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two photos of flooded streets in Waikiki. In one, a person walks through the high water. In the other, a person paddles a surfboard next to parked cars.
Ocean Earth

Waikīkī faces escalating threat of sewage-contaminated flooding as sea level rises

Heavy rains caused swollen rivers and streams on across Hawaiʻi recently.
Atmosphere

Traveling tropical disturbance increases rainfall across the Hawaiian Islands

Two astronauts in space suits stand on dark land. One carries a rock, the other a camera
Space

Moon mission momentum: UH team named NASA finalist for lunar power project

Judy Lemus stands, smiling at the railing of the seal enclosure with Hōʻailona the seal laying on the rocks behind her.
Ocean Life

Waikīkī Aquarium “sea-lebrates” 122 years with new leadership and visionary exhibits

A crane on the ship lifts the yellow, cone-shaped sediment trap off the back deck and over the ocean's surface. 7 people are on the deck in hard hat and life vests.
Ocean Life

Anatomy of a phytoplankton bloom revealed north of Hawai‘i

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