Science

Bishop Museum CEO Kristofer Heglen shares new research on two marsupial species previously thought to be extinct but were recently rediscovered alive in New Guinea.

A newly funded program will support research into coral reef restoration in American Samoa. The Conversation spoke with Kelley Anderson Tagarino, who works with the UH Sea Grant College Program and has lived in American Samoa since 2009.

New research from University of Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology professor Joshua Madin shows how complex coral structure can increase a reef's chances of survival.

A new AI technology called WhaleSpotter is being utilized on sea vessels to detect whales in the ocean and prevent them from being fatally struck.

Hawaiʻi had its second driest year in more than a century in 2025. About half the state experienced some level of drought, and average temperatures were up to a degree higher than normal across the islands.

New data offers insights into how heat is affecting different communities across Hawaiʻi Island. HPR's Savannah Harriman-Pote talks to the team behind the project.

Retired cartographer Tom Patterson spoke with HPR’s Maddie Bender about creating maps for some of Hawaiʻi's (and the country's) most famous physical landmarks.

Carlos Gutiérrez Ayala, director of the Forensic Sciences Unit at Chaminade University, spoke to The Conversation's Catherine Cruz about the lab's role in assisting the Catholic Church with a project for Mother Marianne Cope.

The Friends of ʻIolani Palace historians offer a historical perspective on measles as modern U.S. cases rise; A Kaimukī High School special education teacher is helping students design and sell t-shirts to raise money for their program

Researchers Kawika Winter and Kristen Harmon spoke with HPR’s Maddie Bender about their new study that looks at the mass extinction of waterbirds in Hawaiʻi.