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September 14, 2021

Marine Biology Course Focuses On Place-Based Research Methods In Hawai‘i

A new course, Kūlana Noiʻi: Introduction to Place-based Research Methodologies in Hawaiʻi,  was piloted this summer as part of the Marine Biology Graduate Program (MBGP) at the University of […]
September 1, 2021

ʻOpihi Growth Patterns Influenced By Hawaiian Intertidal Environment

HIMB’s Erik Franklin is a Co-Author in this breakthrough study of the population dynamics of ʻopihi in Hawaiʻi. Read full story at UH News
August 11, 2021

Deadly Virus Discovered In Dolphin Species Found In Hawaiian Waters

HIMB’s Kristi West, lab director at UH Health and Stranding Lab, found a novel strain of morbillivirus in a Fraser’s dolphin that was stranded on Maui […]
May 22, 2021
Aeʻo waterbird

Indigenous Practices Could Assist Endangered Waterbird Recovery

Kawika Winter, HIMB, NERR Professor of Aina Studies discusses lo’i (wetland taro fields) providing waterbird habitat For full story see University of Hawaiʻi News
May 22, 2021

Rare Pygmy Killer Whales’ Deterioration Documented Using UH Drone Tech

HIMB’s Marine Mammal Research Program (MMRP) to document rapid weight loss in a group of distressed pygmy killer whales off Maui in 2019. For the full story, […]
April 21, 2021

Newly Discovered Species of Ehu Named After HIMB Faculty Member, Brian Bowen

A new species of Ehu (deep-water snapper) has been and named “Etelis boweni” after HIMB’s Brian Bowen in recognition of his contributions to studying marine fishes. […]
April 21, 2021

New 3D Mapping Technique Reveals Hidden Microbial Communities on Coral Reefs

HIMB’s Coral Resilience Lab postdoctoral researcher, Ty Roach, was recently published in Frontiers of Marine Science for using “a novel combination of state-of-the-art molecular methods with […]
April 21, 2021

A New Taxonomic Class of Oceanic Phytoplankton Named After HIMB Faculty Member, Mike Rappe

A new class of oceanic phytoplankton, Rappephyceae, has been named after HIMB faculty member, Mike Rappe. Rappephyceae is among the most abundant phytoplankton in the ocean […]