Asner Lab

12/30/2024

07/31/2024

Progress. Much more coming.

Local community leader Aunty Cindi Punihaole and the The Kohala Center, in collaboration with the ʻĀkoʻakoʻa team, successfully led a groundbreaking coral restoration effort at Kahaluʻu Bay, rescuing and rehabilitating loose corals and returning their larvae to the bay, marking a significant st...

01/25/2024

🌊 We are thrilled to announce the official launch of our program’s new website - akoakoa.org! 🌺 Dive into a world where community and coral restoration unite for the future of West Hawaiʻi's oceans. Explore our initiatives, meet the passionate individuals behind ʻĀkoʻakoʻa, and discover how you can be part of this incredible journey. 💙

Visit us at www.akoakoa.org now and let the coral restoration adventure begin! 🌐✨

11/18/2023

Today in Hilo! I will be there from about 10am to 2pm. Come by if can!

09/28/2023

Our science, tech and community engagement highlighted in this story out about polluted Hawaiian waters.

An expert explains how to reverse the damage from the state’s 83,000 cesspools, including using treated wastewater for irrigation and landscaping.

08/31/2023

More than eight highly diverse positions open for the new ʻĀkoʻakoʻa Reef Restoration Program! All positions are based on Hawaiʻi Island. If you live on the Big Island, please consider applying to join this incredible team based in Hilo and Kona, plus Miloliʻi and Kawaihae. So far we have 20 team members, and we are heading for a team of 30 before the end of the year.

Join the Center for Global Discovery and Conservation Science team - view our open positions here.

06/14/2023

Getting the word out on our new major program for West Hawaii Island

Arizona State University and a group of core partners are creating a new $25 million collaboration to preserve and restore vitality to Hawaiʻi’s coral reefs and the health of its coastlines. The community-based effort looks to fuse state-of-the-art science programs with the leadership and cultura...

06/06/2023

GPS for divers: one on the surface, follows the one on the bottom.

04/22/2023

keiki coral monitoring team jamming in our home waters of South Kona, !

04/12/2023

Check out our updated global coral bleaching data - part of our Reef Threats monitoring system in the Allen Coral Atlas!