Hawaiian plant conservation research earns student national recognition
Gracianne Young is one of three recipients nationwide in 2024 and will receive a $5,000 scholarship.
Study reveals: Pacific Islanders used fire to shape landscapes
New wildfire-based research examined the relationships between historical human land use, climate, and fire occurrence across Micronesian islands.
Changing wildlife activity highlight detrimental effects of human disturbance
The study used data from before and during the COVID-19 lockdowns to examine wild mammal behavior amid changing human activity levels.
Column: Puʻuhonua Kauluwehi
This column by University of Hawaiʻi Maui College Chancellor Lui Hokoana was published by The Maui News on January 27, 2024.
More accurate Oʻahu rainfall data supports extreme weather preparedness
By combining Hawaiʻi’s two main types of rainfall observations, experts can now gain a better understanding of the complex rainfall patterns to boost preparedness in natural disasters.
Top prize goes to grad students for their drought data tool
A customizable dashboard helps ranchers analyze drought conditions.
Native waterfall-climbing fish threatened by climate change, human activity
New research from UH Mānoa highlights the importance of the mountain to ocean approach to the stewardship of Hawaiʻi’s natural and cultural resources.
Understanding carbon storage around coasts could help climate
Lindsay Young will develop a research program and teach a course at the University of the Philippines on carbon stored in coastal marine ecosystems.
What fuels Hawaiʻi wildfires? UH expert explains
UH Mānoa wildfire expert Clay Trauernicht explains why the flammability of Hawaiʻi’s landscapes has drastically increased.
Restoring critical Windward Oʻahu agroforest
A UH and Kākoʻo ʻŌiwi partnership has transformed the area into an agroforest.
