It’s virtually invisible to the naked eye; only a mere hint of movement from a minuscule grayish dot can be discerned. Yet, this really small wasp, appropriately named Phymastichus coffea because it targets the coffee berry borer (CBB) pest, may be the salvation that...

How do fish cope with changes in water temperature and salinity when they are literally bathed in those stressors? That question was answered just a few years ago by researchers in the Dept. of Human Nutrition, Food and Animal Sciences, who discovered that fish mediate heat stress...

The biggest event in fashion design to hit the isles in over a decade was also the culmination of much planning and hard work for students in the Fashion Design and Merchandising Program of the Dept. of Family and Consumer Sciences.

As more than 250 students from 24 high schools across the state gathered to participate in this year’s Future Farmers of America convention on Oʻahu, the Urban Garden Center proved a key resource in the event. The youths visited UGC and took part in fast-paced...

You might associate drones with the inescapable sound of buzzing you hear when you’re relaxing at the beach or hiking up Koko Crater, but soon, you might also begin hearing the hum of drones over Hawaiʻi’s farmlands. Last month, CTAHR Extension agents held a seminar at...

The Bee House at the CTAHR Maui Extension Office is making a triumphant return after a three-year-long hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Led by 4-H Youth Development Agent Nancy Ooki and Master Gardener Coordinator and Beekeeper Eric Demaria, the project seeks to teach youths about the...

Congrats to Debbie Wong of the Dean’s office and Teri Sunada of HR, who were recently recognized as UHM-azing for a job well done! Both received a Staff Shaka from the UHM Staff Senate, with accompanying words of appreciation and gratitude for their contributions.

Health education has reached new levels of accessibility. Former PhD student in Human Nutrition, Chloe Lozano, was recently awarded a two-year, $225K USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Postdoctoral Fellowship. Chloe is working toward personalizing the health...

Koa Haole, or “foreign Koa,” is an invasive shrub that is overrunning Hawaiʻi’s vulnerable native ecosystems. Deemed one of the top 100 worst invasive species in the world, Koa Haole poses a major threat to Hawaiʻi’s indigenous plants and environment. According to Dan...

The Insectary for Scientific Training and Advances in Research (InSTAR) is a new core facility located inside the Life Sciences Building at UHM. It is designed to serve the UH community as well as outside users. “InSTAR aims to create the necessary infrastructure needed for proper...

Don’t throw away your trash just yet. On April 22, at Hale Tuahine in Mānoa Valley, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (CTAHR) groups HGN and FETCH held various activities and learning opportunities for the community in honor of Earth Day. 

If you are an adult with high blood pressure, consider participating in a new research study, “Development and validation of a novel tool to assess sodium intake for heart disease prevention in a multiethnic population,” by the Dept. of Human Nutrition, Food, and Animal...

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion has selected CTAHR as one of four minority-serving institutions to receive technical assistance support from USAID’s Partnerships Incubator. This means that CTAHR will now work...

James ‘Jimmy’ Nakatani, whose “life and passion were about promoting and cultivating local agriculture,” passed suddenly last month. Nakatani was a graduate of Waipahu High School who earned a business administration degree from UH. His career in agriculture included...

Over the past decade, CRISPR genetic engineering tools have

The length of the day plays a large role in the development of sweet onion bulbs, thus farmers in Hawaiʻi have historically been limited to growing only “short-day” onions, especially during the winter when days are shorter. However, there are options for growing intermediate-day...

Congrats to the UH Entomology team, and good luck in November! Consisting of grad students Michelle Au, John Adam Lawrence, Maisha Lucas, and Juliana Salehi of the Dept. of Plant and Environmental Protection Sciences, the team took 1^st place at the Pacific Branch Entomological Society...

The buzz is building for Supersonic, the 57th UHM Fashion Show at the Hawaiʻi Convention Center. General seating is sold out, but you can still purchase Executive tickets (preferred seating and pupus are included) for $60.00 by visiting 

The Graduate Student Organizations of the Dept. of Tropical Plant and Soil Sciences and Dept. of Natural Resources and Environmental Management want YOU to stop by Campus Center this Wednesday, 11:00 am to 1:00 pm, and dig deep into your pocketbook for unbelievable values on flora germinated and...

“Basic Planting Guidelines” was anything but academic for the packed house of community members at City Mill’s recent garden education program. Led by Extension’s Tina Lau and the Master Gardeners, it encouraged home gardeners to be plant detectives, able to observe and...

If achieving a more sustainable Hawaiʻi is important to you, consider attending Growing Together: Farmers, Food Hubs, & Community Perspectives on April 27 @ 12:00-1:30 p.m. The upcoming forum hosted by the CTAHR Food Systems Working Group will bring together experts and advocates in...

Blubber under the skin of whales isn’t just a layer of fat, but rather a multifunctional and complex tissue that can indicate...

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In the latest newsletter from the Center for Tropical and Subtropical Aquaculture, director Cheng-Sheng Lee notes that with drought comes disturbances, resulting in small businesses not being able to fund themselves. But when the Secretary of Agriculture announced we were in an agricultural...