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The ʻōlelo-Hawaiʻi version of Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Moana will be distributed to schools across the state as the culminating act of a year-long production that strives to encourage students to learn the Hawaiian language.

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The U.S. Department of Education (US Ed) has awarded the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa an estimated $624,000 in new funding for its Title VI Language Resource Center in the Center for Language and Technology. This is the eighth four-year grant awarded, bringing the total funding to more than $10 million to UH Mānoa’s National […]

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The College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources of the University of Hawai’i at Manoa is offering free water and soil testing to residents and commercial farmers in the volcano-affected areas of the Big Island.

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MEDIA RLEASE The Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (PacIOOS) in the UHM School for Ocean and Earth Sciences and Technology recently performed routine maintenance of the Hilo Bay wave buoy and retrieved harmful gear that was wrapped around the mooring line. In order to keep the buoy operational, ocean users are kindly asked to carefully […]

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This week, the HVO bids aloha to two interns, Pua Pali and Greg Javar, who gained first-hand experience monitoring volcanoes and earthquakes by working with USGS scientists this summer.

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UH Mānoa graduate student John Burns has been selected as a finalist for the Rolex Awards for Enterprise. From a pool of more than 1,800 applicants from 129 countries around the world, Burns is one of 22 finalists. The award is targeted to innovators under 30 years of age. The Papaikou resident is one of […]

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Gloeobacter kilaueensis cyanobacteria found in lava cave near Halemaumau

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MEDIA RELEASE An ambitious new study describes the full chain of events by which ocean biogeochemical changes triggered by manmade greenhouse gas emissions may cascade through marine habitats and organisms, penetrating to the deep ocean and eventually influencing humans. Previous analyses have focused mainly on ocean warming and acidification, considerably underestimating the biological and social […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Researchers from the University of Hawaii at Manoa are seeking crewmembers for a new series of space exploration analog studies. The new studies aim to: * Test a hypothesis that group cohesion over the short term predicts team performance over the long term. * Observe how technical, social and task roles evolve over […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The countdown has begun. Six researchers who have spent more than 100 days inside a remote habitat to simulate a long-duration space journey are finally returning to Earth. About 700 applicants vied for six spots in the HI-SEAS mission, which began in April and will conclude Aug. 13. These Earth-based researchers have been […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Large, predatory fishes from the offshore waters around Hawai‘i have been ingesting a surprisingly large amount of plastic and other marine debris, according to new research by scientists at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. These observations are the first of their kind in scope and in number, and they suggest that more […]

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MEDIA RELEASE NASA has awarded $1.2 million to the Hawai‘i Space Exploration Analog and Simulation (HI-SEAS) program to continue its work studying the human factors that contribute to astronaut crew function and performance during long-duration space travels, such as those anticipated for a manned mission to Mars. The new contract award builds upon an ongoing […]

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MEDIA RELEASE As part of the Obama Administration’s all-of-the-above strategy to enhance U.S. energy security, reduce America’s reliance on imported oil and leverage our domestic energy supply, while also supporting rural economies, the U.S. Departments of Agriculture (USDA) and Energy on Wednesday announced a $41 million investment in 13 projects that will drive more efficient […]

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With rates of youth suicide in Hawai‘i on the rise in the last decade, the University of Hawai‘i Mānoa medical school has been awarded $1.4 million to intervene as early as possible in childrens’ lives to prevent suicide. A measure of how serious Hawai’i’s problem has become, the medical school’s three-year award is part of […]

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