University of Hawaii

The University Of Hawaii Asks Legislators For An Additional $75 Million Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

The University Of Hawaii Asks Legislators For An Additional $75 Million

The university says it needs the funds to make up for severe budget cuts last year amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

House Push For New Mauna Kea Management Would Remove UH Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019

House Push For New Mauna Kea Management Would Remove UH

A bill lawmakers plan to introduce next session would create a new state agency to oversee Mauna Kea.

The Spigot Of Federal Broadband Funding Is About To Open For Hawaii Flickr.com/Blaise Alleyne

The Spigot Of Federal Broadband Funding Is About To Open For Hawaii

Is the state ready for a “once-in-a-lifetime” investment of federal funding to improve broadband access and service?

Lee Cataluna: Don’t Fire The Football Coach. Just Drop The Program Civil Beat/2010

Lee Cataluna: Don’t Fire The Football Coach. Just Drop The Program

The University of Hawaii Football program has been a burden on the state for years. Time to cut losses.

National Panel Recommends Federal Funding For The Thirty Meter Telescope TMT International Observatory

National Panel Recommends Federal Funding For The Thirty Meter Telescope

Updated: But the researchers said that funding should be contingent on better engagement with Native Hawaiians on Mauna Kea and other conditions.

How Cancer Research May Play A Role In Saving Hawaii’s Coral Reefs Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

How Cancer Research May Play A Role In Saving Hawaii’s Coral Reefs

A recent global report found that about 14% of the world’s reefs were lost between 2008 and 2019, mainly due to mass bleaching caused by rising sea temperatures.

How The Hunt For The Perfect Sweet Potato May Help Hawaii Farmers Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

How The Hunt For The Perfect Sweet Potato May Help Hawaii Farmers

Six researchers published a study that found two new and promising Hawaiian heritage sweet potatoes that could bring millions back to native people.

The Civil Beat Editorial Board Interview: UH Astronomy’s Greg Chun And Doug Simons Screenshot

The Civil Beat Editorial Board Interview: UH Astronomy’s Greg Chun And Doug Simons

The university officials talk about the proposed master plan for Mauna Kea, the Thirty Meter Telescope and Hawaiian culture.

New University of Hawaii Astronomy Director Seeks Balance On Mauna Kea Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2015

New University of Hawaii Astronomy Director Seeks Balance On Mauna Kea

Doug Simons is taking over the Institute for Astronomy at a critical time for the agency and for astronomy in the state.

As TMT Works To Build On Mauna Kea, Two Telescopes Are Coming Down Screenshot: California Institute of Technology

As TMT Works To Build On Mauna Kea, Two Telescopes Are Coming Down

More telescopes are expected to be decommissioned according to a plan that seeks to do a better job of managing the mauna.