Feral cattle, pigs exacerbate spread of Rapid ʻŌhiʻa Death on Hawaiʻi Island December 3, 2023 UH News Newly published online maps show fencing can help prevent the spread of the disease.
Coral, algae symbiont research could inform conservation efforts November 21, 2023 UH News 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 October 27, 2023 UH News 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 October 9, 2023 UH News Thirteen of the 16 team members who were involved have ties to UH.
Improving Hawaiʻi’s marine biodiversity focus of undergraduate research program September 26, 2023 UH News It was the first time the REU program partnered with the Bishop Museum.
Program saving endangered Hawaiʻi plants earns national award September 21, 2023 UH News 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 September 19, 2023 UH News 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 September 18, 2023 UH News 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 August 28, 2023 UH News 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 August 22, 2023 UH News Below about 200 feet, calcification rates for light-dependent corals had previously not been measured.