New UH ocean vessel offers researchers advanced capabilities

HONOLULU — The University of Hawaii at Manoa will welcome a new research vessel, “Imua,” in fall 2023. Imua is part of the $50 million commitment from Dr. Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg gifted to UH Manoa’s Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology in January of this year. The couple stated, “Hawaii has one of the richest marine ecosystems in the world — and having a deeper understanding of this ecosystem is the key to preserving and protecting it.”