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The Department of History at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa offers degree programs at the BA, MA, and PhD levels and is comprised of award-winning teachers and researchers.
Our geographical location facilitates our expertise in Asian, Hawaiian, Pacific, and World histories, as well as the American and European pasts. History majors find success in a variety of careers from teaching, research, and advocacy, to government service, journalism, law and business.
The possibilities are endless—and we are here to help you navigate the way to your future.
In the Spotlight

Library Treasures Initiative with Professor Totani
The University of Hawaiʻi Library at Mānoa is offering the Library Treasures Summer Scholarships 2025. Students in any discipline and at any level of study are invited to submit proposals of projects that involve the use of the UHM Library’s collections, and whose final outcomes will result in the production of either research or creative pieces. Proposed projects may be an integral part of faculty-guided undergraduate or graduate course-related activities, such as those required in research seminars, labs, and creative media. The scholarships will be given to the best proposals.
Scholarship Category – Individual projects: $1,500 per award. Proposal submission deadline: Friday, March 28, 2025. Visit the UHM Library website Library Treasures page for application information. This scholarship is part of the Library Treasures Initiative coordinated by Professor Yuma Totani.

Spring 2025
Library Treasures Scholarship Winners
Congratulations to History PhD students Vec Alporha, Terri-Lee Bixby, and Ruizhi Choo, who won... ...
Spring 2025
Prof. Wang Named Jerry H. Bentley Distinguished Professor in World History
Congratulations to History faculty member Prof. Wensheng Wang, who has been selected as the... ...
Spring 2025
DiFonzo Receives Prestigious Fellowship
Doctoral student Nakota DiFonzo was recently notified that he received a Fulbright Fellowship for the upcoming... ...
Spring 2025
NHSS Hawaiian Youths Abroad 2025
Doctoral candidate Kale Kanaeholo traveled to Japan in March with Native Hawaiian Student Services as... ...