#University of Hawaii

According to University of Hawai‘i, six ʻalae ʻula (Hawaiian moorhen) chicks hatched in the loʻi in December. The parents had shown up a couple of months earlier.

Sara Tomastik will be the speaker at the meeting of the Rotary Club of Lahaina Sunset on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. She will share information about the Maui Wildfire Exposure Study.

The newsite posted nearly 1,500 stories this year, many of which involved people with connection to the university system making headlines, including Miss Aloha Hula winners, a contestant on “The Voice” and someone who once had a date with Marcia Brady.

Despite steady local forecast path so far, Hawaiʻi’s economic outlook becomes unclear as federal policy changes loom with incoming Trump Administration introducing broad uncertainty.

A new study shows some evidence that catch rates increase near large-scale marine protected areas, providing economic benefits to nearby fishing vessels.

While the planned yearlong renovation of War Memorial Stadium will interrupt high school and public use, the long-term goal includes attracting major sporting events, including the Hula Bowl, and large concerts and rodeos.

Christine Yano is a leading expert on Hello Kitty’s cultural impact.

Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke today announced the launch of Digital Detectives, a Connect Kākou initiative to map internet speeds across Hawaiʻi. By taking a simple 30-second internet speed test, residents can help identify areas most in need of better internet infrastructure, ensuring that federal funding is allocated to where it is most needed. “We’re excited to […]

New groundbreaking research aims to evaluate potential human health risks from bacteria in surface water systems across four US states. The project involving the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa will assess the environmental spread of antimicrobial-resistant pathogens—disease-causing microorganisms that have evolved to withstand the effects of antibiotics and other medicines designed to kill them—through wastewater discharge and agricultural runoff.

Islands are home to nearly one-third of the world’s plant species, despite covering just 5.3% of the Earth’s land surface, per a new study.

The University of Hawaiʻi faculty have finalized their contract for the next two years, with overwhelming support, the UH Professional Assembly announced on Friday.

The meeting between the Warriors’ Karsyn Pupunu and Cougars’ Kapena Gushiken will mark the first time that two former Kamehameha Maui teammates have played against each other in a game at the highest level of competition in college football.

A new study by researchers at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa’s Center on Aging finds that methamphetamine poisoning is the leading cause of fatal overdoses among midlife and older adults in Hawai‘i. The research was published in the August 2024 issue of Hawaiʻi Journal of Health and Social Welfare.

The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa has secured its position among the global elite in higher education, placing in the top 2% worldwide for academic quality, research output and more. The findings were released on Oct. 9 by the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2025.

Lahainaluna alumnus MJee Abara is the recipient of the second annual EDucation Volunteer Scholarship, announced Maui Health’s Auxiliary Volunteer Program, Maui’s only hospital-based junior volunteer program.

Nearly 90 Hawaiian monk seals were entangled in ghost nets between 2006 and 2014 in Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.

The public events for Julian Vasquez Heilig, one of the two finalists for president of the University of Hawaiʻi 10-campus system, begin today, Monday, Sept. 30. Vasquez Heilig will be at UH Maui College this morning. Public events for fellow finalist Wendy Hansel were held the week of Sept. 23.

All three of University of Hawaiʻi’s four-year universities earned high marks in the US News and World Report 2025 Best Colleges rankings released on Tuesday, including three top-five rankings for UH West Oʻahu, a top-10 national ranking for UH Hilo and UH Mānoa, and a top-20 national ranking for the UH Mānoa Shidler College of Business’ international business program.

Demand for constructor workers and contractors is outpacing the need in Lahaina, where a massive rebuild effort is just getting started.

The University of Hawaiʻi has reached a milestone in the US Department of Defense funded project that aims to create a living breakwater system to protect coastlines from erosion and create ecosystems where resilient corals and other ocean life can grow and thrive.