February 4, 2025 | Hawaiʻi State Capitol, Capitol Auditorium for video portion 9AM-10AM, and 4th Floor for demonstrations portion 10AM-1PM
Welcome to the third annual UH Mānoa Research Day at the State Capitol where we will have informational tables, demonstrations, and interactive activities on the 4th floor of the Hawaii State Capitol Building. Our theme of the 2025 Research Day is UH Mānoa Research and Creative Works for the Wellbeing of Current and Future Generations. Connect with faculty, staff, and students to learn of the UHM-azing research taking place on and off the Mānoa campus to address some of Hawaiʻi’s most pressing issues. The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa is one of only 107 doctoral universities categorized among public institutions with the highest research activity (Carnegie R1 designation).
We are also consistently ranked in the top 2% in the world and the U.S. for academic and research excellence. As one of only four US universities with the simultaneous designation as a Land, Sea, Space, and Sun Grant institution, we will highlight the innovative research that leverages our unique Pacific-Asia location and our faculty expertise in strategic areas of research with local and global impact in each of these areas.
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INTRODUCTION AND VIDEO PRESENTATIONS
Time: 9:00am – 10:00am
Venue: State Capitol Auditorium
| Title | Names | Unit/School |
| Opening Remarks | Provost Bruno and Interim Vice Provost for Research and Scholarship Sabine | Office of the Provost and Office of the Vice Provost for Research and Scholarship |
| Saving Lives through Improving Health Outcomes and Inspiring the Next Generation of Cancer Researchers | Erin Bantum, Lindsey Merifield | UH Cancer Center |
| School of Cinematic Arts: Cultivating Local Storytelling | Christine Acham, Brett Service | College of Arts, Languages and Letters |
| Canoeing in Hawai’i and Woleai: A Malayo-Polynesian language documentation project | Josiah Murphy | College of Arts, Languages and Letters |
| Toxin Tracker: The Journey of Ciguatera | Kelsie Kuniyoshi | Hawai’i Sea Grant |
| Hawai’i Fishpond Monitoring | Brian Glazer | School of Ocean & Earth Science & Technology |
| The intelligence game: where biosecurity and national security meet | Mark Burgman | College of Natural Sciences |
| Unveiling Pāwehe: Revitalizing Hawaiian Identity Through Architectural Façades | Ikaika Bantolina, Yasushi Ishida, Hyoung-June Park | School of Architecture |
| Activating Oral History – Beyond the Archives | Micah Mizukami, Mary Kunmi Yu Danico | College of Social Sciences |
| The Environment or Our Environment: Will Social Media Help The Environment or Destroy It? | Kapono Gaughen | College of Natural Sciences |
| Rising temperatures and health outcomes: a study of myasthenia gravis hospital admissions in Hawai’i | Sarah Abdul-Ghani, Saige Fong | John A. Burns School of Medicine |
| Maximizing Access to Research Careers @ UH Mānoa | Angela Sy | John A. Burns School of Medicine |
| Hawai’i Suicide Prevention Strategic Plan | Deborah Goebert, Jeanelle Sugimoto-Matsuda | John A. Burns School of Medicine |
| AI-Enhanced Multi-Modal Data Management System | Yifan Wang | College of Natural Sciences |
| Voice of the Sea Promotions (throughout presentation) Living Artificial ReefRaising Pua Raising CommunityHadal Profiler | Lucinda Knapman, Kanesa Duncan Seraphin | Hawai’i Sea Grant |
DEMONSTRATIONS AND POSTERS
Time: 10:00am -1:00pm
Venue: 4th floor hallway
| Demo Number | Title | Presenter(s) | Unit/School |
| D2 | Hawaiʻi’s Early Documents on the Korean Diaspora | Harrison Kim, Chiyeon Hwang, Sulim Kim | College of Arts, Languages and Letters |
| D3 | Intergenerational Caregivers: The Double Decker Musubi Sandwich | Loriena (Lori) Yancura, Hua Zan | College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resilience |
| D4 | MĀNOA Journal: A Pacific Journal of International Writing Engages the World from Hawai`i | Subramanian Shankar, Carson Campos, Kristiana Kahakauwila | College of Arts, Languages and Letters |
| D5 | Of land and sea: Food security in the Anthropocene in Islander Communities | Subhashni Raj | College of Social Sciences |
| D6 | Developing a new Sustainable Fisheries Graduate Program for Hawaiʻi and the Pacific Islands | Eileen Nalley, Erik Franklin | School of Ocean & Earth Science & Technology |
| D7 | Hawai‘i Educational Research Network (HERN): UH Mānoa College of Education and Hawai’i Department of Education Partnerships Examining Educational Priorities for the State | Joanna Philippoff, Kavita Rao, Carl Moog | College of Education |
| D8 | Cultivating resilience in a changing climate: microbiome contributions to sustainable agriculture and food security in Hawai’i | Nhu Nguyen, Giovana Slanzon | College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resilience |
| D9 | Wai and Our Shared Island Futures | Aurora Kagawa-Viviani | Water Resources Research Center and College of Social Sciences |
| D10 | The Impact of Transportation and Travel Access on Healthcare for Rural Hawaiʻi | John Desfor | Office of Strategic Health Initiatives |
| D12 | Identifying Needs for Addressing Contaminants of Emerging Concern in Hawai’i | Lauryn Hansen | Hawai’i Sea Grant |
| D13 | Puiapuia le Ola (Protecting Life) of Pacific Islanders in Hawaiʻi | Tina Tauasosi-Posiulai, Elizabeth Saga-Petaia | John A. Burns School of Medicine |
| D14 | Developing Cost-Effective, Low-Carbon Ultra-High Performance Concrete (UHPC) for Sustainable Infrastructure Using Local Waste Materials | Jun Wang | College of Engineering |
| D15 | The Hawaiʻi Climate – Smart Partnership | Linden Schneider, Hayley Peter-Contesse | College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resilience |
| D16 | Cybersecurity Research at University of Hawaiʻi | Mehdi Tarrit Mirakhorli, Derek Garcia | College of Natural Sciences |
| D17 | Pacific Center for Genome Research | Lang Wu, Angela Sy | UH Cancer Center and John A. Burns School of Medicine |
| D18 | Hawaiʻi Health Data Warehouse | Julia Chosy | Thompson School of Social Work & Public Health |
| D19 | Ensuring Wellbeing of Current and Future Generations: Equity-Centered Public Health Workforce Research & Development Through the Hawai‘i Public Health Workforce Catalyst Lab | Yuka Polovina, Jordan Marshall | Thompson School of Social Work & Public Health |
| D20 | The science of extreme weather: actionable results for a resilient Hawaiʻi | Giuseppe Torri | School of Ocean & Earth Science & Technology |
| D21 | Area Studies as an Asset for the Indo-Pacific Region | Teri Skillman, Cathy Clayton | College of Arts, Languages and Letters |
| D24 | Planning for Safe, Sustainable Transportation | Karl Kim, Eric Yamashita | College of Social Sciences |
| D25 | Diaspora Languages in Hawai‘i Project (DLPHI) | Bradley McDonnell, Gary Holton | College of Arts, Languages and Letters |
| D26 | Inspiring K-12 Students and Empowering the Next Generation of Teachers through STEM & Robotics | Stacy George, Aaron Sickel, Adria Fung | College of Education |
| D27 | Preserving our natural heritage through conservation of Hawaiian plants | Don Drake, Raedelle Van Fossen, Tim Kroessig, Devon Gordon, Nate Kingsley | Lyon Arboretum |
| D29 | Honolulu as a Pharmaceutical Business Hub in the Age of AI? | Shuxing Zhang, Tanvir Islam | UH Cancer Center |
| D30 | Research Experiences in Marine Science (REMS) Program: Creating Educational Pathways for the Next Generation of Hawaiʻi’s Ocean Workforce | Mariko Quinn, Leah Barkai | School of Ocean & Earth Science & Technology |
| D31 | Community and Student Engagement in Hawai‘i’s Food System | Jordan Oshiro, Christina Young | College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resilience |
| D32 | Ongoing Research at the Institute for Astronomy | Eugene Magnier, Larry Denneau, Alexa Anderson | Institute for Astronomy |
| D33 | Mapping Environmental Microplastics in Hawai’i and American Samoa | Rodrigo Barbano Weingrill, Pauline Chinn | College of Education |
| D34 | Policy Considerations for Cesspool Conversion | Tanya Dreizin, Joseph Eshun | Institute for Sustainability and Resilience |
| D35 | Pacific Cooperative Studies Unit | Shaya Honarvar, Linda Hara | College of Natural Sciences |
| D36 | Leveraging Generative AI for Enhanced Personalized Language Learning: Potentials, Challenges, and Strategies | Naiyi Xie Fincham, Aitor Arronte Alvarez | College of Arts, Languages and Letters |
| D37 | AI for pediatric cardiac screening | Narayana Santhanam, Andras Bratincsak | College of Engineering and John A. Burns School of Medicine |
| D38 | UROP/Honors Program | Shana Brown, Seung Yang | Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) and UH Honors |
| D39 | OVPRS | Traci Kuwaye, Lianne Kamei-Chow | Office of the Vice Provost for Research and Scholarship |
| D40 | Information Table | Cindy Knapman, Marcie Grawboski | School of Ocean & Earth Science & Technology and Hawai’i Sea Grant |
| D41 | Playfully Proficient: Enhancing Social Skill Acquisition in Young Children with Autism through Play-Based Intervention | Marija Čolić, Jhennai Felipe, Sho Araiba | College of Education |
| D42 | iCARE (implementation of a Cancer Rehabilitation Program) | Paulette Yamada, Cheri Teranishi-Hashimoto | College of Education |
| D43 | Factors Contributing to Well-being among Hawaiʻi’s Hospital-Based Nurses | Frankie B. Hale | School of Nursing and Dental Hygiene |
| D44 | Preserving History and Stories in Archives | Dawn Sueoka, Malia Van Heukelem | Library Services |
| D45 | Native Hawaiian Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Strategies | Samia Valeria Ozorio Dutra, Christopher Knightsbrigde | School of Nursing and Dental Hygiene |
| D46 | Next generation onsite wastewater treatment for cesspool replacement | Zhiyue Wang | College of Engineering |
| D47 | EARTH (Environmentally Applied Refrigerant Technology Hub) Engineering Research Center (ERC) | Christina Karamperidou, Kieko Matteson | College of Arts, Languages and Letters, School of Ocean & Earth Science & Technology, College of Natural Sciences, and the Office of Student Equity, Excellence and Diversity (SEED) |
| D48 | Creating Inclusive Arboretum Experiences for Individuals with Disabilities: A Service Learning Experience | Robin Dazzeo, Sandra Oshiro, Shamila Janakiraman | College of Education |
