10 top UH News stories 2025
UHNews.org posted more than 1,600 stories in the very challenging 2025. Here are 10 top UH News stories of the year.
UH‘s legislative budget request: What to know, and what¡¯s next
UH¡¯s request this session is a supplemental budget, essentially a request for funding adjustments or additions to the budget approved during the last legislative session.
PRESIDENT: Urgent Update on Federal Funding for Native Hawaiian/Minority Serving Programs
The U.S. Department of Education intends to halt what it describes as “race-based conditions when allocating taxpayer funding.”
Images of the Week: Colin
This week's images: UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹'s Colin Macdonald.
Hawaiian Word of the Week: Lipine
Lipine—ribbon.
2025 Hua?¨lelo o ka Makahiki: K¨¡huli
K¨¡huli speaks to change, to alter, to overturn and draws from the opening lines of the Hawaiian creation chant of Kumulipo.
President Hensel: Happy holidays and mahalo
“As the year comes to a close, I want to take a moment to pause and reflect and express my heartfelt mahalo.”
$2M Moore Foundation grant aims to help next gen scientists tackle urgent issues, more
From 2025 to 2028, the program will support 11 postdoctoral scholars working in astronomy, oceanography, life sciences, geophysics, atmospheric science and other fields.
Image of the Week: Straw hat
This week's image is from Leeward Community College's Marcus W. Della Sala.
Hawaiian Word of the Week: Hoʻokipa
Hoʻokipa—To entertain, treat hospitably; hospitable; hospitality.