The University of Hawaii Board of Regents is meeting at the end of this month with its two finalists for the UH presidency. It’s one of the last steps in the selection process before the formal vote, which will occur in an open session on June 2 at UH Manoa. The meetings, which are starting […]
Alia Wong
Alia Wong previously covered education news for Civil Beat.
A Honolulu native, Alia returned to the islands in May 2012 after graduating from Boston University with degrees in journalism and Latin American studies.
Alia was a longtime intern at Civil Beat before landing her position as a reporter-host. One of her stories, “A Lost Child of Kalaupapa,” won her the 2011 Society of Professional Journalists Hawaii Chapter award for best online feature writing.
But not all her intern assignments at Civil Beat have been as glamorous. During the summer of 2012, she had to tour (read: smell) some of Oahu’s nastiest bathrooms for her story The Dirty Dozen: The State of Honolulu’s Public Restrooms.
She sincerely hopes her editors remember she’s no longer an intern.
Before the birth of Civil Beat, Alia wrote for Honolulu Weekly. She also had a number of jobs while in Boston, including as a fellow in Boston University’s writing center and a research assistant on a long-term project that analyzed the relationship among the Mexican Revolution, international cinema and transnational politics.
Alia is a self-proclaimed globetrotter and will do anything she can to travel to new places. She developed a fascination with Latin America while in high school and hasn’t been able to keep herself away since. Most recently she traveled to Ecuador, where she lived and studied for six months.
You can follow Alia on Twitter at @aliaemily
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New Daniel Akaka UH Regents Scholarship Aimed at Building Native Hawaiian Leaders
The University of Hawaii has raised $1 million and counting for a new scholarship endowment that is being named after former Sen. Daniel Akaka and is earmarked for outstanding Native Hawaiian students. The funding will go toward students who are already selected for the UH Regents Scholarship, which is aimed at helping “Hawaii’s most promising […]
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UH Hilo Loosens Free Speech Rules in Response to Lawsuit
Students at the University of Hawaii at Hilo no longer have to get permission from the school prior to free speech activities and can engage in them anywhere on campus, according to a new interim policy that was implemented today. The new rules were developed in response to a lawsuit that was filed by two […]
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Hawaii Legislature Blocks Funding for Family-Interaction Preschools
The programs have parents attend class alongside their kids and often serve the homeless and poor populations.
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North Shore Schools Prevail in Hawaii History Day Competitions
Laie Elementary has accounted for the highest number of youngsters in the state who’ve taken the cake at state History Day competitions over the years and gone on to nationals: 23 students in seven years. This year, five students from the small North Shore school are slated to attend the competition in Maryland this June. […]
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The Right Stuff? Retired General Vies for University of Hawaii Presidency
Francis Wiercinski, who served in the U.S. Army, is one of two finalists in the bid for UH’s top position.
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$4.3M Slated for AC Upgrades at Ewa Beach Schools
Ewa Beach’s Campbell High and Ilima Intermediate schools are likely soon getting some relief for their sweltering classrooms thanks to $4.3 million in capital improvement funds that the Legislature has earmarked for air-conditioning upgrades at their campuses. Gov. Neil Abercrombie still has to release the money, according to a press release from the Hawaii Senate. […]
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Retired General Gets Better Feedback in Second Forum on Bid for UH Prez
Faculty and community members said Frank Wiercinski will make the University of Hawaii a stronger institution.
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Commission Rejects Most Hawaii Charter School Applicants
Just one applicant — Kau Learning Academy on the Big Island — got approved.