direction of Drs. Kristina Paxton, adjunct assistant professor of Tropical Conservation Biology and Environmental Science, and Patrick Hart, professor of biology, both members of the Listening Observatory for Hawaiian Ecosystems (LOHE) Bioacoustics Lab.

“This project will use advances in recording technology to continuously record over an extended period of time the entire sound-producing animal community within `Ōhi`a forests across Hawaiʻi Island,” Paxton said. “By using soundscape analysis tools developed within the growing field of soundscape ecology, we will be able to rapidly assess changes in the biodiversity of audible birds, insects, and amphibian species associated with the mortality of `Ōhi`a across the landscape.”

The research will also evaluate whether the diversity and composition of understory plant species moderates how reliant animal communities respond to the loss of a dominant forest tree species.

“The use of soundscape indices to model biodiversity following the loss of a foundation species represents a novel and relatively rapid method for assessing ecological change, and would be applicable in a range of ecosystems outside of Hawaiʻi,” Paxton noted.

ROD is a fungal pathogen causing rapid and widespread mortality of `Ōhi`a (Metrosideros polymorpha), a foundation tree species in Hawaiian forests. ROD poses a serious threat to Hawaiʻi’s remaining native forests and the plants and animals that depend on `Ōhi`a. ROD research has been concentrated on understanding the pathology of the disease, how ROD is spread, and the impacts of ROD on `Ōhi`a trees.

“Despite these studies, however, there has not been an examination of how ROD is affecting animal communities reliant on `Ōhiʻa forests, which is an important nesting substrate and food resource for both insectivorous and nectarivorous Hawaiian forest birds, 57% of which are threatened or endangered,” Paxton explained. “Given the foundational role of `Ōhi`a in Hawaiian forests as the dominant tree in the canopy, widespread or total loss of `Ōhi`a would likely be catastrophic for endemic Hawaiian forest birds.”

The grant award ends June 30, 2019.

Two graduate students in the Tropical Conservation Biology and Environmental Science program at the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo received awards for their research at the 25th Annual Hawaiʻi Conservation Conference held July 24-26 on O`ahu.

Genevieve Blanchet took first place for Outstanding Graduate Student Oral Presentation for her work on “Genomic diversity in the ‘critically-endangered’ `Alalā (Hawaiian crow, Corvus hawaiiensis).” Her research details the genetic diversity of the `Alalā population, comparing early and late bottleneck developments to better understand the history, and inform captive population management, of this critically-endangered species.

Blanchet specializes in avian conservation and genomics and is a member of UH Hilo’s Conservation Genomics Research Group. She is mentored by Jolene Sutton, Ph.D, Renee Bellinger, Ph.D, and Patrick Hart, Ph.D.

Koa Matsuoka, who specializes in avian seed dispersal, was awarded Runner-Up for Outstanding Graduate Poster Presentation for his research on “Evaluating the Seed Dispersal Efficacy of Hawaiʻi’s Last Functionally Extant Frugivore.” His work examines the diet diversity of the native ʻōmaʻo (Hawaiian thrush), ʻalalā crow, and other exotic birds to compare each species’ effects on seed rain and seed germination of Hawaiian fruiting plants. The data may inform resource managers of the impacts reintroducing native fruit-eating birds will have on the plant community in forests where they have been extirpated. Matsuoka is mentored by Becky Ostertag, Ph.D, Patrick Hart, Ph.D, and Stephanie Yelenik, Ph.D.

The Hawaiʻi Conservation Conference gathered scientists, policymakers, conservation practitioners, educators, students and community members from Hawaiʻi and the Pacific to discuss conservation.