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.
UH Hilo grad students honored for conservation biology research
Geneviève Blanchet was honored for her oral presentation and Koa Matsuoka for his graduate poster presentation at the 25th Annual Hawaiʻi Conservation Conference.
Endangered Hawaiian crow genome key to its recovery efforts
UH Hilo genetics research team releases genome assembly for endangered Hawaiian crow.
UH law school partners in conservation enforcement training
Funding will assist training of Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement officers, who uphold local laws protecting natural, historic and cultural environments.
Native seed conservation practices explored at Lyon Arboretum
The conference brought together conservationists, horticulturalists and researchers from Hawaiʻi the U.S. mainland, New Zealand, China and the U.K.
Monk seal research supported by new UH Foundation fund
Marilyn Dunlap of the Pacific Biosciences Research Center commemorates her late husband's tireless work protecting the endangered species.
