Asner Lab

Progress. Much more coming.

Kahaluʻu Bay Begins Historic Coral Restoration 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...

🌊 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! 🌐✨

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

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

Cesspools Are Killing Hawai‘i’s Coral – But It Doesn’t Have to Be That Way - Hawaii Business Magazine An expert explains how to reverse the damage from the state’s 83,000 cesspools, including using treated wastewater for irrigation and landscaping.

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.

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

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

ASU establishes ʻĀkoʻakoʻa, a new collaborative effort to seed renewed connection between human and coral communities in Hawaiʻi 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...

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