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Recent ARCS Events

Honolulu's 2023 ARCS Scholar Awards were presented in May at Outrigger Canoe Club in Waikiki.

  • Corrisa Hayes with award certificate
  • Matthew Nakamura with certificate
  • Corrisa Hayes, Matthew Nakamura, Shunagh Robbins
  • Holden Jones with certificate
  • Shane Goettl with certificate
  • Leon Tran with certificate
  • Katherine Ackerman with certificate
  • Gabrielle Stedman with certificate
  • Evan Kelly with certificate
  • Anna Payne with certificate
  • Connor Auge with certificate
  • Nina Allan with certificate
  • Lance Nunes with certificate
  • Troy Odo with certificate
  • Lauren Braley with certificate
  • Tyler Goodearly with certificate
  • Katherine Ackerman with Jacqueline Maly

Dr. Mark Hixon on ARCS Scientist Honor

Dr. Mark Hixon, Photo by Chris Pala

"I am especially grateful that ARCS Honolulu appreciates the mentoring of graduate students, who are society’s future scientists during an era when science is increasingly under attack."

ARCS Honolulu Chapter named marine ecologist Dr. Mark Hixon its 2021 ARCS Scientist of the Year for his remarkable record of research, mentorship and public outreach. He is the Sidney and Erika Hsiao Endowed Chair in Marine Biology and chairs the Zoology Graduate Program at the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa. Photo by Chris Pala

Scholar Update: Marine Biologist Shayle Matsuda

Shayle Matsuda at ocean overlook“The increasing frequency and severity of global coral bleaching events, the devastation to reef ecosystems and the communities who rely on them led to my dedication to coral reef conservation.”

As a University of Hawai‘i at Manoa doctoral candidate, 2019 Honolulu ARCS Scholar Shayle Matsuda pioneered new molecular techniques to study symbioses between coral, algae and bacteria. He continues that work as part of an international coral reef restoration project under a 2021 David H. Smith Conservation Research Fellowship—a premier postdoctoral program in conservation science that supports early-career scientists and seeks solutions to the most pressing conservation challenges.

To Quote a Scholar: Mason Russo

Mason Russo in front of poster

"I have conducted comprehensive studies on two invasive insect pests in the Hawaiian Islands that are severely impacting Hawaiian ecosystems. The coconut rhinoceros beetle is spreading fast across Oahu and has reached other islands. The hala scale impacts native coastal hala forests."

Besides offsetting the high cost of living in Hawai‘i, funds from the 2024 Maybelle F. Roth ARCS Scholar and Honolulu Scholar of the Year awards would allow Mason Russo to return to Asia if an initial survey produces promising biological control agents for the battle against destructive insects that threaten Hawai‘i trees.