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Lokahi Lunn '11 Standing In Between Two Racks Of Hawaiian Print Shirts

Lokahi Lunn '11 followed his passion for art through Pacific and to his family's business, Manuheali'i, where he designs clothing inspired by Hawaiian culture.

Senior Recital Links Musical Tradition With Hawaiian Culture

The inclusion of a five-song set of Hawaiian music in Noah Yamashiro's '24 senior recital was a homage to a culture that has had a large influence on his musical journey.

NHOH Members Unloading Country Store Goods Prior To 2023 Lūʻau.

Country Store Brings Tastes, Scents Of Hawaiʻi To Community

Part of the university's annual Lūʻau and Hōʻike, the Country Store brings some of the foods, flowers, produce and fashions to the Forest Grove Campus for a Hawaiian-style farmer's market away from the islands.

Brandon Naihe '19 Stays True to Self and Heritage by Fusing Art and Music

Naihe, who graduated from Pacific University on May 18 with a bachelor’s degree in art design, worked feverishly to make sure that his senior capstone project at Pacific was perfect.

Pacific Says Mahalo to Aunty Edna

Nā Haumāna O Hawai‘i honored a very special alumna, mentor and friend — “Aunty” Edna Gehring (nee Doar) ’70, MSEd ’72 — at its presents its 58th annual Lu’au in 2018.

Boxer Parent: 'You Become Family'

Pat Pimental spent three years as floral and lei chair of the Nā Haumāna O Hawai‘i Lu‘au. As a parent, she says, she was able to become part of the ‘ohana at Pacific.