{"id":238205,"date":"2026-07-29T08:00:49","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T18:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=238205"},"modified":"2026-08-05T14:06:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T00:06:19","slug":"image-of-the-week-hammerhead-sharks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2026\/07\/29\/image-of-the-week-hammerhead-sharks\/","title":{"rendered":"Image of the Week: Hammerhead sharks"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>

\"Hammerhead<\/p>\n

This week\u2019s UH<\/abbr> News<\/em> Image of the Week is from UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa undergraduate and Office of Communications student worker Natasha Maafala during a visit to Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Institute of Marine Biology<\/a> (HIMB<\/abbr>) on Moku o Loʻe<\/span> in K\u0101neʻohe<\/span> Bay.<\/p>\n

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Phomsouvanh, Maafala and Okimoto viewing the hammerhead sharks<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Maafala and fellow Office of Communications student workers Liliana Okimoto and Emili Phomsouvanh had the opportunity to experience some of HIMB<\/abbr> research—including young hammerhead shark—and educational outreach.<\/p>\n

From the “living laboratory” of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>, HIMB<\/abbr> advances fundamental research and develops new technologies to address the challenges facing Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>, the Pacific, and the world\u2019s oceans.<\/p>\n

Send us your image!<\/h2>\n

Previous Images<\/strong>
\nLei making<\/a>
\n35mm photoshoot<\/a>
\nNoni lab<\/a>
\nMay Day, 1952<\/a>
\nWeekend weather<\/a>
\nAll Images of the Week<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

A big mahalo to everyone who has sent in their images! If selected, they will be posted throughout the semester, so check back to see the amazing work, research and experiences of the UH<\/abbr> ʻohana!<\/p>\n

Want to get in on the action? The next UH<\/abbr> News<\/em> Image of the Week could be yours! Submit a photo, drawing, painting, digital illustration of a project you are working on, a moment from a field research outing or a beautiful and\/or interesting shot of a scene on your campus. It could be a class visit during which you see an eye-catching object or scene.<\/p>\n