Hurricane Nolo’s path, rainfall impacts mapped in new interactive website
Hawaiʻi Mesonet stations recorded storm rainfall totals exceeding 20 inches at three locations on Hawaiʻi Island, and more than 38 inches at Mount Waiʻaleʻale on Kauaʻi.
Global bond sell-off could mean higher costs for Hawaiʻi residents
For Hawaiʻi residents, the impact is especially significant given the state’s high housing costs.
Warmer climate could reshape hurricane risk, its relationship with El Niño around Hawaiʻi
The team found that while total storm counts remain uncertain, future warming is likely to produce stronger storms.
UH research links marine microplastics to cancer rates
UH research examines associations between marine microplastic pollution and cancer rates in coastal counties.
Older adults in Hawaiʻi need higher incomes to afford basic needs
For older adults who rent or still have a mortgage, housing is the largest monthly expense, while health care is the largest expense for couples who have paid off their mortgages.
Olowalu reef off Maui provides window into two centuries of environmental changes
The study analyzed the coral core from approximately 1760 to 2013, which provided a glimpse into conditions that began before large-scale changes to the West Maui landscape.
New framework developed for moving endangered species to safer locations
The framework helps managers to decide whether a “conservation introduction” that moves a plant or animal outside its historic range is the right call, and how to do it responsibly.
$3M grant to improve risk prediction of pre-invasive breast cancer
Study aims to understand why early-stage breast cancer becomes invasive in Hawaiʻi populations.
UH, UMass to collaborate on energy resilience, national security research, more
The MOU establishes a framework for the two university systems to pursue joint research, student and faculty exchanges, training programs and other initiatives.
$3.3M grant funds UH microplastics, infant brain study
The Hawaiʻi-based study will follow 300 pregnant participants and their infants from the first trimester through the baby’s first year.
