Aloha and welcome to the Department of Geography at the University of Hawai`i, Mānoa. Founded in 1931, the department has an internationally acclaimed faculty with expertise in human geography, environmental geography, and geographic technologies with particular strengths in the study of Asia, the Pacific, and Hawai`i. The department offers BA, MA and PhD degrees in Geography.
Department News:
PhD students Jack Kittinger and Nicole Milne receive NSF DDRI research grants
Grads Sugato Dutt, Cedar Lewis and Leandro Romero win awards at APCG
Assistant Professor Stacy Jørgensen awarded NSF research grant
B.A. Student Amerita Ravuvu wins AAG undergraduate paper award
Donovan Preza and Lance “Mahi” La Pierre were co-recipients of the 2009 Abraham Pi'ianai'a Graduate Scholarship
Department Events:
Fall 2009 Lectures:
Thursday October 15: Dr. Jefferson Fox, Senior Fellow, East-West Center
Title: Expansion of rubber (Hevea brasiliensis) in montane mainland Southeast Asia and implications for the environment and human livelihoods