The Society of Native Hawaiian Engineers (SNHE)
Increasing representation of Native Hawaiians in engineering.

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The Society of Native Hawaiian Engineers (SNHE) was established to increase representation of Native Hawaiians in engineering. This website provides a national networking platform in order to identify Native Hawaiians in the STEM workforce, provide resources for Native Hawaiian scholars, and to form connections between the current and prospective Native Hawaiian Engineers.

News & Events

2019 SNHE National Conference

2019 SNHE National Conference held at the UH-Mānoa and Ala Moana Hotel in Honolulu, HI.

Featured Project

Professor Oceana Francis writing down observational data

Statewide Highway Shoreline Protection Program Study

“Statewide Highway Shoreline Protection Program Study” at the field site MP 35 + 0.54 along the Kamehameha Highway, North Oahu.

Featured Engineer

Riley Smith

The background and experiences of Native Hawaiian engineer, Riley Smith, President and CEO of Lanihau Properties, LLC.
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About Us

The Society of Native Hawaiian Engineers (SNHE) was established in 2018 for collection and sharing of knowledge relevant to Native Hawaiian engineers. This website provides information about the Native Hawaiian engineering community as well as resources for engineering studies, employment, news, events, and other opportunities in the community. This is a collaborative effort among the Colleges of Engineering and Education at the University of Hawaii at Manoa and Native Hawaiian engineers throughout the world.

Our mission is to broaden participation of Native Hawaiians in Engineering at all levels. Native Hawaiians are underrepresented in both graduate studies and faculty careers in STEM areas. The formation of the SNHE was part of an 2015 NSF funded study on broadening participation of Native Hawaiian as professors of engineering.

Support Us

We are kindly accepting donations of any monetary size.

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