Virginia Hinshaw, chancellor of the University of Hawai'i at Manoa, plans to give an inaugural address at a celebratory event on Monday. Courtesy of UH

The 3 p.m. event will include Hawaiian hula and o'li, presentation of ceremonial gifts, and an inaugural address by Hinshaw. It will be followed by a reception at the Hawaii Imin International Conference Center at the East-West Center at about 4:30 p.m.

Hinshaw previously served as provost and executive vice chancellor of the University of California, Davis. Along with her administrative credentials, Hinshaw is a virologist who has spent 25 years researching viruses. Her research has focused on various aspects of flu viruses, including their hosts in nature, their transmission in people as well as lower mammals and birds, and approaches to vaccines to control them.

At Davis, Hinshaw has been both chief academic officer and chief financial officer, handling the $2.3 billion budget for the campus as well as having responsibility for the UC-Davis Health System. Before she joined Davis in 2001, she served as the dean of the graduate school and vice chancellor for research at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.