Program saving endangered Hawaiʻi plants earns national award
The award was presented in Washington, D.C. by a group of approximately 30 local, regional and national conservation organizations.
Understanding carbon storage around coasts could help climate
Lindsay Young will develop a research program and teach a course at the University of the Philippines on carbon stored in coastal marine ecosystems.
UH Hilo student organizations restore native forest garden
The Creature Keeper and Kaiameaola Club have partnered up to restore an old māla in front of the life sciences quad at UH Hilo.
Cryopreservation breakthrough could save coral reefs
This milestone was conducted in Kāneʻohe Bay at HIMB and heralds a new age for cryopreservation and coral conservation.
In a first, growth of deepest coral in Hawaiian waters measured
Below about 200 feet, calcification rates for light-dependent corals had previously not been measured.
Maunakea intern embraces values, restores native habitat
Elai Porter assisted with natural resource initiatives focused on alien invertebrate early detection and wēkiu bug monitoring.
White House selects UH Mānoa professor for national panel on ocean policy
Kawika Winter has been appointed as a member of the Ocean Research Advisory Panel and will serve for three years.
Obama Leaders inaugural cohort includes 3 with UH ties
The participants come from 37 states, Washington, D.C., American Samoa, Guam and five tribal nations.
Less limu pālahalaha? Study looks at ways to protect native seaweed species
Future research will explore linkages between wastewater management and limu.
5 new moth species discovered on Maui
The moth species are all in Hyposmocoma, a remarkable genus of Hawaiian moths found nowhere else.
