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    • Rain falls hard near a cliffside that has waterfalls coming down it.
      Simple ocean-based model forecasts El Niño skillfully, points to a strong event ahead
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    • Diver hovers of a large coral head with bright blue waters surrounding.
      HIMB and Waikīkī Aquarium launch collaboration to bring Papahānaumokuākea to the community
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    • Rain falls hard near a cliffside that has waterfalls coming down it.
      Simple ocean-based model forecasts El Niño skillfully, points to a strong event ahead
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    • HIMB researcher Mary Donovan (l) and Representative Linda Ichiyama stand shoulder to shoulder showing shakas.
      Campus to the Capitol: UH Mānoa brings cutting-edge research to lawmakers
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    • Rain falls hard near a cliffside that has waterfalls coming down it.
      Simple ocean-based model forecasts El Niño skillfully, points to a strong event ahead
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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.
      Waikīkī faces escalating threat of sewage-contaminated flooding as sea level rises
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      A Mercury rover could explore the planet by sticking to the Terminator
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  • “Sun Over Earth” by NASA Licensed under CC BY 2.0.
    Space Flight
  • “Webb Instruments Perfected to Microscopic Levels” by NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. Licensed under CC BY 2.0.
    Instrument Development
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Recent Updates

  • a black and white image shows a portion of Mercury that is lit and the transition area to where the sun is not illuminating
    News A Mercury rover could explore the planet by sticking to the Terminator
  • Two astronauts in space suits stand on dark land. One carries a rock, the other a camera
    News Moon mission momentum: UH team named NASA finalist for lunar power project
  • Examples of bright exposures (pointed by red arrows) commonly seen in lunar PSRs.
    News A puzzling case: ShadowCam reveals scarce ice in Moon’s darkest regions
  • HIGP logo Feb 11
    Event Hawaii Inst. of Geophysics and Planetology Seminar
    2:00 p.m. , POST 807
  • HIMB researcher Mary Donovan (l) and Representative Linda Ichiyama stand shoulder to shoulder showing shakas.
    News Campus to the Capitol: UH Mānoa brings cutting-edge research to lawmakers
  • HIGP logo Jan 16
    Event HIGP Special Seminar
    2:00 p.m. , POST 601
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences grad admissions Nov 26
    Event Earth Sciences Dissertation Defense
    1:00 p.m. , Zoom/POST 723
  • Nov 25
    Event Earth Sciences Dissertation Defense
    3:00 p.m. , Zoom/POST 723

Associated Departments

  • Department of Earth Sciences Studying the composition and dynamics of Earth's interior and crust, and the processes that shape its surface.

Associated Units

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    Hawai‘i Institute of Geophysics and Planetology (HIGP) Conducting interdisciplinary advanced research, technology development, teaching, workforce training, and service focused on oceanographic, atmospheric, geophysical, geological, and planetary science...

Associated Degrees

  • Earth and Planetary Sciences (M.S. and Ph.D.) Graduate programs in Earth Sciences (ERTH) are focused primarily on learning advanced methodologies and critical thinking by conducting focused research...
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