Kona’s groundwater dependent ecosystems’ deep value described
The study surveyed 19 lineal descendants and resource managers.
Early detection system for nuisance alga infesting Papahānaumokuākea reefs
This valuable early detection method will allow resource managers to more efficiently and effectively monitor for new populations of the alga.
4 species of limu receive Hawaiian names
One of the species was named for respected community and conservation leader Laura Kalaukapu Thompson.
100K pounds of marine debris removed from Papahānaumokuākea
An estimated 115,000 pounds of marine debris accumulates annually on Papahānaumokuākea reefs.
$148K project to digitize thousands of rare, native plant specimens
The project will preserve and improve access worldwide to one of the oldest collections of Pacific plants.
UH Mānoa excellence in botany receives national spotlight
Faculty and students delivered talks, and organized workshops and symposia both virtually and in person.
Over half of known human pathogenic diseases can be aggravated by greenhouse gas emissions
The researchers carried out a systemic search for empirical examples about the impacts of 10 climatic hazards sensitive to greenhouse gas emissions on each known human pathogenic disease.
Next generation of Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander scientists shine
The students performed cutting-edge research in environmental biology within the watershed of Kailua in Windward Oʻahu.
Kimchi benefits, smart honeybees, among summer undergraduate research projects
Zamani’s and Caldwell’s projects both received UROP project funding.
Microbes from Hawaiʻi volcanic environments may explain early life on Earth, Mars
Researchers collected 70 samples from Hawaiʻi Island lava tubes and caves of varying age, and fumaroles, which are active geothermal vents from which steam and gases emerge in or near a volcano.
