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Holy guacamole! UH researchers to help national avocado production

Miaoying Tian and Sharon Motomura-Wages will characterize pathogen populations and identify disease-resistant germplasm from Hawaiʻi collections.

A nearly $1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture was awarded to the Center for Tropical and Subtropical Aquaculture.

UH Mānoa and UH Hilo researchers helped publish a study in the hopes of advancing the fight against an infectious disease that wipes out taro.

Programs at nine UH campuses will increase opportunities for Native Hawaiian students.

The bill would allow private landowners to receive reduced property tax rates for native forest restoration on Hawaiʻi Island.

UH center launches economic initiative to bolster ailing tourism.

CTAHR’s Yanghua He and her colleagues developed a new method to accurately identify target sites for genetic modifications.

Department of Tropical Plant and Soil Sciences’ Michael Kantar argues that this essential sustainable farming practice needs more land for seeds.

Leeward CC instructors created unique food pick-up and online cooking at home experiences to help students upkeep their culinary skills.

For Maui ranchers raising Wagyu, the research team developed a framework at nearly 70 percent less cost than typical genetic improvement strategies.