Hawai'i Pacific University

10/01/2026

The 2027-28 FAFSA form is now available!!

Planning for college next year? Now’s the time to get a head start on your financial aid application. Complete your FAFSA at StudentAid.gov and explore what’s posssible. 💙🦈

09/29/2026

A night full of local food, live entertainment, sweet treats, and shopping right in the heart of our campus at the DoHo Night Market!

09/28/2026

Aloha Sharks! Here is everything happening at HPU this week⬇️

🎓 Regalia orders are officially open for our December 2026 grads
🍕 Welcome Back Bash is TOMORROW — come grab some free food + meet your fellow Sharks
🎉 Big Bingo Bash is October 1st with some BIG prizes up for grabs 👀
⚽️ And a big congrats to Hawaii Pacific University Men's Soccer on being named PacWest Team of the Week!

Friendly reminder: Welcome Back Bash and Big Bingo Bash are events for HPU students who pay the Student Activities Fee. Your fee helps make events like these possible, so come out and enjoy them! 💙

See you around campus, Sharks! 🦈

09/28/2026

What happens when technology meets animal welfare? 🧠🌊

Last week, HPU’s Research on Tap brought the community together for an engaging conversation with Amber Ramos, Director of Animal Welfare & Conservation at Sea Life Park.

Amber shared insights into computerized cognitive enrichment for professionally managed marine animals, exploring its applications, benefits and what it can teach us about animal care.

Research on Tap creates a space to spotlight the fascinating research and work connected to the HPU community while bringing students, faculty and the wider community together to learn, ask questions and share ideas.

09/25/2026

🗣️ Calling all HPU families, ‘Ohana Weekend is coming up fast! Tap the link in our bio for registration, weekend itinerary, and hotel discounts if you’re flying in.

Don’t wait to grab tickets, events are already filling up!

See you soon🦈🤙

09/23/2026

Debate of the century😂🦈

Is it A or B??👇

09/22/2026

Hugs is free 🥹🤙

Already been over 3 weeks since move in day🫢 Hope all of our Sharks are getting settled into their schedules!

09/21/2026

A big shoutout to HPU’s Economic Education Director, Dr. Gerard Dericks, for sharing his expertise in a recent interview with KHON2 on the Federal Reserve’s rate decision and what it means for Hawaiʻi’s economy and consumers.

We’re proud to see our faculty bringing their expertise to conversations happening across our community. 🤙

Experts suggest that recent Federal Reserve rate hikes may actually benefit long-term inflation and have minimal immediate impact on mortgage rates, which saw a slight decrease following the announ…

09/21/2026

‘Ohana Weekend, Welcome Back Bash and making history again??? We’ve got a lot for you this week!🦈

09/18/2026

This week on Sharks Weekly, host Jeffery Rich is joined by HPU Cross Country Head Coach Kevin Schwarz, sophomore Drake Hanley and senior Darlene Alvarez.

The group dives into the mental battle of distance running, the highs and lows of recruiting for the Sharks and much more.

🎙️ Catch this week’s episode on HI Sports Radio - link in bio!