Jarenn Murakami, a Nordstrom Company senior program manager, credits her ability to build and maintain relationships to her time at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa’s Shidler College of Business. She earned a bachelors of business administration focusing in human resources in 2013.

The state of Hawaiʻi and the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa became the epicenter of global innovation, hosting two high-profile conferences that drew over 1,500 researchers from around the world.

For Jillian Marc Jefry Felipe, the path to success at Ernst & Young (EY) began well before graduation from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa’s Shidler College of Business. Felipe, who graduated in spring 2024 with a bachelor of business administration in accounting and finance, now works as an assurance staff member in EY‘s Financial Services Office. He credits the college’s comprehensive approach to career development for his seamless transition into the workforce.

Susan Yamada, chair of the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa’s Pacific Asian Center for Entrepreneurship(PACE) Board of Directors and Shidler College of Business alumna, has been named the 2025 Women Who Mean Business Career Achievement honoree by Pacific Business News (PBN).

A team of three University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Shidler College of Business graduate students won the 2024 Association of Government Accountants (AGA) Government Finance Case Challenge, earning each team member a $1,500 scholarship award.

While a senior at Baldwin High School on Maui, Sally Citrawireja knew she wanted to pursue a college degree that matched her interests: travel and business. Her college counselor introduced her to the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa School of Travel Industry Management (TIM) and the Hawaiʻi Tourism Hoʻoilina Scholarship. Citrawireja was accepted into the TIM School, earned the scholarship and is now thriving.