UH research sheds light on weather phenomenon
Blocking events can create weather patterns that can be associated with record-breaking flooding or heat waves.
UH Mānoa tackles wastewater emissions with $2M grant
The team will run pilot-scale testing at the Waiʻanae wastewater treatment facility starting 2025.
Drug-resistant pathogen spread studied in U.S. waterways
UH researchers will focus on the Hanalei River, where they will examine how cesspools and animal agriculture contribute to the spread of antimicrobial resistance.
Islands host 1/3 of Earth’s plant species, conservation needed
The study also highlighted the urgent conservation needs of island plants.
Study finds life expectancy gains stalling globally
Life expectancy in the world’s longest-living populations has increased by only 6.5 years since 1990.
UH revives ancestral circular economy for a sustainable future
Pōʻai ke Aloha ʻĀina loosely translates to “center for ancestral circular economy and justice.”
Sharks at work: Sharks help scientists collect ocean data
The first bathygraph tag was deployed on a three-meter long blue shark in the Atlantic Ocean.
Meth poisoning leading cause for fatal overdoses in older Hawaiʻi residents
The study analyzed 263 drug-related deaths recorded across the state between July 2020 and December 2021.
Invasive seaweed may better adapt to changes than native species in Hawaiʻi waters
This critical finding could have wide-ranging implications from the fish we catch and eat to the overall health of our coral reefs.
Could adding iron to the ocean solve some climate change problems?
A study explores the potential of ocean iron fertilization as a low-cost, scalable and rapidly deployable method of marine carbon dioxide removal.
