#Office Of Naval Research

Federal funding cuts to University of Hawai‘i threaten work on sea level, climate research

This funding cut could impact a $3 million grant from the Office of Naval Research to the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, which was awarded to Chip Fletcher, interim dean of the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology, to support the Coastal Research Collaborative.

UH leads Waikīkī sea-level rise renderings to adapt and elevate infrastructure, utilities

Sea level in Waikīkī is projected to rise up to about one foot by 2050 and nearly six feet by 2100 due to climate change, prompting University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa researchers to create architectural renderings that illustrate possible adaptation strategies.

Ocean Exploration Trust launches 2024 expedition to map unknown areas of the Pacific Ocean 

An eight month-long exploration of unsurveyed seafloors across the Eastern, Central and Western Pacific, from Hawaiʻi to Canada, will bring views of never-before-seen seafloor to the world this year.

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.

University of Hawaiʻi scientists use drones to determine age-structure of dolphin groups

University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa researchers in the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology are now able to determine the age-structure of free-ranging dolphin groups by using drone photography.