ʻAʻohe pau ka ʻike i ka hālau hoʻokahi │ One learns from many sources │ A web publication from the Office of the Chancellor, University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo
Many of the research projects at the ʻElala Biodiversity Lab revolve around conservation, looking at native and invasive species and how they interact with the ecosystems around them.
Brooklyn Geiger spent her junior year studying abroad at Nanzan University in Nagoya, Japan. “Studying abroad really broadened my view on the world in all kinds of ways.”
Already a published author of short stories, Xailea Anderson-Iopa has a special interest in folktales about selkies (seal folk), narratives of place, and the legends and moʻolelo of Hawaiʻi.
At the field lab, each student works on their own individual plot in an area located behind the College of Agriculture, Forestry, and Natural Resource Management.
Once a week during the school year, a single ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi word is introduced along with its meaning and an example sentence of its usage. This week’s word is hale waihona puke.
Kumu Māhealani Uchiyama’s presentation, “Pōpoloheno Songs of Resilience and Joy,” highlights the historical bonds between Hawaiian and African cultures, recognizing shared values, struggles, and resilience.
The image, taken by Director of the Center for Global Education and Exchange Carolina Lam, captures intricate design collaboratively created by UH Hilo students during International Education Week. The design represents how every person brings their own story, style, and energy to UH Hilo community.
The lab class worked with community stewards of the fishpond to not only collect water samples for DNA testing but also to help with preservation efforts.
New 38-foot teaching and research vessel arrives for UH Hilo’s marine science program
UH Hilo aquaculturist Chad Callan’s research has transformed commercial fish production for the aquarium trade
UH Hilo’s ʻElala Biodiversity Lab: A look into the DNA of an island laboratory
Sustainable agriculture lab: UH Hilo students work the soil, grow food, learn to care for the land
UH Hilo genetics lab visits loko iʻa, conducts DNA testing, helps with restoration
UH Hilo’s Geoarchaeology Laboratory is a hotspot of inter-departmental research on campus