How will Avian Malaria affect Native #birds in the future? Like understanding how mosquitoes infect birds, learning birds infect mosquitoes is critical. A Takehome of Christa Seidl research, healthy-looking birds easily be infectious birds. #NREMseminar christaseidl.wordpress.com

Why are some decision-makers averse to using their agencies' #comments section? My take, research has shown that we see and remember negative comments over all others. Leadership likely has limited experience i the space. Taken together, it makes sense. kaponogaughen.com/2/post/2022/11…

"You freely talk about things that are ground out of academics, but entirely valid in #indigenous knowledge". Dr. Akutagawa is at leading the action moving Molokai towards a sustainable future that might overcome the effects of #climatechange. #NREMseminar sustainablemolokai.org/meet-our-team

What is hindering #government from fully utilizing #socialmedia? My take, a fixation on one-way #communication. Social media is beyond just a public notification board; treating it in such a way can grossly lower returns. Read more-> kaponogaughen.com/blog/your-doin…

I am paying #Twitter $100 to get to the bottom of this. What is Elon Musk's final form.

Overnight satellite views allowed USGS analysts to accurately map #MaunaLoa's active flows (solid red) with dotted lines marking additional downslope progression. Two fissures are active. Longest/largest flow is from fissure 3, headed NE ~5.5 miles from Saddle Rd. #MaunaLoaErupts

Dr. Lindsey Niettman presents recent research on ʻAlae ʻula (Hawaiian #Gallinule) chick telemetry tracking which found that #bullfrogs are one of the main predators at Kawainui Marsh. Predator traps are now in the process of being developed! #NREMseminar dlnr.hawaii.gov/wildlife/sanct…

The #animal that is killing off Native Hawaiian #waterbirds might surprise you, Bull Frogs. Dr. Lindsey Nietmann has been tagging young birds only to find the tags in the bellies of frogs. She and DOFAW are planning what to do about it. #NREMseminar researchgate.net/profile/Lindse…

The power of #MaunaLoa is awe-inspiring. Last night I flew home, drove up to Mauna Kea with my mom, and got to experience something straight out of my imagination. I grew up on #Hawaii island and seen lava flow a few times, but this is something else. USGS Volcanoes🌋 USGS

6-months of University of Hawaii at Manoa student's work summed up in one event. On Dec 8th from 430 to 6 hst, all are invited who want to learn about the work we all have done involving aina-based issues. hawaii.zoom.us/j/318241521

Struggle BEGONE; I wished I had this map of #uhmanoa for years. Went ahead and made it myself. You can now search UH Manoa's Campus #Map by building name. arcg.is/10CH98

Disrespecting the very communities that directly enable your success is abhorrent. #influencers using their platforms to #scam their followers is a stain on the content creator community. Waiting for the rug-pull #crypto influencers indictment list next. wsj.com/articles/sec-c…

36 injured from turbulence coming into #oahu on a #flight this afternoon. If you need a reminder to keep that seatbelt on look up the videos of how gnarly the cabin can get during turbulence.

Watch this video to know why fires are such an issue for Hawaiʻi. I made this last night to get the context missing from the conversation. youtube.com/watch?v=Itqq2F…

We have needed our legislatures to prioritize #wildfire threats for decades. See your communities #threat level in this great article by HONOLULU Magazine. "As far back as 2015, the devastated Lahaina was reported among the areas across Hawai‘i most at risk" honolulumagazine.com/what-other-are…

"We can fix this. Wildland #fires are not like other natural perils like earthquakes, hurricanes, tornados; we can control it on a localized basis, we see it all the time. We do know how we can #prevent these disasters." ~Pat Durland, our board member. revkin.substack.com/p/lessons-for-…

This shows the power of social media. The first image is a slice of Hawaii's fishing community; nodes are anglers and their connections to others, colored by their islands. The second image is those same actors with the addition of their connections to my social media persona.

Ignoring the need for near infinite data and processing power; Say an organization was to develop a mechanism to accurately predict the actions of individuals. Would access to those predictions break their predictive ability? If you had access to such information, would the

I broke my personal record this year and applied for a tot of 1,408 #Scholarship funds. #phdlife

Tsunami sirens are going off here in Honolulu. #Tsunami #Hawaii youtube.com/shorts/QxjWkcr…