Hawaii Accounting Research Conference
02 Jan 2027 – 05 Jan 2027
Hilo (Big Island), Hawaii
Description
First Call for Papers
Hawaii Accounting Research Conference 2027 (HARC-2027)
January 2−5, 2027, the University of Hawai’i at Hilo, Hilo (Big Island), Hawai’i
Submission Deadline: July 31, 2026 (11:59 p.m. HST)
The Hawai’i Accounting Research Conference (HARC) is an annual global accounting conference organized by the Shidler College of Business at the University of Hawai’i at Manoa. The conference will allow attendees to engage in lively discussions about intellectually stimulating accounting research. HARC 2027 has greatly benefited from the support and organizational assistance of the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo College of Business and Economics (CoBE).
KEYNOTE SPEAKER:
Mohan Venkatachalam is the R.J. Reynolds Professor of Business Administration at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business.
REGISTRATION FEES:
$200 Ph.D. Students
$650 Regular Registration
$750 Late Registration
Registration is first-come, first-served, and space is limited to 400 people.
Paper submission procedure: Papers selected for presentation at HARC-2027 will be chosen through a competitive review process. For submission guidelines and additional details, please visit https://manoa.hawaii.edu/harc/author-instructions/
ACCOMMODATIONS:
Limited dorms and small apartments on the UH Hilo campus are available January 1−8, 2027.
Limited special HARC rates are available at the Hilo Hawaiian Hotel. Hilo Hawaiian Hotel by Wyndham special HARC rates are from $169 to $199.
Limited special HARC rates are also available at Grand Naniloa Hotel, a DoubleTree by Hilton. Grand Naniloa rates are $189 and $219. For both hotels, rates do not include taxes.
TOPICS:
Submissions may address any accounting topics, including, but not limited to:
Algorithmic and Generative AI in Accounting
Auditing
Emerging Accounting Technologies (AIS, Blockchain, Crypto & DeFi)
Financial Accounting 1: Financial Analysts/Equity Valuation
Financial Accounting 2-1: Disclosure Related to ESG Issues
Financial Accounting 2-2: All Other Disclosures
Financial Accounting 3: Determinants and Consequences of Financial Reporting Attributes
Financial Accounting 4-1: Accounting Issues Related to Labor (Including Pensions): Labor and Accounting
Financial Accounting 4-2: Accounting Issues Related to the Environment: Environment and Accounting
Financial Accounting 4-3: Accounting Issues related to Other ESG and CSR topics
Financial Accounting 5: Accounting Issues Impacting Financial Reporting Outcome
Financial Accounting 6: Banking
Financial Accounting 7: Debt Market Research (Including Loan Contracting and Credit Ratings)
Financial Accounting 8: Investor Relations/Regulations /IPO/M&As/Politics
Financial Accounting 9: Fair Value Accounting/ Intangible Assets/Innovations
Management Accounting (Including Behavioral/Experimental)
Other Accounting Issues (Including Macro-accounting and International Accounting)
Taxation
Theory
FURTHER INFORMATION:
For more information, please visit: http://manoa.hawaii.edu/harc
School of Accountancy, Shidler College of Business
The University of Hawai’i at Manoa
2404 Maile Way, Room C-306
Honolulu, HI 96822
harc@hawaii.edu
