Research Expedition Prepares to Depart on Seamount Mapping Mission

Predatory sponges and giant sea cucumbers were just a few of the discoveries made by University of Hawaii researchers on a recent deep sea survey. The purpose of the mission was to characterize the remarkable organisms of this region to understand how these econosystem might change following deep-sea mining.  

Hawai’i island resident, Pamela Frierson, won the 2012 Elliot Cades literary award for her writings, which explore the interaction between people and place.  HPR’s Noe Tanigawa spoke with her about her latest book, The Last Atoll, exploring the Northwest Hawaiian Islands.

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President Obama is coming to the world conservation congress in Honolulu to herald the creation of the world's largest ecologically protected area, Papahanaumokuakea. The northwestern sweep of Hawai’i’s archipelago is a treasure for biologists, marine scientists, archaeologists, cultural practitioners, naval historians, and others.  HPR’s Noe Tanigawa reports mysterious stone figures are among the items featured in a new exhibit at the Bishop Museum.