Geographer creates infographics on Puna lava flow
Mark Kimura, a researcher at UH Hilo who specializes in economic geography, is generating dozens of easy-to-read infographics showing the effects of the lava flow in Puna.
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UH Hilo student from Yap plans to take his aquaculture skills learned here back to his homeland
Patrick Gorong, a marine science major, gets on the job training as an oyster hatchery technician at the UH Hilo Pacific Aquaculture and Coastal Resources Center.
UH Hilo’s livestock technician helps evacuate animals from path of lava flow
Ten hogs, 14 sheep, and over 30 head of cattle were transported to cooperating private farms near Hilo and to Kapulena grazing lands.
UH Hilo astronomy professor and his student test small telescope on Maunakea
This type of telescope, the CGEM-925-HD, is used in the UH Hilo astronomy program for training students on modern observing techniques.
40 student conservationists do summer internships of great importance to Hawai‘i and Pacific region
One of this summer’s interns, environmental science major Darcy Yogi, worked on the Mauna Kea Invasive Species Management Plan, where the greatest concern is the little fire ant.
Alice Davis receives UH Regents’ Medal for Excellence in Teaching
Davis’s peers describe her as someone who cares “professionally and personally” for her students. In turn, her students are filled with passion for the field of nursing.
Globally recognized expert in environmental engineering joins UH Hilo faculty
Shihwu Sung left the comfort of his well-established and funded research program at Iowa State to move to Hilo to explore emerging alternative energy opportunities that he says will benefit the people of Hawai‘i and be sufficiently scalable to have a positive global impact.
UH Hilo researcher: Data show dire situation for community if lava flow cuts off lower Puna
Mark Kimura, a researcher in economic geography at UH Hilo, has generated data showing who, how many people, and what businesses could possibly be affected by the lava flow if or when it cuts off highway and then reaches the shore.
