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Hawai'i Sea Grant's "Voice of the Sea' TV series wins record 10 Telly Awards
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (440+ words) Voice of the Sea, a television series produced by University of Hawai'i Sea Grant College, took home this year a record 10 Telly Awards, the world's highest honor for video and television across all screens. The awards included a gold Telly…...
Free public screening of "Ocean with David Attenborough" to celebrate World Oceans Day on Kaua'i
1+ week, 12+ hour ago (609+ words) The documentary "Ocean with David Attenborough" explores the critical role of oceans in sustaining life on Earth, examines growing threats to marine ecosystems, and highlights the ocean's capacity to recover when protected. On Monday, June 8, a free public screening of…...
Online visits to remote seabird sanctuaries offered in "Year of Our Coastal Kuleana
2+ week, 15+ hour ago (322+ words) New online field trips are being offered this year to remote seabird sanctuaries: Lehua Island, 19 miles west of Kaua'i, and H'lanik, also known as Kure Atoll, 1, 400 miles away at the furthest reaches of the Northwest Hawaiian Islands. These online interactive…...
Diplomats experience Mauna Kea on Big Island through science, culture
3+ week, 3+ day ago (371+ words) University of Hawai'i recently welcomed about 50 international diplomats to the summit of Mauna Kea and 'Imiloa Astronomy Center at University of Hawai'i at Hilo on the Big Island. "Mauna Kea has become a model for how nations can work together…...
State investigates rock thrown at Hawaiian monk seal on Maui, breaches of seal resting areas
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (479+ words) The Department of Land and Natural Resources is investigating social media postings on Instagram that appear to show an adult male throwing an object toward a monk seal while it was swimming in the water off the Lahaina shoreline. On…...
Globally known humpback whale "Big Mama" back in Salish Sea after winter in Hawai'i
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (177+ words) The Pacific Whale Watch Association said Thursday that iconic humpback whale BCY0324 known as "Big Mama" has safely returned to local waters after her winter migration in Hawai'i. The beloved whale swam roughly 3, 000 miles from Hawai'i to Boundary Pass where she…...
Birth of Hawaiian monk seal pup at Kaimana Beach prompts coordinated safety response
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (649+ words) A Hawaiian monk seal pup was born Sunday, May 3, at sunset on Kaimana Beach in Waik'k' on O'ahu. The pup is the seventh 15-year-old female Ka'iwi (RK96), who is known to visit O'ahu's south shore. Officials remind the public that maintaining…...
University of Hawai'i leads state's fight to protect native species with nearly 100 grant-funded projects
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (213+ words) University of Hawai'i researchers are currently leading 98 grant-funded projects totaling more than $33. 5 million to combat invasive species. The funding includes 44 federal awards totaling $21, 050, 427 and 54 non-federal awards totaling $12, 494, 933. Projects are led by researchers at UH M'noa and UH Hilo and involve…...
Mass kill of 168 seabirds on Kaua'i sparks renewed calls for action
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (668+ words) A mass killing of at least 168 native seabirds on Kaua'i has left conservationists and some residents outraged, renewing urgent calls for action to be taken to deal with the believed culprits: feral cats. A visitor from Colombia and his friend,…...
Hirono urges Senate appropriations subcommittee to fund critical forest research program
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (450+ words) Hawai'i U. S. Sen. Mazie Hirono led eight of her Democratic Senate colleagues in urging Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies leadership to include funding for U. S. Forest Service and Rangeland Research and Development Programs in the upcoming fiscal year…...