Aerial recon to save ʻōhiʻa wins UH Hilo geographer $70K
UH Hilo Associate Professor Ryan Perroy won The ʻŌhiʻa Challenge and a $70,000 prize for his innovative use of drones and remote sensing devices to improve detection of Rapid ʻŌhiʻa Death.
‘Saving ʻŌhiʻa’ documentary brings home 3 Emmys
The film took home three awards in the following categories: Director (program, non-live), Editor (program, no time limit) and Photographer (program).
Endangered ʻakikiki bird conservation focus of award
UH Mānoa researchers from the Kauaʻi Forest Bird Recovery Project are part of the Saving ʻAkikiki from Extinction Team that was awarded the 2018 Recovery Champion Award.
Lyon Arboretum centennial year filled with honors
Faculty, staff, students, community supporters and visitors—old and new—gathered at various events throughout the year to celebrate Lyon Arboretum’s first century.
Failing to hatch: Increasing Hawaiian crow hatching rate essential
UH Hilo conservation geneticist Jolene Sutton received a grant that will help discover why eggs have failed to hatch for two iconic endangered bird species.
Symphony of the Hawaiian Birds merges science, education, music and art
Hawaiʻi students had the opportunity to see and hear the diversity of Hawaiʻi’s native birds as well as feel the loss of extinction and the urgency for conservation at the Symphony of the Hawaiian Birds.
Watershed citizen science project awarded $150K
Our Project in Hawaiʻi’s Intertidal in the Curriculum Research and Development Group will train middle school and high school teachers and students on the local watershed and scientific process.
Disney grant aids ʻalalā re-entry into the wild
University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo researchers working to promote successful conservation of the critically endangered ʻalalā, or Hawaiian Crow, received a $50,000 Disney Conservation Fund award.
Secondary forest research has big conservation policy implications
UH Mānoa Lyon Arboretum Director Rakan Zahawi co-authored a study that shows secondary forests do not last long.
Hybrid forest restoration benefits communities and increases resilience
UH Mānoa researchers quantify social, ecological, and economic costs and benefits of alternative forest restoration strategies.
