UH Sea Grant called on to help save Waikīkī Beach
The program under the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology and the Department of Economics issues an alarming report on beach erosion.
Super corals in Kāneʻohe Bay provide hope for world’s reefs
They are surviving under ocean conditions that many predicted would decimate all coral reefs on the planet, according to doctoral researcher Christopher Jury.
Fellowship program honors former UH Sea Grant director
The two-year paid fellowship, named after Emeritus Professor E. Gordon Grau, will place early-career professionals with municipal, state or federal host agencies.
Failure to protect beaches under slowly rising sea level
A team of specialists quantified land use on the Oʻahu coast over the period 1928–2015 and concluded that state and national coastal zone management practices will require new policies, or more effective ways for implementing existing policies.
State’s marine aquaculture industry buoyed by new UH strategic partnership
The University of Hawaiʻi and state agencies formed a partnership to raise Hawaiʻi’s global visibility in marine aquaculture and to capitalize on the commercial opportunities available worldwide.
Hawaiʻi land impacted by sea level rise may be double previous estimates
UH researchers Tiffany Anderson and Chip Fletcher say including the effects of waves and erosion expands vulnerable areas.
Traditional Hawaiian kīhei adorn UH Mānoa graduates
The Maile Mentoring Bridge program students designed and wore traditional Hawaiian garments representing their individual scientific journeys.
Nutrient pollution makes ocean acidification worse for coral reefs
Researchers in the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology share the negative impacts of humans on critical ecosystems.
Native Hawaiian newspapers of the past reveal destruction of 1871 hurricane
Researchers Steven Businger and Thomas Shroeder partnered with Puakea Nogelmeier and his graduate students to produce the timeline.
How submarine groundwater affects coral reef growth
UH Mānoa researchers find that corals can thrive on submarine groundwater discharge impacted reefs if isolated from secondary stressors such as competition from seaweeds and sedimentation.
