UH Research News

Reading time: < 1 minute The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa is part of a new $3.5 million multi-state project to improve cervical cancer screening and follow-up at primary care clinics in Hawaiʻi, Florida and Massachusetts. The Hawaiʻi portion, led by Holly Fontenot, associate dean for research and professor at the School of Nursing & […]

Reading time: 2 minutes Invasive species, like this flatworm, contribute to land snail extinctions. (Photo credit: S. Sugiura) Extinction rates for island land snails commonly range from 30% to as high as 80% on some volcanic islands, according to a new review paper that confirms “devastation” is no exaggeration for the state of global snail

Reading time: 3 minutes Highly-flammable invasive grasses are contributing to an increase in wildfire activity in Hawaiʻi. (Photo credit: Clay Trauernicht) In 2025, Hawaiʻi experienced its second–driest year in more than a century, alongside persistently above average temperatures throughout the year—a stark reality detailed in the inaugural Hawaiʻi Annual Climate Report 2025. Published by the

Reading time: 2 minutes University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa students, faculty and staff brought research from the lab to the Legislature on February 3, showcasing projects that address pressing health, environmental and resilience challenges across Hawaiʻi and the Pacific. The fourth annual UH Mānoa Research Day took place on the fourth floor of the Hawaiʻi

Reading time: 2 minutes AI-generated image provided by lead researcher and Assistant Professor Jeremy Sakstein A new study out of the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa’s Department of Physics and Astronomy could help solve the mystery surrounding why a key type of star used to measure cosmic distances appears to be missing. Assistant Professor Jeremy

Reading time: 2 minutes Hawaiʻi residents earn about average incomes for the U.S.—but that money doesn’t go nearly as far as it does in other parts of the country. After adjusting for the state’s sky-high cost of living, a new report from the University of Hawaiʻi Economic Research Organization (UHERO) shows that Hawaiʻi’s wages and

Reading time: 2 minutes The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa is expanding its role in shaping the state’s energy and resilience future through a new $1.8-million federal investment supporting advanced visualization and planning tools developed by the UH Laboratory for Advanced Visualization and Applications (LAVA), in partnership with the Hawaiʻi State Energy Office (HSEO). The

Reading time: 2 minutes Gov. Josh Green participates in a panel with cancer experts across the U.S. on the future of cancer research. Hawaiʻi Gov. Josh Green emphasized that cancer research and medical science are not only matters of public health, but also essential to national and global security, during a roundtable discussion at the

Reading time: 2 minutes University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa researchers are part of a team that was recently awarded a three-year, $5 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to address the environmental and public health impacts of outdated wastewater infrastructure in island communities. The project is led by the University of South Florida,

Reading time: 2 minutes Coconut rhinoceros beetle larva For more than a decade, the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa has been on the front lines of the battle against the invasive coconut rhinoceros beetle (CRB). Now, researchers at the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resilience (CTAHR) are seeing progress in a promising weapon: viruses.