Aerial recon to save ʻōhiʻa wins UH Hilo geographer $70K
UH Hilo Associate Professor Ryan Perroy won The ʻŌhiʻa Challenge and a $70,000 prize for his innovative use of drones and remote sensing devices to improve detection of Rapid ʻŌhiʻa Death.
‘Saving ʻŌhiʻa’ documentary brings home 3 Emmys
The film took home three awards in the following categories: Director (program, non-live), Editor (program, no time limit) and Photographer (program).
Endangered ʻakikiki bird conservation focus of award
UH Mānoa researchers from the Kauaʻi Forest Bird Recovery Project are part of the Saving ʻAkikiki from Extinction Team that was awarded the 2018 Recovery Champion Award.
Place-based management can protect coral reefs in a changing climate
Researchers from multiple UH units have developed and applied a new technology identifying where ecosystems are vulnerable to human activities.
Lifetime achievement award for UH Mānoa botany professor
David Duffy was awarded the Pacific Seabird Group’s Lifetime Achievement Award for his contributions to seabird management and conservation science.
Century of plant data available through Lyon Arboretum interactive map
Users can filter by plant family or other traits and view the location and information for 1,054 arboretum accessions currently on the map.
Beam signing marks halfway point of Life Sciences building project
UH Mānoa students, administrators and officials signed their names on the final beam of the building’s steel structure before it was lifted into place.
Study shows indigenous agriculture could play vital role in Hawaiʻi
Hawaiʻi could have sustained approximately 250,000 acres of traditional agroecosystems, potentially producing more than one million metric tons of food annually.
New mudweed species threatens Hawaiʻi marine environments
A team of scientists in the Department of Botany discovered a new species of leather mudweed.
Hybrid forest restoration benefits communities and increases resilience
UH Mānoa researchers quantify social, ecological, and economic costs and benefits of alternative forest restoration strategies.
