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University of Hawaii Is Considering A Covid Booster Shot Mandate Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

University of Hawaii Is Considering A Covid Booster Shot Mandate

The university’s president, David Lassner, said the move would be in line with current discussions at the state and county level.

UH Board Of Regents Approves New Plan To Manage Mauna Kea Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019

UH Board Of Regents Approves New Plan To Manage Mauna Kea

Though the board approved the new Mauna Kea master plan, the House plans to introduce a bill to strip away its management authority.

Civil Beat Is Partnering With UH To Teach Journalism Students Anthony Quintano/Civil Beat

Civil Beat Is Partnering With UH To Teach Journalism Students

A class of student reporters, most of them college seniors, have already produced stories out of the Legislature’s opening day.

Lee Cataluna: Todd Graham’s Unforgivable Sin? He Didn’t Understand Our Culture Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Lee Cataluna: Todd Graham’s Unforgivable Sin? He Didn’t Understand Our Culture

One damning criticism of the former UH football coach rose up like a theme. It’s an issue that has sunk many trying to make their mark in Hawaii.

The University Of Hawaii Asks Legislators For An Additional $75 Million Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

The University Of Hawaii Asks Legislators For An Additional $75 Million

The university says it needs the funds to make up for severe budget cuts last year amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

House Push For New Mauna Kea Management Would Remove UH Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019

House Push For New Mauna Kea Management Would Remove UH

A bill lawmakers plan to introduce next session would create a new state agency to oversee Mauna Kea.

The Spigot Of Federal Broadband Funding Is About To Open For Hawaii Flickr.com/Blaise Alleyne

The Spigot Of Federal Broadband Funding Is About To Open For Hawaii

Is the state ready for a “once-in-a-lifetime” investment of federal funding to improve broadband access and service?

Lee Cataluna: Don’t Fire The Football Coach. Just Drop The Program Civil Beat/2010

Lee Cataluna: Don’t Fire The Football Coach. Just Drop The Program

The University of Hawaii Football program has been a burden on the state for years. Time to cut losses.

National Panel Recommends Federal Funding For The Thirty Meter Telescope TMT International Observatory

National Panel Recommends Federal Funding For The Thirty Meter Telescope

Updated: But the researchers said that funding should be contingent on better engagement with Native Hawaiians on Mauna Kea and other conditions.

How Cancer Research May Play A Role In Saving Hawaii’s Coral Reefs Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

How Cancer Research May Play A Role In Saving Hawaii’s Coral Reefs

A recent global report found that about 14% of the world’s reefs were lost between 2008 and 2019, mainly due to mass bleaching caused by rising sea temperatures.