State, city leaders celebrate Waikīkī Aquarium’s coral adoption initiative
The Friends of Waikīkī Aquarium’s Adopt-a-Polyp campaign was recognized by Hawaiʻi Gov. Josh Green and Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi.
HDOT launches UH-developed hybrid reef to protect Hawaiʻi’s coastal highways
The project is an example of nature-based coastal engineering—an emerging approach that combines engineered infrastructure with natural ecosystems to protect vulnerable coastlines.
Hawaiʻi corals may have time to adapt to future heat stress
Researchers found that Hawaiian corals have the possibility of adapting to future heat stress, even under a high emissions scenario.
Human activities compromise coral health, resilience in Maui waters
The team discovered that 25 contaminants from agricultural, industrial and pharmaceutical sources accumulated in the soft tissues of coral around Maui.
Climate change could cost Hawaiʻi billions in lost reef recreation
Coral reef decline driven by climate change could cost Hawaiʻi residents between $1.8 billion and $3 billion in lost reef-related activities by 2100.
UH to lead new Pacific reef research institute
The Pacific RRCI will be housed in UH’s Office of Land and Ocean Conservation Futures.
$4.6M to restore coral reef in American Samoa
The project will leverage more than two decades of coral heat tolerance studies to inform a restoration with resilience approach.
Reefs show architectural expertise with complex shapes for survival
The complex shapes of these reefs are not random—they follow precise geometric rules that maximize survival.
UH scientists discover marine creatures bending the laws of evolution
A group of colorful hexacorals, known as “zoantharians” is defying the traditional laws of evolution by remaining virtually identical across the Atlantic and Indo-Pacific oceans.
Findings make key links between land–sea nutrients, impacts
The researchers determined that land use on tropical islands can shape water quality in lagoons.
