Kūikapiko Anthropology Club

Well, it has been quite the year! The last several weeks entailed club elections, celebrations, the oath of office over our sacred book, Shakespeare in the Park/ EKH, and a whole lot of monkey business. Oh how we love our pickpocket, hotshot hacker Anthro. fam.

Farewell to those who are parting ways and flying beyond the walls of our department halls; may the urn and willow honor your memory (Deetz 1996: 115, 211). Thank you to everyone who made this year so meaningful, goofy, and joyous! We know there shall henceforth, never be a more iconic brass band.

Ala Kahakai National Historic Trail is currently recruiting for a Seasonal GS-9 Archeologist position through the National Park Service. This position will support cultural resource management and preservation work along the trail corridor and associated park lands on Hawaiʻi Island.
Duties may include archaeological survey and documentation, GIS data collection, monitoring and compliance support, trail and historic property preservation projects, and collaboration with Native Hawaiian communities, lineal descendants, and partner organizations.
This is a great opportunity for individuals interested in Hawaiian archaeology, historic preservation, trail stabilization, and community-based stewardship work.
This position is eligible under the Department of the Interior’s new Field Unit Local Hiring Authority (P.L. 119-74), which allows DOI to directly appoint qualified individuals living within the local vicinity (Hawaiʻi Island) into this GS-9 National Park Service position, giving preference to local hires.
The announcement closes on May 22, 2026.
More information and application details can be found here:
USAJOBS – Seasonal Archeologist Position
Please feel free to share with anyone who may be interested.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact
Tanya Souza or Rick Gmirkin at [email protected] or 808-430-5213.

Exciting news: your local UHH anthro. peeps are now intrepid travelers of lands beyond our Hilo home! Our anthropology huaka'i to Kaua'i was a truly unforgettable, unbelievably incredible and joyous experience. Mahalo to our hosts at the Koke'e CCC Barracks, to the Waimea community, and to the Friends of King Kaumuali'i for being so welcoming and gracious to our lil’ anthro. fam. A special thanks to our professors, who put up with our over-energetic, giggly selves for three whole days. We learned so much and are grateful beyond words.

The ANTH. Club had a wonderful time at the annual Anthro. Department festive hall party! We are so proud of our Fall ‘25 graduates, you guys have made your mark in more ways than one:).

We’ll miss you all, but go forth and share your anthropological knowledge and skill wherever your toe beans lead you. Congratulations!!

And now for the news… the Anthro. Club is delighted to report on our recent exhilaratingly educational event of, The Spinning of the Wool!

Thank you to our fantastic professor/ advisor/ resident wool spinning expert for sharing her knowledge of the craft. And another thank you to our vice president for teaching us about spindle whorls within the archaeological record. Needless to say, fun was had.

The Kūikapiko Anthropology Club had a wicked time celebrating Halloween with a pizza party-potluck shindig. We partook in a variety of foods while watching Raiders of the Lost Ark. And as the saying goes, “you ain’t lived until you’ve watched Indy on the big screen with a bunch of hyper judgemental anthropologists.”

Presenting… the 2025 Society for Hawaiian Archaeology Conference! Mahalo nui to the volunteers and club members who made this conference a success. We couldn’t have done it without the many helping hands.

Kūikapiko is honored to have been a part of this unforgettable experience!

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Happy National Crush a Can Day!!

Kūikapiko was honored and thrilled to celebrate this recycling holiday through a campus HI-5 club fundraiser.

We had a grand ol’ time (very safely) digging through the bins of midden in pursuit of wayward recyclables.