‘Halu-Halo, Hello-Hello’ marks new semester at University of Hawaii in Manoa

New, transfer, undergraduate and graduate students attended the Halu-Halo! Hello-Hello! A Filipino Fall Mixer. UH

HONOLULU – Filipino students at University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa welcomed the beginning of the fall semester at the recent “Halu-Halo! Hello-Hello! A Filipino Fall Mixer” at Campus Center Ballroom, feasting on Filipino food from Sama Sama Food Services, including the famous halo-halo iced dessert.

Some 300 new, transfer, returning and graduate Filipino students enjoyed live performances, games and photo opportunities, and availed of a mini-resource fair of campus and community partners.

The hosts included the Asian American, Native American, Pacific Islander Serving Institute Program, Health Careers Opportunity Program, UH Mānoa Center for Philippine Studies, Ilokano Language and Literature Program, Timpuyog Organization, Filipino Language & Culture Program, Office of Multicultural Student Services, Thompson School of Social Work and Public Health along with individuals across campus.

The event was also made possible by the College of Education’s Tinalak Council, The Office of Student Equity, Excellence, and Diversity, Anthony Guerrero of John A. Burns School of Medicine, director David Forman of the Richardson School of Law, Patricio Abinales of the Department of Asian Studies and Amy Agbayani.