Lyon Arboretum Hawaiʻi rare plant expert retires after 35 years of service
Nellie Sugii managed the Hawaiian Rare Plant Program for 25 years and most recently served as Lyon’s interim director for the past two years.
Silversword outplanting, volunteer weed pulls on Maunakea
The Center for Maunakea Stewardship continued work to restore the endangered silversword, and community volunteers helped to remove invasive plant species.
UH Hilo grad students present invasive species research in New Zealand
Graduate students use satellite imagery to map the spread of two major invasive species in Hawaiʻi’s native forests.
Hope of Hawaiʻi’s coffee industry may rest on wings of a wasp
Phymastichus coffea wasps are a long-time enemy of coffee berry borer pests and could limit the pests’ populations and impacts in Hawaiʻi.
New AI reef conservation tool monitors, measures from space
By developing novel deep learning algorithms, coral ecologists at UH Mānoa are now able to identify and measure reef halos from space.
Diverse interests, identity explored by UH Mānoa undergraduate
Kayley Rolph, who is working on a bachelor’s in Earth sciences, completed a certificate in women, gender and sexuality studies, and will begin Khmer language classes.
Architecture students design pavilions using local resources, materials
Recycled bottles were one of the materials that architecture students at UH Mānoa used to design a full-scale pavilion for their final project in ARCH 102.
Nearly 90% of Hanauma Bay usable beach may be submerged by 2030
UH researchers evaluated the biological, physical, and social carrying capacities of this pristine natural destination
Worm composting, seed germination focus of Earth Day celebration
Keiki, parents and community members attended the second annual Earth Day event on April 22.
Genetic editing tech CRISPR comes to UH, gets $149K boost
The education project will ultimately address educational disparities and develop agricultural and science literacy in Hawaiʻi.
