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Hawaiʻi’s communities and ecosystems are particularly vulnerable to extreme weather events, such as flash floods and wildfires. To gain a better understanding of the climate across the Pacific, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa atmospheric scientist Giuseppe Torri, will conduct research that leverages both scientific and traditional knowledge in Hawaiʻi with a $700,000 CAREER award from the National Science Foundation (NSF). Beginning this […]

In preparation for the 2024 Olympic surfing competition, a new judging tower is being constructed in the reef lagoon at Teahupo’o, Tahiti. That construction poses a threat to the reef and its ecosystem, according to researchers from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, UH Hilo, Arizona State University and community partners in Tahiti. The group published a study in Remote

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is changing the way we work–not just for chatbots in customer service or conjuring fake images. AI excels at repetitive and redundant tasks; it can increase workflow efficiency and speed up data analysis. These types of tasks are not limited to office work; even the work of protecting natural resources from invasive

To address pressing water-related issues affecting Hawaiʻi and beyond, the Hydrological Sciences Summit, hosted by the Water Resources Research Center (WRRC), kicked off at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa campus on February 15. The event brought together approximately 30 participants from North America and Hawaiʻi, both in person and via Zoom. “Hawaiʻi is facing a myriad of water problems from flooding to drought,”

As artificial intelligence grows more advanced, state lawmakers are pushing to regulate the controversial technology in Hawaii. A number of AI-related bills are moving through the state Legislature this week, each one proposing some degree of state control over the future of the rapidly advancing technology. The most prescriptive of the bills, Senate Bill 2687,

A massive brown plume has scientists worried despite protective measures aimed at preventing toxic runoff. A group of scientists raced into the ocean off Lahaina on Wednesday morning to quickly gather samples from a massive brown plume that surrounded the fire-scorched West Maui town. Wearing waders, gloves and respirators, they filled buckets and test tubes

Two University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa students, Cherryle Heu and Roderick “RJ” Tabalba, have clinched the grand prize in the American Geophysical Union (AGU) Michael H. Freilich Data Visualization Competition. Their user-friendly data visualization tool is aiding Hawaiʻi ranchers in navigating the challenges of drought. Heu, a master’s student in the Department of Natural Resource and Environmental Management and Tabalba a PhD student in the Information and Computer Sciences

A team of researchers from the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo and UH Mānoa are leading the charge to explore the relationship between hooved animals and the spread of Rapid ʻŌhiʻa Death (ROD). Maps of hard hit districts on Hawaiʻi Island were recently released online from a collaborative study involving community, county, state and federal experts and show the destructive role animals such as cattle and pigs