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.
El Ni?o, La Ni?a multi-year events could become more common
El Niño and La Niña events that persist for multiple years may become more common, which can exacerbate the associated risks of drought, fire, rains and floods.
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.
Waik¨©k¨© 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.”
24 Marshallese students earn master¡¯s in education from UH
This is the third cohort from the Republic of Marshall Islands to graduate from the the PACMED program since 2017.
White House selects UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹ 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.
Sun ‘umbrella’ tethered to asteroid might help mitigate climate change
Engineering studies using this approach could start now to create a workable design that could mitigate climate change within decades.
Best practices, Indigenist ethics for Hawai?i-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.
Less limu p¨¡lahalaha? Study looks at ways to protect native seaweed species
Future research will explore linkages between wastewater management and limu.