International Student Association
University of Hawaii at Hilo
Serving UH Hilo international students for over 50 years!
Unite, Serve, and Educate
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MEET THE ISA OFFICERS
President
Ginate Mahuru
Country: Papua New Guinea
Email: ginate@hawaii.edu
Secretary
Volunteer Coordinator
Vice President
Leoshina Kariha
Country: Papua New Guinea
Email: leoshina@hawaii.edu
Treasurer
Arasi Fa'amausili
Country: Sāmoa
Email: arasi@hawaii.edu
Social Media Coordinator
Mio Kamioka
Country: Papua New Guinea/Japan
Email: kamiokam@hawaii.edu
Advisor
Jim Mellon
Country: USA
Email: mellon@hawaii.edu
Jim Mellon has been the Director of International Student Services & Intercultural Education since 2011. Jim earned his bachelor's degree from Duke University and master's degree from the University of Hawaiʻ at Manoa, where he was immersed in intercultural programs as a grantee with the East-West Center. He previously served as the Assistant Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs & Dean of Students at UH Hilo.
Goals: Facilitate the success of international students and promote the development of intercultural competence among all students with an emphasis on social justice.
Likes: Competing in open water swimming races and triathlons and traveling.
Did You Know? He swam 28.5 miles around New York City and won the 10-mile Maui channel swim from Lanai to Maui in 1998, competed in the Ironman Triathlon World Championships four times, and lived and worked on the island of Pohnpei in Micronesia as a volunteer teacher for three years.