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Volcano Watch: The legacy of the 1975 earthquake, 50 years of study at Kīlauea
The 1975 Kalapana earthquake has ultimately changed the understanding of Kīlauea’s south flank, and the hazards associated with its movement.
Home sales hit 25-year low, housing crisis explained in UHERO factbook
The past year has brought significant shocks to the housing market in Hawaiʻi. Per the University of Hawaiʻi Economic Research Organization (UHERO), overall transactions in 2023 was only half of what it was in 2021, and fewer single family homes were transacted in Hawaiʻi last year than in any of the last 25 years.
UH: Climate change will require more cooling for Honolulu multifamily buildings
Multifamily buildings in Honolulu without air conditioning will become increasingly warmer in the decades to come with “comfort levels” dropping by 42% by 2080 without interventions, according to a study from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.
Buckeyes’ Jay Accepts Offer to be New AD at UH
Ohio State senior associate athletic director Ben Jay has accepted an offer to become the new athletic director at the University of Hawai’i, according to a report by The Columbus Dispatch.
UH student leaders oppose athletics fee
Student government leaders at the University of Hawaii-Manoa oppose a proposed $50 per semester athletics fee.
FIRST FEMALE NOMINATED TO FILL HAWAII’S U.S. ATTORNEY POST
President Barack Obama today announced his intent to nominate Florence T. Nakakuni as the U.S. Attorney for the District of Hawaii. Nakakuni becomes the first female to be nominated for the post. The 57-year-old federal prosecutor has been an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the past 24 years. She presently serves as Chief of the Drug […]
DLNR, WILDLIFE PARTNERS TO SURVEY WATERBIRDS STATEWIDE
With notebooks and binoculars in hand dozens of wildlife biologists will take to Hawai`i’s wetlands on Wednesday, Jan. 21 for the statewide bi-annual waterbird surveys. Department of Land and Natural Resources’ (DLNR) Division of Forestry and Wildlife staff and volunteers will set out as early as 6 a.m. to survey more than 250 wetland sites […]
