Kuleana and Community: UH Hilo launches weekly talk story events, open to the public
“Kuleana and Community Weekly Talk Story: Building Community Through Conversation,” every Friday through Nov. 15, university ʻohana and public are invited.
Category: Topical Issues
Roads closed on Maunakea due to hurricane-related damage
The Maunakea Access Road will be closed at least until Wednesday, August 28, as crews from the Center for Maunakea Stewardship and Maunakea rangers make repairs.
UH Hilo geology major Kamalani Poepoe interns with Hawaiian Volcano Observatory
On Kamalani Poepoe’s first day at HVO, June 3, 2024, Kīlauea erupted briefly from the Southwest Rift Zone. Kamalani jumped enthusiastically into eruption response work with the rest of HVO staff.
UH Hilo researchers find high bacteria levels at six popular coastal spots in Hilo
The researchers discovered staph and fecal indicator bacteria were roughly 6–78 times higher at beaches with freshwater discharge than at those without.
Maunakea Milestone: Removal of UH Hilo’s Hōkū Keʻa Observatory is completed, site fully restored
Decommissioning of the observatory was completed in May 2024; the area will be monitored over the next three years to assess species population and diversity.
ʻImiloa naming program: Hawaiian language students name astronomy instrument on Maunakea
The instrument’s name, Wenaokeao, meaning “earliest glow of light,” was given by high school haumāna (students) from Hawaiian medium education school Ke Kula ʻo Nāwahīokalaniʻōpuʻu.
UH Hilo astronomer Pierre Martin and international research team discover extremely rare property in star
Observations revealed lithium is abundant in the gigantic star V470 Cas. Only seven other Cepheids among the several thousands in the entire Galaxy are known to display such a prominent lithium line.
Decommissioning to begin on UH Hilo’s Hōkū Keʻa Observatory
The process includes removal of the observatory building, generator building and telecommunications and electrical infrastructure, and the restoration of the site that is consistent with the area.
