March 2026

Reading time: 2 minutes Emma Agcolicol (left) earned first place at the Maui County Science and Engineering Fair At the University of Hawaiʻi Institute for Astronomy, an outreach program is helping high school students step into scientific research early. HI STAR, short for Hawaiʻi Student/Teacher Astronomy Research, connects students with mentors and real astronomical data. […]

Reading time: 2 minutes Using CFHT, the team captured detailed, full views of entire galaxies in a single shot. An astronomer at the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo is using data from the Canada-France-Hawaiʻi Telescope (CFHT) on Maunakea to help reconstruct a slow-motion cosmic collision, one that has been unfolding for hundreds of millions of

Reading time: 2 minutes Team ʻĀina deploys its on-the-ground robot to inspect pineapple fields. Google is supporting UH research to advance robotic perception, including AI, 3D vision and touch sensing for agriculture, health-related human-robot interaction and real-world environments. The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa has received a $50,000 research gift from Google to support artificial

Reading time: 2 minutes Flooding damage on Oʻahu. More than 2 trillion gallons of water—enough to fill 3 million Olympic-sized swimming pools—inundated Hawaiʻi in March. The accumulated rainfall over 14 days reached as high as 3,000% of normal historical levels for this time of year, culminating in a destructive “rain bomb” over Oʻahu. Through the

Reading time: 2 minutes Co-Authors Andreas Haas and Craig Nelson taking water samples at the coast of Mo’orea. An analysis of more than 2,300 seawater samples from more than 20 field studies around the globe indicates that human-made chemicals—from plastic additives and industrial lubricants to pharmaceuticals and pesticides—are widespread in the marine environment, particularly in

Reading time: 2 minutes Researchers from Taiwan and the UH Stranding and Whale Lab tested the new portable detector on Sand Island, Oʻahu. A breakthrough in marine mammal health surveillance can now detect deadly diseases in whales and dolphins in oceans, beaches and remote locations, thanks to new research from the University of Hawaiʻi at

Reading time: 2 minutes Researchers at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa are using artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) to better understand what improves outcomes for individuals receiving treatment for substance use disorders. A recent study published in The Journal of Prevention Science analyzed more than 7.9 million publicly available treatment records across the

Reading time: 2 minutes A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) is urging clinicians to prioritize ongoing symptom evaluation and continuity of care for individuals potentially exposed to jet fuel contaminated drinking water on Oʻahu in 2021. The report examined health risks tied to leaks of JP-5 fuel from

Reading time: 2 minutes A single new condominium tower in Honolulu may have opened up hundreds of additional housing opportunities across Oʻahu, according to new research from the University of Hawaiʻi Economic Research Organization (UHERO). The study examines a concept known as housing filtering, a process in which new construction sets off a chain of

Reading time: 2 minutes For 23 of the past 25 years, more residents have left Hawaiʻi than arrived from the continental U.S., according to an analysis released March 19 by the University of Hawaiʻi Economic Research Organization (UHERO). The research finds the answer is not because of high prices or low incomes, but a combination