HONOLULU – HPU held its first of many HPU Talks events last Wednesday, April 12, where double-alumnus Nash Subotic gave an impassioned presentation on his journey from fleeing the Bosnian War to becoming the CEO of WestPac Wealth Partners – one of the fastest-growing businesses in the financial services industry.
The event started with introductions from HPU Vice President and Chief Marketing Communications officer, Jeffrey Rich, as well as...
WEDZA – I wake up bleary-eyed to my 5am alarm. The sun is still enjoying its slumber as no other light enters my tent other than the reflection of the moon off the lake. Everything is quiet and still, including my tentmate, Philip, who didn’t seem to stir at all from my alarm. I give it a few breaths before I get out of bed, brush my teeth, and prepare a cup of hot coffee by the dam before the others join me. For now, it’s slow, mindful sips from my golden cup of sunlight, but in less than an hour’s time it will be a chase of wild proportions: The other photographers eventually join me, and we set out to photograph the world’s fastest land animal at first light...
HONOLULU – On Sunday, April 23, members of the HPU International Vocal Ensemble, Chorale, and Symphony Orchestra gave powerful performances at this year's spring concert, From Land to Sea: Music of the Pacific. Directed by Teresa McCreary, Ph.D., and Alec Schumacker, DMA, the concert was comprised of 13 musical arrangements with influence from Hawaiian, Mexican, Korean, Malaysian, and Japanese cultures. The pieces took the audience on a journey across the various corners of the Pacific and also included original pieces...
HANAUMA BAY – My hands work to ring out my soaking dive shirt over the hot pavement of the parking lot. Everyone seemed a little beat from the currents we had to put up with today. I look around at our mesh bags, each of them half full of fishing line, hooks, and bottles we found beneath the surface of the nearshore waters. We come to this spot often to dive for the waste that ends up in the ocean as many southern currents converge along this coast.
I was diving with three other members of Hawaii Marine Animal Response’s Marine Debris Program (MDP) on O‘ahu’s south shore. Virtually every weekend, the team comes together to remove debris from many of the island’s shallow waters...
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