Posted on August 27, 2021. Tags: ebb, fcc, scam
MEDIA RELEASE Website Falsely Offers Enrollment in the FCC’s Emergency Broadband Benefit and Collects Consumers’ Personal Information WASHINGTON, August 27, 2021—The FCC recently became aware of a website purportedly run by “WiFi Freedom USA†that mimics the legitimate Emergency Broadband Benefit enrollment site, GetEmergencyBroadband.org. This website falsely claimed to administer the FCC’s Emergency Broadband Benefit Program, including offering connected devices […]
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Posted on March 14, 2020. Tags: covid-19, mauna kea
The Mauna Kea Visitor Information Station on Hawaiʻi Island will suspend operations starting Sunday, March 15, 2020 in response to the COVID-19 situation.
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Posted in Astronomy, Entertainment, Featured, Sci-Tech
Posted on November 1, 2019.
Mauna Loa is not erupting. Its USGS Volcano Alert level remains at ADVISORY. This alert level does not mean that an eruption is imminent or that progression to an eruption is certain.
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Posted on October 31, 2019. Tags: kilauea, usgs, volcano watch
As roads are recut into Kīlauea’s 2018 lava flow field, many have been surprised at how hot the lava remains under the surface, even though it is solidified.
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Posted on October 28, 2019. Tags: west hawaii
MEDIA RELEASE AstroDay returns to West HawaiÊ»i in November, hosted by Kealakehe High School in conjunction with their 9th Annual Hawaii Island Robotics Expo and Showcase (HI-RES) on Sunday, November 3 from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. Observatories from Maunakea and Haleakala will be represented, as well as other technology, education, and cultural organizations. Highlights […]
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Posted in Astronomy, Education, Entertainment, Environment, Sci-Tech
Posted on October 25, 2019. Tags: nsf
MEDIA RELEASE A UH student uses one of the CyberCANOEs at the Laboratory for Advanced Visualization and Applications. The HawaiÊ»i Data Science Institute at the University of HawaiÊ»i was awarded $1 million by the National Science Foundation’s Major Research Instrumentation Program that will allow the university to acquire and deploy a new community computer cluster in support of computational […]
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Posted on October 24, 2019. Tags: hvo, mauna loa, usgs, volcano watch
The Sulphur Cone area stands out in bright contrast. It’s a steaming section of the 1950 eruptive fissure at 11,420 ft elevation.
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Posted on October 24, 2019. Tags: halemaumau, hvo, kilauea, lava, puu oo, usgs, volcano, volcano watch
The water pond at the bottom of Halema‘uma‘u continues to slowly expand and deepen.
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Posted on October 22, 2019. Tags: ifa, uh
MEDIA RELEASE The search for the next director of the University of HawaiÊ»i Institute for Astronomy is officially underway. UH MÄnoa Provost Michael Bruno has selected a Search Advisory Committee, listed below, who will oversee the process. The committee will recommend finalists to Bruno, who will then recommend a selectee to UH President David Lassner. […]
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Posted in Astronomy, Education, Sci-Tech
Posted on October 17, 2019. Tags: hvo, noaa, volcano watch
In late September 2019, residents with ocean views may have noticed an unusual ship just offshore of the 2018 lava deltas along the Puna coast.
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Posted on October 17, 2019. Tags: halemaumau, hvo, kilauea, lava, puu oo, usgs, volcano, volcano watch
Hazards remain at the Lower East Rift Zone and summit of Kīlauea. Closures and warnings in these areas should be heeded.
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Posted on October 16, 2019. Tags: kona, nelha
MEDIA RELEASE KAILUA-KONA, HAWAII – An analysis of the economic impact of NELHA’s (National Energy Laboratory Hawaii Authority) Hawaii Ocean Science and Technology Park (HOST Park) at Keahole Point found that total economic impact of the park was $104 million in 2018. The Economic Research Organization at the University of Hawaii (UHERO) completed the report […]
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Posted in Agriculture, Business, Education, Energy, Environment, News, Sci-Tech
Posted on October 13, 2019. Tags: humpback whales, uh
Researchers captured amazing whale’s-point-of-view and aerial drone video of humpback whale bubble-net feeding.
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Posted in Education, Environment, Featured, Sci-Tech
Posted on October 10, 2019. Tags: usgs, volcano watch
About 1300 earthquakes with magnitudes greater than 1 and at depths over 20 km (12 mi) on and around the Island of Hawaiʻi since August 2019.
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