UH News, first published October 4, 2022.

The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa will welcome a new research vessel Imua in fall 2023. The 68-foot semi-displacement aluminum catamaran will be used by a team of 12 researchers at the UH Mānoa Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology (HIMB), including two Coast Guard-certified captains who will operate the vessel. The All American Marine, which specializes in constructing vessels, was awarded the contract to build Imua.

Imua is a part of the $50 million gift from Dr. Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg to HIMB earlier this year to improve Hawaiʻi’s ocean health. The knowledge gained from science missions on this vessel will directly support the management and conservation of Hawaiʻi’s marine resources.

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