New tourism plan needed for COVID and beyond, UHERO says
UHERO forecasted that visitor arrivals by air and inflation adjusted visitor spending in 2020 will be down 73% from 2019 levels.
UHERO: Summer’s COVID-19 resurgence put brakes on economic rebound
Major impacts have been felt in tourism, transportation, retail and food service.
Rise of rice farming in Asia 3,000 years ago explained in UH research
The emergence of coastal plains under enhanced freshwater conditions created areas suitable for rice.
$235K raised by UH students for local non-profits
Over the course of 12 weeks, several students focused their efforts toward helping organizations develop grant applications.
UHERO wins national award for website
This is the second time that UHERO has won the AUBER website award.
New UHERO tool tracks pulse of Hawaiʻi’s economy
The Economic Pulse index considers 18 factors.
New Eisenhower Memorial to utilize UH Mānoa audio description app
The team translated visual media, such as photographs and maps, into acoustic media.
UH Mānoa students tackle COVID-19 through peer-to-peer messaging
Mānoa Now launched a social media campaign encouraging mask wearing and physical distancing.
Effectively navigating difficult conversations focus of UH-sponsored workshops
The Spark M. Matsunaga Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution series features six events through the end of October.
Widespread hardship continues for Hawaiʻi businesses, UHERO reports
No industry category saw a meaningful increase from devastating April 2020 job numbers when the pandemic began impacting the economy.
