"New Consciousness, New Knowledge" │UH Hilo Faculty Research & Scholarly Activity
Nicholas Krueger’s areas of expertise are in grazing systems, tropical forages, livestock nutrition, and soil carbon. His research has wide impact: local farming and ranching, environmental and community health.
Professor García-Ortega’s research shows that vegetarian diets can be fed not only to carnivorous fish, but to all commercially farmed fish.
Professor Tsang helped save Hawai‘i export market with innovative, non-chemical pest and pathogen treatments. He was part of a research team that received the 2010 Governor’s Award as State Team of the Year for developing hot water systems for disinfesting exports.
Professor Sakai’s research focuses on biofuels and salinity, and Hawaiʻi P-20 agricultural education. His research in aroids, the plants of the arum family (Araceae) of which taro is a member, continued throughout his career.
Professor Arancon pioneered research in the utilization of earthworm-worked soil amendments, referred to as vermicomposts, in increasing the growth, flowering and yields of plants.
Professor Shintaku specializes in researching diseases of taro, ginger, and lettuce, all crops of the Hawai’i Island agricultural community.
Associate Professor Haws conducts applied research in industry development, technology transfer and student training. She also specializes in the fields of invertebrate biology, aquaculture and coastal management, and natural resources management policy.
Professor Lorna Tsutsumi specializes in honey bees in Hawaiʻi from hive to market to table.
