Feral cattle, pigs exacerbate spread of Rapid ʻŌhiʻa Death on Hawaiʻi Island
Newly published online maps show fencing can help prevent the spread of the disease.
Coral, algae symbiont research could inform conservation efforts
Researchers found that there was a tradeoff for corals dominated by the thermally sensitive algae—they have higher growth, but only in cooler water.
Native waterfall-climbing fish threatened by climate change, human activity
New research from UH Mānoa highlights the importance of the mountain to ocean approach to the stewardship of Hawaiʻi’s natural and cultural resources.
126K pounds of marine debris removed, sea turtles rescued at Papahānaumokuākea
Thirteen of the 16 team members who were involved have ties to UH.
Improving Hawaiʻi’s marine biodiversity focus of undergraduate research program
It was the first time the REU program partnered with the Bishop Museum.
Program saving endangered Hawaiʻi plants earns national award
The award was presented in Washington, D.C. by a group of approximately 30 local, regional and national conservation organizations.
Understanding carbon storage around coasts could help climate
Lindsay Young will develop a research program and teach a course at the University of the Philippines on carbon stored in coastal marine ecosystems.
UH Hilo student organizations restore native forest garden
The Creature Keeper and Kaiameaola Club have partnered up to restore an old māla in front of the life sciences quad at UH Hilo.
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.
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.
