Did you realize that Hawaiʻi’s ‘Exceptional Tree’ Program reached 50 years of continued dedication? To learn more, check out this article in the Civil Beat by UHM GEO alum Myles Ritchie. https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/05/hawai%ca%bbis-exceptional-tree-program-now-50-years-strong/

Today is officially the last day of the Spring 2025 semester. UHM GEO thanks everyone for a wonderful year and wish you a fun, productive summer.

Learn more with UHM GEO Prof Emeritus Tom Giambelluca about Hawai'i Mesonet system for bringing to the public real-time weather information https://www.staradvertiser.com/2025/05/09/hawaii-news/new-dashboard-brings-real-time-weather-information-to-the-public/

Finals are underway and it is never too early to check out Fall 2025 UHM GEO offerings. Great selections combined with UHM GEO's dedication ZERO COST FOR TEXTBOOKS (over 95% have zero textbook costs associated) and, no question, they are worth checking out https://www.sis.hawaii.edu/uhdad/avail.classes?i=MAN&t=202610&s=GEO

UHM GEO Professor Tom Giambelluca was recently named GEO Emeritus. This flashback article, "Before Gore there was Giambelluca – Transforming Climate Science into Practical Knowledge," is a reminder of how his work spanning decades brought meaningful impact, particularly to climate change. https://socialsciences.manoa.hawaii.edu/before-gore-there-was-giambelluca-transforming-climate-science-into-practical-knowledge/

UHM recently released the course schedule for Fall 2025 with some particularly interesting GEO offerings. Combine that with UHM GEO's dedication ZERO COST FOR TEXTBOOKS (over 95% of GEO classes have zero textbook costs associated) and, no question, they are worth checking out https://www.sis.hawaii.edu/uhdad/avail.classes?i=MAN&t=202610&s=GEO

Congratulations to UHM GEO MA Student Korey Wetherell for being selected as a Marie Sklodowska Curie fellow to complete PhDs from Lut University in Finland and RMIT University in Australia for the DREAM+PLAN Position DC4.

Summer is just around the corner. Think about taking a course and delving deeper into one of the many fascinating Geography and Environment offerings. Check out the many options in
UHM GEO with over 95% having ZERO COST FOR TEXTBOOKS for the University of
Hawai‘i at Mānoa Summer 2025 semester
https://www.sis.hawaii.edu/uhdad/avail.classes?i=MAN&t=202540&s=GEO

Congratulations UHM GEO's Renee Setter on her successful doctoral dissertation defense of her work entitled, "The underestimation of projected effects of climate change on coral reefs."

TODAY in a hybrid format from Biomed T211 at 2PM, UHM GEO PhD student Renee Setter will defend her dissertation, "The underestimation of projected effects of climate change on coral reefs."

Join UHM GEO tomorrow at 2PM for UHM GEO PhD student Renee Setter dissertation defense, "The underestimation of projected effects of climate change on coral reefs." in a hybrid format from Biomed T211.

After nine weeks of intense preparation, UHM GEO Student William Duncan Miller came in second place in the Men's Physique Division in the Open and Novice classes during the April 18th Stingrey Classic,

Today is the last day of classes before finals and a great time to start looking ahead to summer. Check out the many options in
UHM GEO with over 95% having ZERO COST FOR TEXTBOOKS for the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa Summer 2025 semester
https://www.sis.hawaii.edu/uhdad/avail.classes?i=MAN&t=202540&s=GEO

UHM GEO PhD student Renee Setter will defend her dissertation, "The underestimation of projected effects of climate change on coral reefs," in a hybrid format from Biomed T211 next Tuesday April 29, 2025 at 2PM,

UHM GEO PhD student John Nightingale was elected the student representative on the executive committee of the Political Geography Specialty Group, replacing the previous student representative, UHM GEO PhD Student Olivia Meyer, ABD.

Explore, "Stewardship and Monitoring of Springs as Eco-Hydro-Social Features for Integrated Urban Island Water Resilience and Governance," with UHM GEO PhD student Andrew Lewis' proposal defense next Friday (4/25) in Saunders 443 or via zoom starting at 9:30AM.

UHM GEO Professor Reece Jones new paper, "Political geography II: The end of territorial integrity" was published recently in "Progress in Human Geography".  Check it out at:  https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/03091325251329265

TODAY from 3-5PM HST, UHM GEO MA student Heidi Kāne presents her thesis, "Parametrizing MTCLIM for the diverse meteorological and topographical environment in the Hawaiian Islands," in Saunders 433.

TODAY in Kuykendall Hall 201, as part of the ISR Resilient Landscapes seminar series, UHM GEO Assistant Professor Aurora Kagawa-Viviani discusses, "Title: Wai community matters: A tale of two water crises- and what we should be learning from them" from 12-1:30PM HST.

In less than two weeks (Tuesday April 29, 2025 at 2PM), UHM GEO PhD student Renee Setter will defend her dissertation, "The underestimation of projected effects of climate change on coral reefs," in a hybrid format from Biomed T211.