University of Hawai‘i

The Center for Microbial Oceanography: Research and Education (C-MORE) laboratory director David Karl spoke to The Conversation’s Catherine Cruz about the groundbreaking research he’s been involved in at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa campus.

Camille Nelson, the dean at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa William S. Richardson School of Law, said she was surprised when she received the award letter back in August.

Researchers Megan Porter and Becky Chong received a grant from the National Science Foundation in 2022 to study biodiversity in Hawaiʻi Island's lava tubes. "We're still finding new species all the time," Porter said.

UH has been able to pay them with internal funds, but it costs more than $20 million a pay period — every two weeks — for the system to match their salaries.

Ben Jones, director of ocean science and technology for the UH Applied Research Laboratory, spoke to The Conversation’s Catherine Cruz about the delayed reef and energy project moving to an area near Kalaeloa, Oʻahu.

The report found that 60% of the surveyed students suffer from one type of severe food insecurity, meaning they were concerned about running out of food before they got the money to buy more.

Alphie Garcia and Kawena Komeiji of the University of Hawaiʻi library system spoke with HPR’s Maddie Bender about the Kaʻohipōhaku project.

The UH system currently relies on a historical budget, meaning it only changes in small, predetermined increments, rather than a more responsive budget that adjusts to fluctuations in metrics like enrollment, infrastructure costs, or hiring needs.

Oʻahu Transit Services is working to reach an agreement with the Teamsters, who represent Oʻahu bus drivers, ahead of the opening of the second segment of Honolulu's rail

A new grant for the University of Hawaiʻi’s Water Resource and Research Center will help researchers analyze how fecal contaminants are transferred between shores and the ocean.