#University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
Summer ocean blooms studied with satellite imagery
A team of oceanographers led by the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa has published a study providing the first comprehensive look at the anatomy of massive microbial blooms that appear nearly every summer in the Pacific Ocean north of Hawai‘i. For years, the origins of these vast swirls of color, as visible from space, remained […]
UH Mānoa earns National Science Foundation grant to tackle beach water contamination
The University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa has secured a three-year, $549,960 grant from the National Science Foundation to study how fecal contamination travels through Hawai‘i’s coastal beaches and what that means for public health and marine environments. As proposed, the project plans to study water at beaches on O‘ahu. However, researchers told Maui Now that […]
Baldwin High School graduate awarded four-year scholarship for travel management degree
Samantha Citrawireja, a recent graduate of H.P. Baldwin High School in Wailuku, has been named as one of seven recipients of the prestigious Ho‘oilina Scholarship. The Hawai‘i Tourism Authority announced that the scholarship, which provides approximately $12,000 annually for four years, will support Citrawireja and her peers as they pursue a bachelor’s degree in Travel […]
HPU research explores pathways of marine toxins affecting Hawaiʻi’s reef fish
Hawaiʻi Pacific University undergraduate students and faculty researchers are contributing to important new research aimed at reducing incidents of ciguatera poisoning, a serious, underreported illness caused by eating reef fish and invertebrates contaminated with naturally occurring marine toxins.
Lahainaluna and Maui High students shine at 2025 Citizen-Scholar Awards
RJ Arconado of Lahainaluna High School was named Top Maui County Scholar, and Ciana Cooper of Maui High School earned the prestigious title of Top Overall Female Scholar in the state. Both students were recognized for their academic achievement, leadership, and commitment to community service.
Students earn recognition at 8th annual Hawai‘i Code Challenge
Coders from all islands gathered for the Hawaiʻi Annual Code Challenge on Nov. 8, programming a path to improved public services for communities across the state.