Voice of the Sea highlights Hōkūleʻa’s historic voyage and homecoming
This historic episode celebrates with original builders, crew members, navigators, scientists and more.
World’s oldest continuously monitored coral reef transect celebrates 100 years
Scientists from throughout the region traveled to Tutuila island in American Samoa for a week-long celebration and to conduct the 100th year transect survey.
Biodiversity loss from deep-sea mining will be unavoidable
A team of marine scientists, resource economists and legal scholars call for more regulations on deep sea mining to minimize possibly irrevocable losses.
Climate change research at UH Hilo: Near shore water quality
Researchers are investigating climate driven shifts in staph and MRSA for water resource and land management solutions.
Lack of resources prevents marine protected areas from realizing full potential
In areas with sufficient staffing increases, fish populations were nearly three times greater than those without adequate personnel.
Live streaming exploration of deepwater areas of Samoa
The expedition will sample volcanoes at different stages in their development, including the young active volcano, Vailuluʻu, and the older Samoan volcanic feature that defines the island of Tutuila.
UH Hilo climate change research project receives fourth year of funding
NSF has released $1 million from the Centers for Research Excellence and Technology Program to fund UH Hilo’s climate change research project.
Protecting diversity on coral reefs: DNA may hold the key
Researchers find that large areas of intact coral reef, not disturbed by humans or climate change, harbor the greatest amount of genetic diversity
Heat trumps cold in the treatment of jellyfish stings
A recent study by researchers at UH Mānoa may finally put to rest the ongoing debate about whether to use cold or heat to treat jellyfish stings.
School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology receives new marine facility
Newly renovated Pier 35 facility will house the UH Marine Center currently at Pier 45.
