The lead investigators of the project, horticultural researchers Sharad Marahatta and Norman Arancon, say the findings could benefit local farmers and the entire agricultural community of Hawai‘i.
Category: Faculty Expertise
UH Hilo professor teaches philosophy to inmates at Kulani Correctional Facility
The course is part of a workforce education program to provide inmates with vocational development and reentry skills training. Associate Professor Chris Lauer says philosophy courses develop essential, transferable skills vital to the workforce.
Maunakea telescopes share in “Oscars of Science” for role in discovering black hole Pōwehi
The black hole—discovered by a collaborative effort of eight telescopes at six locations around the globe—was named Pōwehi, which means embellished dark source of unending creation.The name was chosen by UH Hilo Hawaiian language professor and cultural practitioner Larry Kimura.
WATCH: UH Hilo geographer explains his use of innovative drone and mapping technology in his Rapid ʻŌhiʻa Death research
In a new video, geographer Ryan Perroy, an associate professor at UH Hilo, explains the technology he uses in his award-winning research into the spread of Rapid ‘Ōhi‘a Death.
WATCH: Larry Kimura and Doug Simons compare Hawaiian creation chant to astronomy theories
Foremost expert on Hawaiian language, Larry Kimura, and the executive director of an observatory atop Maunakea, Doug Simons, compare the first 11 lines of The Kumulipo creation chant to astronomy theories on the origins of the Universe.
UH Hilo political scientist Su-Mi Lee speaks at National Assembly of South Korea
As part of a panel convened at the National Assembly of South Korea, UH Hilo Associate Professor of Political Science Su-Mi Lee discussed how China, Japan, Korea and the United States perceive China’s Belt and Road Initiative and a proposed trade bloc.
Accomplishments highlighted in UH Hilo 2018-2019 Annual Report
Noted accomplishments for the year: the university launched a new certificate in data science, established a new aeronautical sciences degree program, and the doctor of nursing practice program was granted permanent status.
The work of UH Hilo whale researcher Adam Pack featured on PBS series, Changing Seas
In the June 26 episode of PBS’s Changing Seas, entitled, “Mystery of the Humpback Whale Song,” viewers journey to waters off Maui as UH Hilo Professor Adam Pack collaborates with Marc Lammers, UH Mānoa graduate and affiliate research faculty at the Hawai‘i Institute of Marine Biology and marine biology graduate program.
UH Hilo bioaccoustics researchers hear endangered seabird on Maunakea
For the first time in more than 50 years, the sound of the ‘ua‘u or Hawaiian petrel (Pterodroma sandwichensis) was heard on Maunakea thanks to research funded by the Office of Maunakea Management and done by UH Hilo bioaccoustics researchers.
Three UH Hilo faculty members honored with teaching awards
The University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo honored three faculty with excellence in teaching awards during this year’s Spring Commencement held May 11.