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UH Albizia Project partners in U.S. Forest Service wood innovations grant

May 24, 2018
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Part of the grant will fund the design and build of a prototype Accessory Dwelling Unit, through a partnership involving the UH Albizia Project, DLNR and the Hawaiʻi Forest Industry Association.

New study highlights opportunity to restore abundance to Hawaiian reef fisheries

May 22, 2018
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If effectively managed, several areas around Hawaiʻi could provide a great increase in coastal fishery stocks.

UH wins two state awards for green practices

May 9, 2018
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Windward CC and the UH’s 5th Annual Sustainability Summit were among the organizations recognized by Governor David Ige at this year’s Hawaiʻi Green Business Program Awards.

Full-sized albizia house a model of innovation and sustainability at UH

April 22, 2018
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Joey Valenti’s award winning idea to build an innovative temporary housing unit out of invasive albizia has come to fruition.

Honolulu CC ʻohana gathers to celebrate sustainability

April 20, 2018
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The annual event celebrated the creation of and harvest from Ka Māla o Niuhelewai (The Garden of Niuhelewai), as well as Native Hawaiian cultural traditions and sustainability.

UH Hilo-led algae research may produce energy with negative CO2 emissions

April 11, 2018
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A conceptual model of Algae with Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage system would generate electricity while sequestering carbon dioxide.

Massive underreporting of deep-sea fish catch revealed in new study

April 11, 2018
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The practice of towing giant fishing nets along the seafloor has caused the extraction of 25 million tons of fish, leading to the collapse of many fish populations.

New designation accelerates development of UH sustainability curriculum

March 20, 2018
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The UH Office of Sustainability has been designated by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education as one of only 13 Centers for Sustainability.

UH Maui College aims to be first net-zero UH campus

March 19, 2018
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The campus will be among the first in the nation with 100-percent renewable energy generated on-site with battery-enabled self-supply.

UH Hilo center grows oysters and the aquaculture workforce

March 4, 2018
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UH Hilo has the only four-year aquaculture program in the state and the only facility dedicated to aquaculture and coastal management education, research and outreach to the community and industry.