UH Hilo expertise critical to native forest restoration bill
The bill would allow private landowners to receive reduced property tax rates for native forest restoration on Hawaiʻi Island.
UH Hilo grad student leads first water quality study in Micronesia
Bryan Tonga's findings from the research will contribute vital information to climate adaptation efforts in Pohnpei and other tropical Pacific island nations.
UH Hilo graduate student works to save native songbird
Alex Bischer and other researchers are making efforts in Maunakea to save the palila, a species of Hawaiian honeycreeper.
Harmful staph, bacteria in Hilo Bay increase with rainfall runoff
A team of scientists from the UH Hilo has published a paper on how rainfall-driven runoff increases concentrations of harmful bacteria in Hilo Bay.
UH Hilo ecologists pioneer data-driven extinction risk assessment
Researchers Maya Munstermann and Matthew Knope hope the results of their innovative research will help conservationists and policy makers develop better strategies for protecting endangered species.
Kauaʻi losing Hawaiian honeycreepers songs
The researchers did the study on Kauaʻi because it is in crisis mode: bird populations are crashing due to disease and habitat loss, and with that, the species are losing their songs.
Student research presentations win awards at tropical conservation symposium
The University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo hosted the 11th annual Tropical Conservation Biology and Environmental Science Research Symposium on April 11 and 12.
Women STEM leaders gather at inaugural UH Hilo conference
The all-day event brought together women leaders, scientists, students and members of the campus community to discuss the current state of affairs for women in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).
UH Hilo students use biotechnology methods to study invasive mosquitoes
Students are learning new cutting-edge technologies that can help them get jobs in fields like biotechnology and conservation.
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.
