University of Hawaii Manoa News Archives

Are you ready to make your mark on network TV? The Los Angeles-based Doron Ofir Casting is helping Berlanti Television and 25/7 Productions with a search for a group of friends, between 25 to 40 and living on Oahu, to star in a semiscripted docu-series. "Oahu Nights" is the working title, and the office is accepting audition submissions on the Web ...

The UH medical school pays tribute to former Dean Edwin Cadman, crediting him with the vision and drive to make the Kakaako facility a reality By Helen Altonn POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Oct 28, 2009 Dr.

Robberies and burglaries increased on the Manoa campus of the University of Hawaii last year but physical and sexual assaults decreased, according to the university's annual campus crime report.

Advertiser photojournalist and Pulitzer Prize finalist Jeff Widener will give two free talks at the University of Hawaii-Manoa, as part of the university's Distinguished Lecture Series.

High school seniors who might not meet the minimum entrance requirements for the University of Hawaii at Manoa can get a second chance for admission through the university's College Opportunities Program.

The East-West Center and the Hawai'i Architecture Foundation present a special free preview of the documentary film-in-progress 'A Journey to Rediscover the Buddhist Treasures of Hawai'i,' Tuesday Oct.

Reyn's Ala Moana hosts its first JamsWorld trunk show from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. tomorrow through Sunday.

After a long day of classes the last thing on Amanda McTeague's mind is worrying about getting a parking ticket on her moped.

Your humble columnist has been reporting on anime and manga news since June 2005 - or, in terms of today's column topic, for four Halloweens and a fifth one on the way next Saturday.

Fortunately for aspiring writers in Hawaii, "Mad Men" writer and producer Maria Jacquemetton loves Oahu and looks for any excuse to return, this time for a two-day seminar with UH-Manoa's Pacific New Media, focusing on how to craft a script and break into television writing.

Nationally acclaimed author Jon Shirota, whose book, 'Lucky Come Hawaii,' was the first novel by an Asian American Hawai'i author to become a bestseller, will visit in November for several public appearances sponsored by the Manoa Foundation.

VICTORIAN HORRORS AT MISSION HOUSES MUSEUM, costumed professional actors bring authors Jane Austen, Edgar Allen Poe, Mary Shelly and others 'back from the dead,' to read excerpts from their works, 6:30-9 p.m. Oct.

For any facet of a person's bike passion, Cycle Manoa has something to fill it. Whether it's fixing your bike, someone else's bike, or just biking around, the Cycle Manoa bike club is ready to help you on your journey as a bike enthusiast.

The Kulia Roots Fest, a benefit for the Center of Hawaiian Language at UH Manoa, will go off at Andrews Amphitheater Saturday.

The University of Hawaii Board of Regents approved a supplemental budget request to the governor yesterday that calls for $235.5 million in construction bond spending to fix aging buildings and $31 million for a new College of Hawaiian Language building at UH-Hilo. The operating budget does not call for restoration of the $100 million in general ...

A University of Hawai'i at Manoa astronomer has received one of the most prominent awards in his field.

Layover, on the Shore / When asked about his association with the term a oenew Hawaiian cinema,a young filmmaker Christopher Makoto Yogi laughs.

Seawater inundation at high tide, Mapunapuna, June 22 . Image: courtesy of hawai - i sea grant Sat Oct 24 Later this month, Mohamed Nasheed, president of the Republic of Maldives, will chair the world's first-ever underwater cabinet meeting.

Thanks to the foresight and generosity of Joseph and Florence Maney, students and faculty at University of Hawai'i Hilo will benefit from enhanced academic offerings at the Edwin H. Mookini Library.

The new GI Bill is proving a boon for veterans who want to further their education - so much so that the response to the program strained the system to the limit, causing delays in processing applications.

They waved cardboard signs and chanted "Save UH!" Hundreds of University of Hawaii professors, faculty and students used Hawaii Hall as a backdrop to protest proposed budget cuts.

The UH faculty union is urging members to vote no on the administration's "last, best, final offer," which calls for a 5 percent pay cut, a payroll lag and higher health insurance payments for faculty.

University of Hawaii professors, faculty, staff and students started a march and teach-in on Wednesday morning in protest of the ongoing budget crisis.

Maria Jacquemetton, a writer-producer on AMC's critically-acclaimed television series, "Mad Men," is presenting a Pacific New Media workshop, "Writing for Television - Get Started and Go!" on Oct.

Donna Campbell is a MA ori fiber artist with 20 years of weaving expertise finishing up her residency at the KamakA okalani Center for Hawaiian Studies.

Results of an advisory vote by University of Hawaii faculty members are expected to be announced tomorrow morning.

In my opinion there's nothing more empowering than knowing how to treat yourself.

University of Hawaii students will receive free bus transportation to all home football games this season, compliments of the UH Manoa Chancellor's Office.

'WESTLAKE: POEMS BY WAYNE KAUMUALII WESTLAKE ,' readings of a kanaka maoli poet, 3 p.m. Oct.

Sister and brother Vivi and Tim Pang have just opened an L&L Hawaiian Barbecue franchise at the University of Hawaii's Manoa campus.

Indonesians in Hawaii were somber yesterday following reports of an earthquake that killed hundreds in West Sumatra province.