Kauai Mayor Derek Kawakami ’01 shares his fond memories of Chaminade.

Chaminade President Dr. Lynn Babington, keynote speaker Kauai Mayor Derek Kawakami and student speakers shared inspiring messages.

Montserrat Lanfranco, Laura Flor, Maria Bernaldez, Angela Huber and Sarah Robertson had one last hurdle before Commencement: the Environmental + Interior Design’s Senior Showcase Exhibit.

Co-Curricular Awards recognize students for their leadership As it has often been said, “Most students learn the most outside of the classroom.” And last month,…

Chaminade Edges out Nine Other Teams to Capture IACBE Award As guest speaker during the Hogan Entrepreneurial Leadership Graduation/Induction, Michael Rose ’23 spoke highly of…

Hawaii Central Federal Credit Union Announces New Scholarship Fund During a check presentation to Chaminade President Dr. Lynn Babington, Hawaii Central Federal Credit Union’s Board…

New Partnership to Address Teacher Shortage Every state across the country is coming up with solutions to combat the teacher shortage, which many education officials…

Students present their thought-provoking research findings She suspected that she couldn’t be the only one feeling isolated and alone. With COVID cases spiking during her…

Hogan Program Graduates and Inductees Share the Stage Addressing attendees during the Hogan Entrepreneurial Leadership Program Induction/Graduation Ceremony, Glenn Hogan said it is an honor…

Chaminade alumna’s TikTok post viewed 15 million times Even before the emergence of social media, Liz Rizzo was already documenting and sharing her life, snapping…

Surah Healey ’23 succeeds and graduates despite health adversities  Starting college is stressful enough with all its attendant challenges. Living away from home for the…

Haelee Tallett ’18 Champions Entrepreneurial Program Before ceding the room to Haelee Tallett —or Haels, as she prefers to be called— Hogan Entrepreneurial Leadership Program…

Events celebrate campus diversity Bring your appetite, warns Andrew Ancheta, referring to the 5th Annual Taste of Culture. This food-like festival celebrates the cultural diversity…

Freshmen students help in Palolo Stream cleanup Empty bottles and cans. Cartons and styrofoam containers. A neon pink plastic ball. These were just some of…

Powerful Play Examines Race in the U.S. Written and directed by Chaminade English Professor Dr. Allison Francis, “The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man” is a…

During the pandemic, most campus events went dark, including the Environmental + Interior Design Program’s annual art exhibition. However, as COVID restrictions lifted last year,…

Chaminade director of forensic sciences and a hui of scientists research PMI  It may sound morbid, but David Carter, Ph.D., wants to figure out how…

Formation never really ends for a Marianist; it is a life-long process of spiritual renewal, personal growth and committed service. Bro. Ed Brink, S.M. Bro….

Villanova scholar offers strategies during her ‘A Life Worth Loving’ lecture  Two college students. Two different experiences. And one identical outcome: Brooke and Sophia (pseudonyms…

Students from middle to high schools show off their historical projects Participants work on an origami project with the guidance of members from the Japanese…

Chaminade alumna recognized for her work and contributions In a teary emotional speech she gave after returning from Washington, D.C. as the 2023  Hawai‘i School…

Including indigenous cultures and values into education is not about making the Indigenous populations stronger. They are already strong. It’s about changing the way the…

Psychology faculty members gain HPA board seats The Hawai‘i Psychological Association (HPA) members have elected several Chaminade University faculty to its 2023-2024 Board. Sean Scanlan,…

Nursing students enter clinical phase of their education Health care team work is most successful when team members respect each other, trust each other, and…

Fifth-Graders Attend Classes and a Mock Graduation Ceremony The excitement was palpable as 254 fifth-graders from Catholic schools across the islands descended on campus to…

Amy Rose Craig ’18 overcomes obstacles on her path to becoming an art teacher During her senior year at University of South Florida, Amy Rose…

Students thank donors for their continued support More than 80 donors, students and staff attended this year’s Mahalo Scholarship Luncheon on February 9, 2023, in-person…

Client Assistance Fund named after Chaminade Adjunct Faculty Although Mental Health America ranks Hawaii as #2 in having a lower prevalence of mental illness and…

Katelynn Perrault makes “The Analytical Scientist Power List 2022” Lab coats buttoned up and goggles on, Katelynn Perrault, Ph.D., instructs her students in the FS…

Ayko Group owner Chris Lee ’17 hammers home his commitment to Habitat for Humanity It wasn’t all bad. In fact, some good did emerge from…

Students, staff volunteer to help The Institute for Human Services Not to be confused with Service Learning Day, Servant Leadership Day only happens once a…

Villanova scholar to discuss ‘A Life Worth Loving’ Engaging and insightful, guest speaker Anna Moreland, Ph.D., of Villanova University, will discuss “A Life Worth Loving”…

A Place Close to the Heart: Honoring an Alumnus’s Final Wishes Before losing his battle to hypopharyngeal cancer on July 15, 2017 in San Leandro,…

Chaminade freshman turns her love of candles and Hawaii into a business Part science, part apothecary, the art of candle making can be traced as…

Chaminade bestows Heritage Awards To recognize their exceptional contributions in personifying the Marianist values, Dr. Darren Iwamoto, Maritel Suniga and Kobe Ngirailemesang ’23 have been…

Founders’ Week celebrates Chaminade’s roots It seems to me that we must not become discouraged if we encounter some obstacle in the way of the…

Silversword Café features new look, updated menu Freshmen Araceli Kee and Ro Razavi gave their thumbs-up of approval. Alumni Elijah Abramo ’21 misses the old…

Making a difference through data science and service Community service has always been a big part of Katherine Gonzalez’s life.  And her passion for making…

Generations of Kaneohe ‘ohana devote themselves to educating Hawaii keiki Being an educator runs in Agnes Brown’s genes. Her grandmother was a music teacher at…

Alumna sifts through databases to produce Hawaii’s Uniform Crime Reporting For most of us, a dashboard primarily indicates a vehicle’s rate of speed, RPMs, engine…

Alumnus Continues to Pursue Social Justice Passion When Antonio Bonnetty ’19 started at Chaminade University, he wasn’t even sure if college was for him. By…

Faculty and staff reach impressive milestones  The mood was anything but Bah-Humbug. In fact, it was the complete Dickensian opposite. Soap bubbles floated through the…

Pinning Ceremony marks rite of passage for graduating nursing students “Let us never consider ourselves finished nurses … we must be learning all of our…

Program offers business students a fast track to an MBA degree Unlike the contestants in the “Amazing Race,” Chaminade students did not encounter any detours…

Not even a torrential downpour could dampen the moods of attendees who celebrated the 20th anniversary of the Hogan Entrepreneurial Leadership Program. Since its inception,…

Live performances return to the stage at Vi and Paul Loo Theatre Luckily, nothing went awry with the recent production of “Things Go Wrong” at…

Chaminade University and the United Nations will host a ground-breaking regional sustainability conference this week at the university campus to discuss climate change and the potential impacts…

Since entering the National Institutes of Health (NIH) post-baccalaureate program in 2020, Chloe Talana has confirmed her passion for biomedical research. The Chaminade alumna has…

Chaminade University of Honolulu was among seven minority educational institutions that received $1.75 million in grants from the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA). The monies are part…

The essence of interior design will always be about people and how they live. It is about the realities of what makes for an attractive,…

“There may come a time when recovery lies in the hands of physicians, for they too pray to the Lord that he grant them success…

Modeled after the National Catholic Education Association’s Innovation in Catholic Education annual awards and sponsored by Hawaii Catholic Schools, the Ka Ho’oulu Awards focuses on…

One of the most urgent issues in social science research and among catholic institutions stems from the fact that people are leaving the church and…

The road Kimmy Takata ’22 took to college wasn’t traditional—or easy. Mark Patterson, Kehau Lu’uwai, Josie Howard, Kimmy Takata ’22, and Tia Hartsock But while…

Students were over the moon when National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) educators were on campus for a one-day Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)…

Chaminade University is taking its early college initiative to new levels, forging a cutting-edge partnership with Kapaa High to connect rural Kauai students to hands-on,…

Jan Seymour ‘76 is proud of the endowed scholarship she helped establish at Chaminade University. Yet she is quick to deflect any suggestion that she…

Brittany Johnson ’24 had a lot of life under her belt when she applied to Chaminade University. She’d already served in the Air Force, after…

Chaminade University of Honolulu recently received a $50,000 grant from the McInerny Foundation to support the school’s Economic Education Center for Excellence. The grant will…

Algorithms are increasingly being used to make big decisions in healthcare, and there’s a common misconception that they’re unbiased. The truth is: they’re as biased…

Growing up in Waianae, Donna Cottrell ‘22 says she felt the sting of healthcare inequality firsthand. It wasn’t just that care was difficult to access….

It was a trip of a lifetime for a group of Hawaii educators and teachers-in-training. And Communication Professor Eva Washburn-Repollo, Ph.D. was overjoyed to be…

Matching resident tuition and 4-year graduation pathway. Chaminade University is proud to announce a new undergraduate tuition match and four-year graduation pathway program starting with…

Chaminade University is proud of another strong showing in the U.S. News & World Report’s Best Colleges rankings, which once again named Chaminade among the…

Chaminade University recently received three grants totaling $45,000 to fund scholarships for the 2022-2023 school year. The grants include: Antone and Edene Vidinha Charitable Trust…

Three faculty members were recently honored for their outstanding contributions to academic scholarship, teaching excellence and creating a community that embraces teamwork at Chaminade. Psychology…

Dr. Rylan Chong, director of Chaminade’s Data Science program, calls it nothing less than historic. In early August, the National Science Foundation (NSF) INCLUDES Alliance…

Chaminade University of Honolulu recently received a $75,000 grant from the Mamoru and Aiko Takitani Foundation for student scholarships. The grant will be split to…

“Cooking with Chemistry” “Think Like a Champion” “Psychology of Happiness” Those might sound like great reads—or fascinating TED Talks. But they were actually some of…

In what appears to be an upward trend of college students returning to campus following the two-year pandemic, Chaminade University’s class of incoming students for…

Lihau Keoneula Stender ’24 loves the outdoors. On any given weekend, she’ll hit the beach, go for a hike or volunteer for a clean-up. That…

What does cooking have to do with economics? Dr. Guanlin Gao is glad you asked. Gao, a professor of economics and director of the Economic…

The National Science Foundation (NSF) selected Chaminade University to lead a groundbreaking $10 million, five-year grant project to create new leadership pathways into data science…

Chaminade University recently received a $25,000 grant from the Kosasa Foundation in continued support of its Emerging Scholars Early College program. Now in its second…

Dr. Janet Davidson is a leader in criminology. She has spent decades researching in the field, mentored hundreds of students, published a long list of…

If you want to follow Hali’a Carlbom ‘25 around for the day, you’d better put on your tennis shoes. She is always on the run….

Chaminade University today announced it will add Men’s Baseball and Women’s Beach Volleyball to its Athletics offerings for the 2023-2024 academic year. After an absence…

Tommianne Brockert ‘23 loves studying, working and living in Hawaii. But she jumped at the chance to study abroad—and she hopes to convince others to…

Chaminade University has named Jennifer Creech as Vice President for Enrollment Management and Student Success, where she will oversee the school’s Admissions, Financial Aid and…

Chaminade University has named three new members to its Board of Governors and two new members to its Board of Regents. Newly named to its Board…

When Kay Een ’02 was a kid, she called many places home. Her dad was in the military and stationed around the world, from Okinawa…

The summer of Erin Kirihara’s junior year at Chaminade, she attended a job fair organized by the university mostly—she jokes—to appease her parents and stay…

As part of an exciting partnership with the Hawaii State Department of Education (DOE), Chaminade University is gearing up to welcome its inaugural cohort for…

In January 2022, 57-year-old David Bennett, Sr., was suffering from terminal heart disease when he made history—and grabbed headlines—as the first person to receive a…

The COVID pandemic has been tough on kids—and Rica Velasco knows that better than most. As the guidance counselor at St. Joseph’s Parish School in…

The American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS) recognized Chaminade University’s Forensic Sciences Director and Professor Dr. David Carter for his significant contributions to the discipline,…

To help meet a critical need for mental health services, leadership and program administration in Hawaii, Chaminade University has launched a new Doctor of Marriage…

The Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad (GPA) Program under the U.S. Department of Education recently awarded a $100,000 grant to Dr. Eva Washburn-Repollo of Chaminade University to fund…

The journey to becoming a nurse requires hard work, endurance—and plenty of support along the way. It’s a lot like a marathon. And leading up…

A big pizza brand wants to expand their reach to target more Generation Z customers. How do you help them do it? That was exactly…

Rewarding. Difficult. Inspiring. Those were some of the words student participants used to describe their experiences in the inaugural Advanced Computing for Social Change Challenge…

Value your ‘ohana, embrace your kuleana and remember that obstacles are meant to be overcome. That was the message East-West Center President Suzanne Puanani Vares-Lum…

They go above and beyond—and their work doesn’t go unnoticed. Last month, students, student organizations and clubs, and faculty members and staff whose commitment to…

A series of speakers exploring everything from climate change resilience to indigenous wisdom to healthcare equity helped launch the new United Nations-affiliated CIFAL Honolulu Centre…

One of the biggest obstacles to health education and prevention screening is access. And a new Parish Health program at Chaminade University is focused on…

From vocational training to higher education mentorship and homelessness prevention, the services delivered by the winners of the 10th annual Hogan Entrepreneurial Program and American…

Chaminade’s School of Business and Communication held a special awards ceremony and dinner recently to honor students and student groups who are embracing a “business…

Interpretation of Multidimensional Chromatographic Outputs by Non-Specialists. Decolonizing Methodologies in Research. Native Hawaiian Traditional Medicine and its Effects on Inflammation of WISH cells. Those titles…

As part of Founders’ Week celebrations, three extraordinary members of the Chaminade University ‘ohana were recognized with Heritage Awards for their tireless work to put…

Cara Gutierrez doesn’t just want to learn about leaders in the green movement. She wants to be one. The senior at Chaminade, who is majoring…