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Moloka'i Monk Seal
Scientists delve in the mysteries of Hawaii's monk seal population.
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Honotua
The transpacific Polynesian fiber-optic cable project.
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Above & Below Maui
Hosted by Bo Derek this beautifully shot high definition film is a tribute to the sheer raw beauty o
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Local Ventures - Science
Hawaii entrepreneurs using science tech in their businesses.
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Go Green Hawaii
Build a greener & more sustainable future for all of Hawaii
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A good look at the diet of several countries and the cost of what is eaten in one week. Prepare to be astounded.
A powerful documentary on the status of sharks in French Polynesia.
The ancient fishponds of Hawai'i were one of the most significant and successful aquacultural achievements in history. They were a major source of food, played an important role in the spiritual and cultural lives of the Hawaiians, and today they are a source of knowledge to the past. A virtual tour.
Dr. William Mautz studies invasive species, such as the coqui frog, on Hawaii island.
A sometimes weekly blog by Jan TenBruggencate covering the latest and best scientific research about Hawaii or conducted by Hawaiian scientists.
For educators servicing Hawaiian learners, offering online professional development courses throughout the year
There are many different lo‘i restoration projects that are currently ongoing in different areas of the Hawaiian Islands. It is important to note however that there are lo‘i that are forever gone because of urbanization. This virtual field trip to a taro loi can be experienced from anywhere in the world.
A program featuring a series of 30-minute programs covering education, intended for families and educators of children in public and private K-12 schools in Hawai'i.
For high school students (DOE, Charter Schools, Continental U.S.). Semester course (Fall: July – Dec., Spring: Jan. – June). Courses aligned to national and Hawai’i state standards
A 60 min video program featuring a series of thirty video lessons on learning the Hawaiian language with Ekela Kaniaupio-Crozier. An accompanying workbook is available for download and can be used with the lessons. DVD set can be purchased for $40.
For parents, caregivers and adults interested in online enrichment courses on Hawaiian culture and language. Monthly courses offered ($25) by KS, free books, posters, DVD for those who complete courses, Sign up is year round.
Join Bo Derek for an amazing journey Above and Below the garden Island of Maui. Shot in spectacular high definition HDTV by an Emmy Award winning crew. Simply beautiful.
The best source for meth history, this documentary film includes riveting stories of ice (meth) addicts, children of addicts, young mothers and elders affected by meth and this addiction. DEA interviews, hidden camera excerpts, inside prison. Truthful depictions of the crisis. See companion film guide.
TRT: 60:00
This is the 2nd in a series of education and prevention programs used in schools, the work place, and in different communities where addiction to methamphetamine has become epidemic. Rare interviews and narrative by medical authorities.
TRT: 60:00
This book was the first published piece every created using desktop publishing software. Born in a converted carport " in a home nestled in the Nu‘uanu rainforest", WhaleSong is both a spectacular full-color coffee table book on this important facet of Hawai‘i’s 19th century history and a collaboration of writers and editors who continued to create other wonderful literature.
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What do you get when you combine the award winning family sing-along songs of Jim Rule with some of the most colorful creatures in the sea?
The perfect companion for your trip to the beach, the park, toting your books, or as an eco-bag used just around town. Support Pacific Network streaming free to the world! Our PNTV totes are sturdy 100% all-natural jute. in two stylish colors.
News Links
Hawai'i Prep's new Energy Lab: Beyond LEED
The folks at the Hawai'i Preparatory Academy on the Big Island hope their new energy lab will be a read more
Pacific Garbage Patch is Hawai'i-bound
When anything slips out of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, say hello. Because chances are it ends u read more
Energy Security: Way more than just changing lightbulbs
Changing lightbulbs is a step, but a mini-step, toward meeting energy security. read more
Urban green ain't so green
That little patch of grass in an urban Honolulu or Wailuku or Hilo setting, breathing out a little o read more
Electric cars: Price is all about range
With electric cars, it seems that what you pay for is range. read more
New county energy sustainability plan draft released
The County of Kaua'i has a new draft plan designed to guide us to a sustainable energy future. read more
Dishwasher/handwashing: It's all in the (hot) water
To hand-wash dishes, or not, which is greener? read more
UH climate collaboration uses raw computing power
Atmospheric and ocean scientists working with one of the world's most powerful computers anticipate read more
Embrace the Unripened
Eat something green. read more
Ford has a 62mpg gasoline car, but of course, you can't buy it here
You can pay a pile of cash for a hot hybrid or a cool electric sportster, but there are still some m read more
Battery breakthroughs, grains of salt
Battery technologies are the great holy quest of the energy world, and there is, thankfully, movemen read more
Battery breakthroughs II
We've gotten a bit of feedback from readers of our previous battery storage story, arguing that, go read more
KIUC proposes hybrid renewable rate scheme
The Kauai Island Utility Cooperative is proposing a new system to expand the production of electrici read more
Earth Emergency
Website promotes recycling. read more
Biofuels: UN cites the good, the bad, the ugly
There's petroleum and there's biofuel. They can do much of the same thing, but they're really qui read more
Hot Hot Hot. Global temperatures still rising, El Nino extending
The period from June to September has been the warmest on record, confirming the continued warming o read more
Rooftop solar as the low-cost alternative: An O'ahu example
O'ahu resident and Realtor Tony Kawaguchi started with the low-hanging fruit when he looked for way read more
We test the Tesla Roadster--disruptive energy technology
A conservative institution, the international financier Deutsche Bank, is arguing that oil could hit read more
In climate, inherent complexity is the enemy of understanding
If complexity is the enemy of understanding, then it's no wonder that folks are confused by climate read more
Angst and lies over climate predictions
Mojib Latif knew that the climate change skeptics wouldn't understand what he was saying, or would read more
Changing climate? What's it mean to me?
Climate change, shlimate change—what does it mean to me? read more
A hot August, on average, but not everywhere
This summer's global temperatures were warm, in spite of what you may hear on the news. read more
Worms That Work
Worms encourage healthy eating and green living. read more
Reduce Your Number
Making simple changes can help reduce your carbon output. read more
Recycling electronics: (keep it) Out Of Africa.
Folks on Kaua'i will be dropping off their old electronics for recycling during this Friday and Sat read more
Digging In
Gardening reaps more than just pretty pikake. read more
Plastics are forever, but a forever changing threat
Plastic lasts a long time, but new research indicates that in the ocean, it changes form and can bec read more
Amazing Homes and Offices Built From Shipping Containers
Not just for resourceful squatters, container architecture is taking the world by storm. read more
Support a Farm, Eat Local, Reduce Your Carbon Footprint: Everybody wins with community-supported agr
Twice a month, Paula Bender and her two daughters, Sophie, 9, and Charlotte, 7, go to Otsuji Farm, l read more
From Blue Planet: A TV show on cutting your own home energy use
Just how difficult is it to cut your home energy bills? read more
UH research: feedbacks to lead to unpredicted warming?
A massive pulse of carbon dioxide entered the world's atmosphere 55 million years ago, in associati read more
Waxman-Markey: cutting emissions by 83% by 2050
Climate is a driving force in the energy efficiency and renewable effort, and climate makes up the h read more
Waxman-Markey: electric cars, smart grids, rising I.Q.
The Waxman-Markey energy bill would put the power of the federal government behind electric vehicles read more
It’s Easy Being Green
Website teaches kids about protecting the environment. read more
Waxman-Markey on coal: Hawai'i utilities will need to find ways to geologically sequester coal-fire
Much of the criticism of the Waxman-Markey climate bill surrounds its approach to coal. read more
Watershed alliance wins national recognition
Responsible stewardship and resource management on Hawai'i Island by Kamehameha Schools and eight o read more
Windmills hazardous to wildlife? Compared to what?
Wind energy gets a lot of bad press for its potential to injure and kill birds. read more
Need a jump, sugar? A sweet new battery technology.
You got your lead-acid batteries, your lithium batteries, and of course, those sugar batteries. read more
Taro task force touring isles
Group to submit report to 2010 Legislature read more
Waxman-Markey: a coursebook in modern energy issues
The intensely controversial federal climate bill, aka Waxman-Markey, which just passed the U.S. Hous read more
Electric cars: Hot, hot, hot!
The hottest car in the world may be an electric car. read more
Repairs as art--beyond recycling!
There was a time when you just fixed broken stuff, no questions asked. read more
Low cost, high capacity air battery under development
We've heard of the air car, but now there's the air battery. read more
Compact truck fuel economy: tragedy
Fair warning: This is a rant about poor truck fuel economy. read more
Air-free or free-air; taking the service out of service stations
They used to call them service stations, even when all they offered was fuel, water and air. read more
Climate change for Hawai'i weather: maybe drier, but generally few big changes
A research team studying global impacts of climate change has found that Hawai'i will generally hav read more
Restoring the Hawaiian forest: plant it and the water will come.
It's been more than a century since Hawai'i sugar planters recognized that the dramatic deforestat read more
Talking Hawaii’s Story Readings to Air
UH Press Anniversary Sale On Now
The Value of Hawai‘i Events in September
Remember, Remember, the First of September
Save Big on the Atlas of Hawaii
UH Press Authors Featured on PBS-Hawaii’s Long Story Short
First in Paperback: Neither Monk Nor Layman
Shamans, Nostalgias, and the IMF Now Available in Paperback
Coming Soon! The University of Hawai‘i Press 63rd Anniversary Sale
Race and Citizenship in Hawaii’s Japanese American Consumer Culture
