Science

Local game designers, in collaboration with the Maui Nui Seabird Recovery Project, unveil “E Lele!,” a crowdfunded card game that raises awareness of Hawaiʻi’s seabirds.

Vicky Durand and Indrajit Gunasekara, of the Koali Niu Coconut Gene Bank, share how the nonprofit aims to preserve and protect native coconuts ofnHāna Maui.

Sen. Karl Rhoads, longtime chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, reflects on his career in the State Legislature; Vicky Durand and Indrajit Gunasekara, of the Koali Niu Coconut Gene Bank, share how the nonprofit preserves and protects the native coconuts of Hāna Maui.

Katie Mulliken, geologist at the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, presents “Volcano Minute,” a new way to keep track of Hawaiʻi's volcanoes.

The Hawaiʻi Climate Data Portal's monthly roundup puts the latest information on rainfall, temperature and drought all in one place.

Surfer and scientific diver Katie Mae McConnell talks about her love for the ocean ahead of the “#IfThenSheCan” exhibit in Dallas.

El Niño is causing spikes in ocean temperatures that scientists say could damage Hawaiʻi’s reefs.

Peter Young, Chair of the Hawaiʻi America250 Commission, shares some of the festivities planned for the nation’s 250th anniversary; 3D Animator Nick Chang talks about his retro reimaginations of old Hawaiian hot spots.

Jens Currie is the chief scientist at the Pacific Whale Foundation. He spoke with HPR's Maddie Bender about new research into false killer whales, which number fewer than 150 on the islands.

University of Hawaiʻi computer scientist Kim Binsted talks about the the HI-SEAS program on Maunaloa, which simulates missions to the moon and to Mars.