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Hawai‘i Undersea Research Laboratory (HURL)

Operating two of only eight deep-diving submersibles in the world, HURL provides the science and engineering communities with safe and efficient, cutting edge submergence capability. A regional center in the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, HURL supports proposals to conduct undersea research in offshore and nearshore waters of the main and Northwestern Hawaiian Islands and waters of the central, southwestern, and western Pacific, including the new marine national monuments.

Center for Microbial Oceanography: Research and Education (C-MORE)

As a National Science Foundation-sponsored Science and Technology Center, C-MORE strives for a more comprehensive understanding of the diversity and ecological role of microorganisms in the sea. Stated holistically, C-MORE‘s primary mission is: Linking Genomes to Biomes

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Maui High team wins Aloha Bowl 2013

Congratulations to the Maui High School students who won the Aloha Bowl, the 11th annual regional competition for the National Ocean Sciences Bowl (NSOB), on Saturday 23 February! They will represent Hawai‘i in April at the 16th annual National Ocean Sciences Bowl in Milwaukee, WI. Members of the winning team include Steven Okada (team captain), Bryson Galapon, Gabriel Salazar, Christopher Kim, and Riley Camp. Ed Ginoza, retired science teacher, coached the team. This is Maui High’s sixth win in eleven years. Among 13 teams, O‘ahu’s Punahou School took second and Hawai‘i Island’s Waiakea High School Team B was awarded third.

Read more about it in the Honolulu Civil Beat, UH Mānoa News, and the Maui TV News. Image courtesy of SOEST; click on it to open a larger version.

Great white sharks in Hawai‘i? More likely than you think

Great white shark sightings have always been rare in Hawai‘i. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has confirmed only eight sightings in a period of 60 years. However, satellite tags installed by scientists on the backs of great white sharks to track their movements show some are regular visitors as they move between the West Coast of North America and the Hawaiian Islands. Hawai‘i Institute of Marine Biology (HIMB) researcher Kim Holland noted, “Even though, scientifically, we know white sharks do visit Hawaiian waters, they don’t typically put themselves in shallow waters where people see them.”

Read more about it in the Honolulu Magazine. Image courtesy of Thinkstock.

Four major UH facilities named to honor Inouye legacy

It's important to name buildings after the late Senator Daniel K. Inouye so people will remember who he was and what he means for the future, U.S. Rep. Colleen Hanabusa said Friday as the University of Hawai‘i put the late senator's name on four buildings and programs. Inouye's name will go on the Center for Microbial Oceanography: Research and Education (C-MORE) headquarters on the Mānoa campus, the College of Pharmacy at UH Hilo, a health center for dental hygiene and dental assistant programs at Maui College, and a Kauai Community College (KCC) electronics technology building.

Read more about it and watch the video at UH System News and on the UH Hilo Chancellor’s Blog; read more about it at UH System News, KHON2 and The Garden Isle. Image courtesy of the United States Senate.

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