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.
Lyon Arboretum centennial year filled with honors
Faculty, staff, students, community supporters and visitors—old and new—gathered at various events throughout the year to celebrate Lyon Arboretum’s first century.
Failing to hatch: Increasing Hawaiian crow hatching rate essential
UH Hilo conservation geneticist Jolene Sutton received a grant that will help discover why eggs have failed to hatch for two iconic endangered bird species.
Symphony of the Hawaiian Birds merges science, education, music and art
Hawaiʻi students had the opportunity to see and hear the diversity of Hawaiʻi’s native birds as well as feel the loss of extinction and the urgency for conservation at the Symphony of the Hawaiian Birds.
Watershed citizen science project awarded $150K
Our Project in Hawaiʻi’s Intertidal in the Curriculum Research and Development Group will train middle school and high school teachers and students on the local watershed and scientific process.
Disney grant aids ʻalalā re-entry into the wild
University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo researchers working to promote successful conservation of the critically endangered ʻalalā, or Hawaiian Crow, received a $50,000 Disney Conservation Fund award.
Secondary forest research has big conservation policy implications
UH Mānoa Lyon Arboretum Director Rakan Zahawi co-authored a study that shows secondary forests do not last long.
Hybrid forest restoration benefits communities and increases resilience
UH Mānoa researchers quantify social, ecological, and economic costs and benefits of alternative forest restoration strategies.
UH-led research shows forest conservation can aid coral reefs
Scientists from UH Mānoa use new models to identify where forest conservation efforts will minimize human impacts offshore.
Senator Hirono prioritizes native plants, visits Lyon Arboretum
Senator Mazie Hirono introduced new legislation that benefits the Lyon Arboretum's collection of native Hawaiian plant species.
