Waikīkī sea-level rise adaptation strategy earns Mayor’s Choice Award
A UH Mānoa team won the Mayor’s Choice Award from American Institute of Architects Honolulu on July 28 for “Beachfront Sea Level Rise Adaptation.”
Best practices, Indigenist ethics for Hawaiʻi-based research featured in new book
A new book looks closely at the role of colonization on the culture and values of higher education institutions.
$400K to advance energy transitions in remote communities
Hawaiʻi Sea Grant was awarded $400,000 to collaborate with the Hawaiʻi State Energy Office to inform the state’s energy future.
3 students selected for prestigious marine policy fellowship in Washington D.C.
Gina Selig, Sarah Tucker and Emily Young are spending one year focusing on critical marine policy issues in Washington, D.C.
Waikīkī sea-level rise adaptation strategies engage public through discussion
The team depicted adaptation strategies in the years 2050 and 2100 for a beachfront study site at Fort Derussy U.S. Army Museum and Waikīkī Shore Condominium.
Restoring critical Windward Oʻahu agroforest
A UH and Kākoʻo ʻŌiwi partnership has transformed the area into an agroforest.
UH to develop Pacific Islands climate-resilient, food innovation network
The initiative could eventually be eligible for another NSF award of up to $160 million.
$3.5M grant for limu research center at Windward CC
Limu (algae) research and jobs expected to be generated with a new $3.5 million grant.
$5.1M aims to find solutions to critical marine debris problem
The funding will primarily focus on derelict fishing gear—abandoned, lost or discarded—which devastates threatened and endangered species.
Waikīkī resilience, sea-level rise adaptation receives $350K boost
The UH Community Design Center and its project partners were awarded $350,000 to develop a framework for future Waikīkī resilience and a sea-level rise adaptation plan.
