#biodiversity
Big Island environmentalist explores Amazon Rain Forest’s vital connection to world in documentary series
Heather Murata created a documentary series that spotlights the Amazon Rain Forest’s global impact through a Hawaiʻi-rooted perspective.
Hawaiʻi joins global initiative to preserve biological data of endangered species
Hawaiʻi is now at the center of a global “biobanking” network that will collect and store biological samples of endangered species for wildlife conservation purposes.
Hawaiʻi joins global initiative to preserve biological data of endangered species
Hawaiʻi is now at the center of a global “biobanking” network that will collect and store biological samples of endangered species for wildlife conservation purposes.
University of Hawaiʻi professor recognizes deep-sea Chewbacca-like coral species
First sighted near Molokaʻi and then the Mariana Trench 10 years later, Iridogorgia chewbacca highlights the collaborative efforts needed to reveal hidden oceanic wonders.
Business Monday: Two conferences aim to educate food preservers, fruit growers
The Hawaiʻi Master Food Preservers debuts its first conference on Thursday, Oct. 23, with the 35th Hawaiʻi International Tropical Fruit Growers Conference following that weekend from Friday, Oct. 24 to Sunday, Oct. 26.
‘A huge moment’ for Kaua‘i reefs: Coral nursery coming to island with federal funding
State personnel and partners will get to work building a $384,400 coral nursery on the Garden Isle this January.
University of Hawai‘i: Discovering yeast on islands could answer larger questions
New insights into yeast diversity will be used to predict global species diversity, host and habitat specificity and diversity hotspots.
Deep-water seaweed focus of $892K research grant
This research will mark the first investigation into genome-level adaptations of red, green and brown seaweeds that live in the low-light environment of the mesophotic zone.
