The Asian-Pacific Law and Policy Journal (APLPJ)
The Asian-Pacific Law and Policy Journal (APLPJ) is a web-based, American legal journal covering issues in Asia and the Pacific Rim. Our objectives are to disseminate legal research by law professors, legal practitioners, social scientists, economists, and students; to increase awareness of legal issues impacting the region; and to provide a forum to discuss legal topics that fall within the Journal’s geographic scope. In addition to the web format, the journal is available through the legal databases LexisNexis, Westlaw, and HeinOnline.
Center for Language & Technology
The Center for Language & Technology (CLT) is housed within the College of Arts, Languages & Letters (CALL), located in Moore Hall 256. They are a specialized professional service and research unit whose goal is to enhance and support the research, learning, and teaching of languages through the use of technology. CLT hosts a variety of professional development events throughout the year, including the Summer months. For more information, please visit the CLT website at: https://clt.manoa.hawaii.edu/
Center for Okinawan StudiesThe Center for Okinawan Studies, established in July of 2008, promotes the study of Okinawa/the Ryukyus (including culture, language, history and contemporary issues) and the Okinawan diaspora. COS supports the development of courses, promotes academic publications, conducts outreach activities, coordinates exchanges between UH campuses and the University of the Ryukyus, maintains a website and publishes a newsletter, and coordinates fundraising efforts for student scholarships and other projects. COS is the only center of its kind in the U.S. and the only one outside of Japan. For more information, contact COS at: 1890 East West Road, Moore Hall 316, Honolulu, HI 96822; tel (808) 956-5754; email: cos@hawaii.edu
The Japanese Culture Club (JCC) at UHMThe Japanese Culture Club (JCC) at UHM is a Registered Independent Organization (RIO) that promotes Japanese culture to the students of UHM. They engage in community service, intercultural exchanges with students from Japan, and social events. All UHM students, faculty, and staff are eligible to join. Website: https://uhmjcc.weebly.com/ ; Instagram: @jccmanoa
The Japan-Hawaiʻi Socio-Economic Innovation Initiative (JHSEII) at the College of Social Sciences (CSS)
The JHSEII initiative was launched in 2021 to integrate Nikkei, Hawaiian and U.S. cultural perspectives into a dynamic learning platform based on academic/research discovery and international collaboration. The College of Social Sciences (CSS) at UH Mānoa maintains a strong foundation of long-term collaborative relationships with many partner universities in Japan, including Tohoku, Keio, Waseda and Kobe. Web: https://socialsciences.manoa.hawaii.edu/japan-hawaii-socio-economic-innovation-initiative/
Outreach College
The Outreach College offer a variety of credit and non-credit programs, courses and certificates in the area of Language, Arts & Humanities, including Japanese conversational Japanese and Okinawan dance courses. Web: https://www.outreach.hawaii.edu/areas-of-study/language-arts-humanities/
Pacific Asian Management Institute (PAMI)
The PAMI of the Shidler College of Business offers a certificate summer program that emphasizes business and cultural factors affecting modern enterprises in the Pacific Asian region. The curriculum focuses on international/Asian related courses in management, marketing, finance, accounting, and economics. Participants must complete three PAMI courses and attend four lectures in the Pacific Asian Lecture Series (PALS). Students concentrating on Japanese studies may substitute a Japanese language course or a Japanese area course for one of the Shidler College of Business courses. In addition, one of the courses may be taken in the UHM's regular academic year immediately preceding or following the PAMI summer institute. For more information, contact: PAMI; College of Business Administration; University of Hawai'i at Manoa; 2404 Maile Way, A303; Honolulu, HI 96822; tel: (808) 956-8041; fax: (808) 956-9685; email: pami@hawaii.edu
The School of Pacific & Asian Studies (SPAS)
SPAS is composed of 8 area centers: Center for Chinese Studies, Center for Japanese Studies, Center for Korean Studies, Center for Okinawan Studies, Center for Pacific Islands Studies, Center for Philippine Studies, Center for South Asian Studies, and Center for Southeast Asian Studies, all of which maintain mailing lists concerning their activities. Each center serves as a focal point for faculty throughout the university with interests in the respective geographical areas, facilitating collaboration and interchange. Centers also provide outreach to the community, public schools and other organizations by sponsoring lectures and film screenings to the public, and providing unique resources to the education community.
Summer Sessions at Outreach College (for academic credit)
The University of Hawai'i Summer Session, administered by Outreach College, is among the largest summer programs in the United States, attracting students, professionals, and faculty from around the world. It offers more than 300 undergraduate and graduate online courses in the two six-week summer terms, which include courses in Japanese language, literature, economics, geography, history, sociology, and Asian Studies. For more information, contact Summer Sessions at tel: (808) 956-5666; email: ochelp@hawaii.edu
Way of Tea Club at UHM
The Way of Tea Club at UHM is a student-run Registered Independent Organization (RIO). Members are dedicated to the study of traditional Urasenke-style chadō under the instruction of Akiko Ono-sensei. For more information on the club, activity updates, and announcements on tea ceremony gatherings that are opened to the public, please visit their website at https://uhmteaclub.weebly.com/ and follow their Instagram account @uh_teaclub
page last updated August 2026