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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

Recent Publication by Prof. James P. Kraft
HAVOC AND REFORM: WORKPLACE DISASTERS IN MODERN AMERICA
Workplace disasters have wreaked havoc on countless American workers and their families. They have resulted in widespread death and disability, as well as the loss of property and savings. These tragic events have also inspired safety reforms that reshaped labor conditions in ways that partially compensated for death, suffering, and social dislocation. In Havoc and Reform: Workplace Disasters in Modern America (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2021), James P. Kraft encourages readers to think about such disastrous events in new ways. Placing the problem of workplace safety in historical context, Kraft focuses on five catastrophes that shocked the nation in the half century after World War II, a time when service-oriented industries became the nation’s leading engines of job growth.

Congratulations
Congratulations to Dr. Kelli Y. Nakamura
One of our PhD alumni, Dr. Kelli Y. Nakamura, recently won a very prestigious... ...
Congratulations
Congratulations to Dr. Noelani Arista
The Department of History warmly congratulates our friend and colleague Dr. Noelani Arista, now... ...
Happy Birthday Dr. Locke
Happy 90th Birthday to Emeritus Professor, Dr. Robert R. Locke
History wishes a warm Hauʻoli Lā Hānau to Dr. Robert Locke, professor emeritus and... ...
January 25
First PAT Meeting of the Spring ’22 Semester
The first Phi Alpha Theta History Honor Society meeting of the Spring 2022 semester... ...