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Elusive Atmospheric Molecule Produced In A Lab For The 1st Time By UH

The previously elusive methanediol molecule of importance to the organic, atmospheric science and astrochemistry communities has been synthetically produced for the first time by University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa researchers.

Ocean Wilderness Areas Key To Sustaining Fish Populations

Remote ocean wilderness areas are located more than four hours from people and more than nine hours of travel distance from urban markets

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Biodiversity Of Islands In Peril, Scientists Warn

Scientists are sounding the alarm. The biodiversity of islands around the world is becoming increasingly threatened, due in large part to habitat loss, overexploitation, invasive species and climate change.

‘Plant Smoothie’ Helps Protect Endangered Endemic Hawaiʻi Plant Species

The future of an already critically endangered species of tree that is endemic to Hawaiʻi is being threatened by myrtle rust, a pathogen only recently detected in the islands.

U.S. Visitors Willing To Pay More For Authentic, Sustainable Experiences

While the state of Hawaiʻi mulls over the future of tourism in the islands, a new study finds cultural experiences, sustainable opportunities and locally sourced foods are important to visitors from the U.S. mainland, and those travelers are willing to pay more for those features.

Marine Expert Says More, Larger Protected Areas Needed In Hawaiʻi

Marine protected areas (MPAs) are locations designed to protect the oceans’ valuable resources. New guidelines co-authored by a University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa expert aim to assist stewards of the world’s oceans, including in Hawaiʻi, with establishing and maintaining effective MPAs.

Vaccine Research For Deadly ‘Vietnam Time Bomb’ Gets $3M Grant

Melioidosis is one of the most misdiagnosed and deadliest diseases in the world, with a wide range of symptoms that can be mistaken for staph infections or diseases such as tuberculosis.

New ‘Sweat Sticker’ Improves Cystic Fibrosis Diagnosis, Accessibility

A team of researchers from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa and Northwestern University has developed a skin-mounted sticker for diagnosing cystic fibrosis, one of the most common life-shortening genetic disorders.

Caffeinated Forests? Coffee Pulp Restores Tropical Forests In Costa Rica

Adding coffee pulp to forest floors dramatically restored deteriorating tropical forests in Costa Rica. That’s according to new research from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.

U.S. Tourists Willing To Pay More For Locally-Sourced Foods In Hawaiʻi

Tourists to Hawaiʻi from the continental U.S. are willing to pay more for locally-sourced foods while on vacation in the islands to help the state become a more sustainable tourism destination, according to a new study in the Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Insights, co-authored by University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa experts.

Menthol In E-Cigs Could Hurt Lungs, UH Research Finds

This paper has been selected for “American Physiological Society (APS) Select,” a collection from APS that showcases some of the best recently published articles in physiological research

Microbes From Hawaiʻi Volcanic Environments May Explain Early Life On Earth, Mars

Bacterial communities in centuries-old lava caves and tubes on Hawaiʻi Island are more diverse than scientists expected, and may help us understand how life might have existed on Mars and early Earth.

‘Regenerative’ Tourism Makes Visitors More Attractive To Residents

“Regenerative” tourism is when visitors travel with a mindset to leave a destination better than it was before they arrived, and experiences go beyond a traditional vacation

$2.5M For Food-Chain Microbiome Research Could Impact Agriculture, Biofuel Systems

World-renowned microbiome research at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa received a major boost by the National Science Foundation.