University of Hawaii

A New Plan Is Brewing In The Fight To Save O‘ahu’s North Shore Beaches David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024

A New Plan Is Brewing In The Fight To Save O‘ahu’s North Shore Beaches

University of Hawaiʻi Sea Grant teams up with North Shore Community Land Trust to find solutions for the island’s disappearing beaches.

Invasive Beetles Are Overrunning Oʻahu. Could New Methods Offer Relief? (Leilani Combs/Civil Beat/2025)

Invasive Beetles Are Overrunning Oʻahu. Could New Methods Offer Relief?

The agriculture department has been focusing on coconut rhinoceros beetles on other Hawaiian islands, leaving Oʻahu largely to fend for itself.

Hawaiʻi Colleges Face Loss Of Federal Grants For Minority Students Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

Hawaiʻi Colleges Face Loss Of Federal Grants For Minority Students

The U.S. Department of Education terminated several grant programs on Wednesday supporting universities with high proportions of minority students, including Asians and Native Hawaiians.

Aloha Stadium Contracts Are Set For Final Vote David Croxford/Civil Beat/2022

Aloha Stadium Contracts Are Set For Final Vote

The contracts have not been publicly released, but officials promised to publicize the documents after they’re signed by all parties.

Report: Hawaiʻi Needs Nuclear and Geothermal Power To Meet Renewables Mandate Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2017

Report: Hawaiʻi Needs Nuclear and Geothermal Power To Meet Renewables Mandate

A study by researchers from the University of Hawaiʻi and other institutions says current energy policy will lead to “creeping collapse” of systems.

College Students In Hawaiʻi Could Lose Access To Federal Loans David Croxford/Civil Beat/2025

College Students In Hawaiʻi Could Lose Access To Federal Loans

An estimated 1 in 6 community college students are enrolled in programs at risk of losing federal loan eligibility if UH can’t prove graduates earn more than residents with a high school diploma.

Protecting Coral Habitat May Prove Vital As Ocean Becomes More Acidic Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2024

Protecting Coral Habitat May Prove Vital As Ocean Becomes More Acidic

Protections for critical coral habitat could bolster climate resilience for Hawaiʻi’s reefs.

It’s Slow Going In UH Quest To Reach 2035 Renewable Energy Deadline Courtesy: RevoluSun.

It’s Slow Going In UH Quest To Reach 2035 Renewable Energy Deadline

The University of Hawaiʻi will need to get creative with renewable energy for the Mānoa campus, where the challenge is greatest.

New UH Agriculture Dean Wants To Help Hawaiʻi Grow More Of Its Own Food Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

New UH Agriculture Dean Wants To Help Hawaiʻi Grow More Of Its Own Food

During 16 months on the job, Parwinder Grewal has hired more faculty, secured millions in funding and started setting up a new undergraduate degree in farming.

UH Scrambles To Address ‘High-Risk’ Financial Situation Amid Trump Cuts Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

UH Scrambles To Address ‘High-Risk’ Financial Situation Amid Trump Cuts

The university has been bracing for the trickle-down effect of $83.4 million in research funding cuts.