September 2025

Reading time: 2 minutes The University of Hawaiʻi showcased its growing role in global astronomy and space research by hosting an international symposium, September 22–24, bringing together leading experts from Japan and Hawaiʻi to explore the future of ground- and space-based science and technology. The three-day event at UH Mānoa, Institute for Astronomy (IfA) in […]

Reading time: 2 minutes Michele Carbone and Haining Yang, UH Cancer Center University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center researchers have identified a new, less aggressive form of mesothelioma that offers patients greater hope for survival and treatment success. Led by Michele Carbone and Haining Yang, internationally recognized leaders in mesothelioma research, the team’s findings were published

Reading time: 2 minutes Researchers place the modules onto experimental tables in Kāneʻohe Bay. (Photo credit: Jessica Reichert) To dramatically increase coral survival rates, scientists at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology (HIMB) have developed innovative 3D-printed ceramic structures that provide crucial protection for baby corals. These new designs offer

Reading time: 2 minutes Coffee cherry infested with coffee berry borer in Hawaiʻi (Photo credit: Kauaʻi Invasive Species Committee) Hawaiʻi’s ecosystems and agriculture face growing threats from invasive species, with about 20 new insects and 100 new plants arriving each year, undermining the islands’ ecological, cultural and economic foundations. However, a new report from the

Reading time: 2 minutes Assistant Professor Jesse Owens using a program to model the structure of his integrase protein. What if, instead of trying to fix different gene mutations for different people, one could simply replace the entire mutated gene, safely, efficiently and precisely? University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa John A. Burns School of Medicine

Reading time: 3 minutes Hawaiʻi’s economic prospects remain poor, U.S. trade policy is impacting key international visitor markets, and tariffs and uncertainty weigh on the U.S. economy, according to the University of Hawaiʻi Economic Research Organization’s (UHERO) third quarter forecast for 2025. In Hawaiʻi, visitor numbers are down, job growth has stalled, and housing activity

Reading time: 2 minutes Acropora muricata, Heron Island, Australia. (Photo Credit: Claire Lager, Smithsonian) In a landmark effort to combat the devastating effects of climate change, a new global alliance with key leadership from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa has been established to create a “Noahʻs Ark” for coral reefs. The initiative, detailed in

Reading time: 2 minutes In a leap for agricultural science, a team of University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa undergraduate students has developed a new method that slashes the time needed to test gene-editing tools on corn from several months to just a few days. This significant breakthrough can help scientists accelerate corn breeding efforts and

Reading time: 2 minutes Pisces V deploying sediment samplers at the munitions site. (Photo credit: Environet/UH) Throughout his remarkable 49 years in Congress, the late Sen. Daniel K. Inouye fought hard to bring in billions of dollars in appropriations to help establish or bolster industries with significant, long-term impact to Hawaiʻi, including agriculture, astronomy, education,

Reading time: 2 minutes Professor Alika Maunakea and research faculty Riley Wells The trillions of microbes that live in the human gut may play a bigger role in health than previously thought, according to a new research by the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. The article, published in September 2025 in the International Journal of