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September is GIVE ALOHA 🤙🏽🌺

This month, support Hawaii’s nonprofit organizations by donating during your visits to or by grabbing exclusive merch from ! Find out more by clicking the link in our bio.

September is GIVE ALOHA 🤙🏽🌺

This month, support Hawaii’s nonprofit organizations by donating during your visits to Foodland - Hawaii or by grabbing exclusive merch from Suzanne Jennerich! Find out more by clicking the link in our bio.

Oceanic Institute and have partnered to successfully produce Squarespot Anthias (Pseudanthias pleurotaenia) through aquaculture! 🐠

This partnership marks a significant step towards a more sustainable future for marine species.

Hawaii’s Oceanic Institute and Georgia Aquarium Successfully Produce Squarespot Anthias in Collaborative Partnership - Georgia Aquarium Oceanic Institute and Georgia Aquarium have partnered in order to successfully produce Squarespot Anthias through aquaculture!

HPU x Study Abroad 🌎

Join us for the Study Abroad Fair next Wednesday, September 4th, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the ATM Center Atrium! 🤙🏽 Where would you like to study abroad? ⬇️

WELCOME BACK, SHARKS! 🦈💙

Wishing you an amazing first week of classes! Don’t forget to tag us in all of your island adventures, on and off campus. 🤙🏽

1 DAY UNTIL WELCOME WEEKEND! 🦈

Sharks, we can't wait to welcome you to campus! 💙 Stay up to date with all events this weekend by downloading Guidebook. Comment below with any questions you may have. 🤙🏽

Students, we’re counting down the days until you join us this fall! 💙 Get ready for classes at Aloha Tower Marketplace, Pioneer Plaza, and Waterfront Plaza! 🤙🏽

Happy Aloha Friday Sharks! 🦈💙 Have any exciting plans for the first weekend of August? 🤙🏽

Meet Stephanie Nguyen Draper! 🍕

An HPU alumna with a master’s in strategic communication. She and her husband launched Zephanie’s Pizza, a thriving pizza truck. Read more at the link below. 🤙🏽

The 'Ohana | Slice of Success - HPU Alumna Masters Pizza and Strategic Communication Stephanie Nguyen Draper, a graduate of HPU with a master’s degree in strategic communication, exemplifies both entrepreneurial spirit and academic proficiency. During her graduate studies, she and her husband successfully launched and operated a thriving pizza truck business, Zephanie’s Pizza, w...

ZEPHANIE’S PIZZA 🍕

Meet Stephanie Nguyen Draper! An HPU alumna with a master’s in strategic communication. She and her husband launched Zephanie’s Pizza, a thriving pizza truck. Stephanie applied her education to enhance the business’s branding, social media, and operations. 🤙🏽

UNDERGRADUATE AREAS OF STUDY 📚

HPU offers 33 different undergraduate programs! Some of the most popular are marine biology, nursing, and business. 🤙🏽 You can learn more or apply at the link in bio. 💙

✨STUDY ABROAD IN KOREA 🇰🇷✨

Every day is an adventure! Check out Tiffany's journey and explore what studying abroad looks like on Instagram. 💙

HPU's Master of Medical Science-Physician Assistant (MMS-PA) Program has been granted Accreditation-Provisional status! 🙌🏽

The 'Ohana | HPU's Physician Assistant Program Is Granted Accreditation-Provisional Status HPU is proud to announce that its Master of Medical Science-Physician Assistant (MMS-PA) Program has been granted accreditation-provisional status by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA). This significant milestone marks the first Hawaiʻi-based PA pr...

CLASS OF 2028 🦈

We can't wait to welcome you this fall! Move-in day is just a month away. 😊 Have any questions about HPU? Drop them in the comments below! 🤙🏽

Congratulations, Dr. Lynch! 🙌🏽💙

The 'Ohana | HPU Public Administration Faculty Appointed to City and County Ethics Committee HPU Associate Professor of Public Administration Cynthia E. Lynch, Ph.D., was recently appointed by Mayor Blangiardi to the Honolulu City and County Ethics Commission. In addition to serving as faculty, Lynch is the Chair of the Master of Public Administration program in the College of Professional....

Happy Aloha Friday, Sharks! 🤙🏽💙 What are you up to this weekend? 🦈

Happy Fourth of July! 🎆 Wishing everyone a happy and safe holiday. Enjoy celebrating however you choose! 🤙🏽💙

Check out how HPU alumnus Ian Parrish has driven rapid growth in the golf and athleisure market for TravisMathew! 🤙🏽⛳️

The 'Ohana | From Military Bases to Market Leader: HPU Alumnus Ian Parrish Finds Success at TravisMathew From a childhood spent moving between military bases to becoming a key figure in one of the fastest-growing athleisure brands, HPU alumnus Ian Parrish has found success in retail sales by leveraging the adaptability, strategic thinking, and passion for relationship-building that he cultivated from a...

Saving the honu's 🥹 HPU is teaming up with Hawai’i Marine Animal Response to open Oahu's first sea turtle care center! 🤙🏽

O’ahu’s first sea turtle care center to open this summer The Hawai’i Marine Animal Response announced they are opening a new full-time sea turtle emergency care and rehabilitation facility in collaboration with Hawai’i Pacific University.

We are thankful for Provost Dr. Jennifer Walsh and her team are here to share details about the new master’s program in Construction Management starting this fall!

OPIHI TIME! 🤙🏽 Read more at the link below ⬇️💙

The 'Ohana | HPU Graduate Student Sophi Samus Honored by NSF for Groundbreaking Marine Science Research Sophi Samus, a graduate marine science student at Hawaiʻi Pacific University, recently received an honorable mention from the prestigious National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP). Annually, the GFRP receives anywhere between 12,000 and 15,000 applications for a...

Set your DVRs to record Sunrise on Hawaii News Now tomorrow at 7:10 a.m. as 𝘉𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘐𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘏𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘪𝘪 Publisher Amanda Canada and Lance Wilhelm, president of The Wilhelm Group and chair of the Board of Trustees at Hawai'i Pacific University, make an on-camera appearance to promote 𝘉𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘐𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘏𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘪𝘪'𝘴 second annual Top 25 Contractors Awards Luncheon, coming up on Wednesday at the Honolulu Country Club.

Happy Aloha Friday! 🤙🏽💙 What are your weekend plans?

Just 2 months until move-in! 🦈💙 We can't wait to welcome the Class of 2028! Hope you're all having an amazing summer. 🤙🏽

Aloha from the Galapagos Islands! 🤙🏽

Our very own HPU students are making once-in-a-lifetime memories.💙 They have been learning about sustainability, the political structure and relation with Ecuador, various endemic species of the islands, and much more! 🙌🏽

HPU Provost and Senior Vice President Jennifer Walsh, Ph.D., has been appointed to Governor Green’s Marine Affairs Advisory Committee. Read more at the link below.🙌🏽

https://www.hpu.edu/about-us/the-ohana/article.php?nid=nc06102401

The 'Ohana | HPU Provost Jennifer Walsh Appointed to Governor Green’s Marine Affairs Advisory Committee HPU Provost and Senior Vice President Jennifer Walsh, Ph.D., was recently appointed to Governor Josh Green’s “Governor’s Advisory Committee on Marine Affairs.” The announcement was made to coincide with Ocean Week 2024, which features a “week of global events that recognize ongoing efforts...

Happy King Kamehameha Day! 🤙🏽

This day is all about honoring the unifier of the Hawaiian Islands. Visit the iconic statue on King Street and remember a leader whose vision shaped the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi. 💙

The 'Ohana | King Kamehameha Day – A Tribute to Hawai'i's Legendary Leader King Kamehameha, the unifier of the Hawaiian Islands, is celebrated as one of the most significant figures in Hawaiian history. His life and legacy are commemorated on King Kamehameha Day, observed annually on June 11, with a celebration of events on Hawaiʻi Island, Kauaʻi, Molokaʻi, Maui, and O....

Happy Aloha Friday! 🤙🏽 Check out these photos of our beautiful campus in Urban Honolulu. 🦈💙