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Honolulu City Lights

Thousands of people showed up for the 29th annual Honolulu…

Lau wins Vans World Cup of Surfing

Zeke Lau, a 20-year-old Hawaiian, won the largest victory of…

Don’t miss Tartuffe at Paul & Vi Loo Theatre, HLC

HPU is performing its third Molière play this semester: Tartuffe.…

Thanksgiving Dinner via a microwave & rice cooker

If you didn’t already realize, Thanksgiving is on Thursday. Maybe…

Science Pub teaches students about Alzheimers

Biostatistician and Harvard researcher Lori Chibnik, Ph.D, MPH, spoke at…

HPU professor helps US Army keep peace in Indonesia

Dr. Gordon Knowles deployed to the island of Java, Indonesia…

Student Life

Sea Warrior Spotlight: Brandon Marcello

HPU Student Major: Anthropology Class: Freshman From: Aiea, HI What are you well known for? Marcello is well known for his appearance in a local commercial advertising Damien…

November 25, 2013No CommentRead More

‘Hi Sky’ is a wish come true

Young, strong, and passionate. This is Skylar Soares. Last year, when she was only 11, she was diagnosed with Lupus — a chronic inflammatory disease where your body’s…

November 22, 2013No CommentRead More

Christmas

6 really great Christmas decoration DIYs

Now that December is here and Christmas is right around the corner, Christmas gifts and…

December 8, 2013No CommentRead More

DIY Christmas gift ideas

Here are some creative ways to show your friends and family you care — without…

December 5, 2013No CommentRead More

DIY: Make your own X-mas tree

Only 12 days left until Christmas is upon us again, and with the finals period…

December 12, 2012No CommentRead More

Christmas shopping guide to Chinatown

Beautiful rings made from parts of an old watch, from La Muse. All photos by:…

December 12, 2012No CommentRead More

News

Sport

Volleyball concludes season

The Hawai’i Pacific Volleyball Team (17-11, 11-9) wrapped up the 2013 campaign with a 3-1 loss (20-25, 25-20, 24-14, 25-16) at #4 BYU-Hawaii (24-1, 19-1). HPU was the…

November 22, 2013No CommentRead More

Women’s Soccer lands three on All-PacWest Squad

The Pacific West Conference released its 2013 All-PacWest Women’s Soccer Team on Thursday with Hawai`i Pacific landing three players on the team. Andrea Aguirre and Ashlyn Ubongen each landed on the third…

November 21, 2013No CommentRead More

Collegiate athletics more competitive for incoming students

In the world of collegiate athletics, competition for incoming freshman grows increasingly more competitive. Specifically in the atmosphere of women’s softball, girls as young as twelve and thirteen…

November 18, 2013No CommentRead More

Arts & Entertainment

Sweet message behind little book

The Cupcake Theory is a sweet book, literally. This little gem is full of wonderful illustrations and is easy to digest.…

November 25, 2013No CommentRead More

Yoga on the Water

Floating in the middle of Duke’s salt water lagoon at…

Houseless in Paradise

We’ve all seen it: homelessness. As students who live,…

The sci-fi highlight of the year: Gravity

It would appear that science-fiction blockbusters are all the…

Viewpoint Film: The Invisible War

I went to the Viewpoint Film Series to watch…

Extract Juice Bar: find your new favorite local juice

Everybody wants to stay healthy, but most of the…

New cheap eats on Fort Street: Marukame Udon

A new, but not unknown restaurant has entered the…

Hawi, North Kohala offer fun, food, adventure

To truly experience all the Big Island has to…

Crepes No Ka ‘Oi really are No Ka ‘Oi

Crepes No Ka ‘Oi, translating to “the best” in…

Graphic Tees by the hundreds

Need to stock up your closet with some new…

Love fashion? Visit the land of Milk and Honey

HPU Students, Kim Kuehnert, Phil LeRoy, Megan Blackburn, Doo…

The Art Scene gets Twisted with Twisted Cuts

Nicky Q uses her talent and a pair of…

Discover fashions that never go out of style at Barrio Vintage

Imagine vintage, everywhere. The vivid, eclectic and art-filled walls…

Word of the day #2

Pressures. This is a critical time of the semester…

CAB bonds at annual retreat

On Oct. 10, it was a warm and sunny…

Miina Huotari: Word of the day

Boundaries. Now that a new academic year for everyone…

SGA and CAB welcome new leaders

HPU’s new student government leaders were encouraged to embrace…

A ridge hiker’s Paradise – Kea‘u Ridge

On a sunny Sunday morning, four excited hikers –…

Moanalua Saddle to Stairway to Heaven

Norwegian HPU student Andreas Johannesen climbing the hillsides of…

The Hiking Guide: Ka‘au Crater

Test your skills against one of Oahu’s most picturesque…

Hiking guide: Olomana

Two weeks ago I joined some fellow nature lovers…

Science & Environment

Oceanic Institute: Progress for Food Security and Sustainability

As an environmental studies major, I am well aware of the many challenges the world faces when it comes to the degradation of our environmental resources. And…

October 25, 2013No Comment

Passions ran high at 2nd Science-Pub event

Assistant Professor of Anthropology Ayesha Nibbe was the speaker at the second Science-Pub Hawaii event. Minutes before Nibbe began her talk on Cuba’s healthcare and sports policy…

October 24, 20133 Comments

Lifestyles

Waimea swell claims North Shore surfer

The salt spray descended over the coastline and from afar the only visible thing in the water was the rolling whitewash and the angry seas. It was…

December 10, 2013No Comment

A world of laughter

With the titles of writer, part-time chef and full-time student, HPU senior Davis Kop adds stand-up comedy to his bag of tricks. He has always had an…

November 19, 2013No Comment

A View From Abroad

The art of delicious flavors and love of mochi

The Two Ladies Kitchen in downtown Hilo boasts the “Best Mochi,” according to Hawaiian Airlines. I by to try the strawberry mochi — a “confectionary masterpiece” as…

November 20, 2013No Comment

A weekend in Dublin

One of the benefits of living in Europe is that traveling to other countries is much easier and quicker than from the States, especially Hawaii. Even though…

November 19, 2013No Comment

Student Life

Bravo, Miguel Galvez

“I’m very, very competitive,” says HPU Diplomacy and Military Studies major Miguel Galvez Bravo. “I’m sure anybody can vouch for that.” The former Cal State Northridge track…

November 22, 2013No Comment

Student experience at Honolulu Civil Beat and digital future of HPU’s Kalamalama

Kalamalama staff writer, Sanjeev Ranabhat was selected to be an intern at Honolulu Civil Beat in winter 2011 – named the “Best Overall News Site” by SPJ…

November 21, 2013No Comment

A View From Abroad

Conquering the 2013 NY City Marathon

It was 12 hours to take-off. The suitcases were packed, hotel booked and plane tickets purchased. Karlee Palms and her husband were primed for their trans-Pacific and…

November 18, 2013No Comment

Student Life

Part-time pilot

From an early age, Matthew Lee dreamed of becoming a pilot. Now, Lee spends his afternoons in the sky. “My favorite plane as a kid was the…

November 18, 2013No Comment

A View From Abroad

London – Learning to Adjust

While planning to study in a foreign country for a year, I expected that the adjustment period would be long, sometimes fun and sometimes frustrating. But, I…

October 28, 2013No Comment

Opinion

Opinion: Preview of the upcoming special session

Beginning Monday, Oct. 28, the Hawai’i State Legislature will be holding a special five-day session to consider legislation that would legalize same-sex marriage in the state of…

October 27, 2013No Comment

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