A paper was recently published in the International Journal of Climatology by Kristen Sanfilippo and other researchers from the University of Hawaiʻi, the State Univeristy of New York at Albany and Clark University. Despite the many developments in methods to…
Author: Aimee Schriber
WRRC Hosts International Hydrological Sciences SummitFebruary 2024
To address water-related issues in Hawaiʻi and beyond, a Hydrological Sciences Summit, hosted by the Water Resources Research Center (WRRC) began on February 15. The summit brought together approximately 30 participants from UH and several universities in North America including…
WRRC Participates in 2024 UH Mānoa Research Day at Hawaiʻi State CapitolFebruary 2024
(From left to right): Mia Comeros, Kellie Cole, Julynn Iʻi at the WRRC Booth at the 2024 UH Mānoa Research Day at the Hawaiʻi State Capitol. The WRRC was one of the many departments that showcased their research to legislators…
New Publication: Mapping Daily Air Temperature Over the Hawaiian Islands From 1990 to 2021 Via an Optimized Piecewise Linear Regression TechniqueJanuary 2024
A new paper on mapping daily air temperature was recently published by Dr. Keri Kodama, an East-West Center Fellow and WRRC Affiliate Faculty, and other researchers at the University of Hawai’i. The paper introduces a piecewise linear regression model used…
WRRC Investigates Pink Maui PondNovember 2023
Keālia Pond National Wildlife Refuge. On October 30, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, which manages the Keālia Pond National Wildlife Refuge, discovered that the pond had turned pink. The Clean Water Branch of the Hawaiʻi State Department of Health…
Community meeting on water in Kula on 8-24-2023August 23, 2023
There will be a community meeting about the water situation this Thursday, 8/24/2023 – 6:30 to 8:00 pm, at the Kula Community Center. UH scientists and DWS staff will be there. Please see this LINK for more information.
August 21, 2023
Unsafe Water Advisory for Lahaina Water System as of August 21 Unsafe Water Advisory for Upper Kula Water System as of August 21
How long will the advisory last?
Maui DWS has to be absolutely sure that the water is safe to drink before lifting the Do-Not-Use advisories. They began testing as soon as possible and will likely need to test each of their sampling locations multiple times before…
Can UH Mānoa and Maui College test for these contaminants?
Yes, the University of Hawaiʻi Water Resources Research Center (UH-WRRC) is partnering with teams at UH Maui College to set up a home tap-water sampling program, which will provide free non-regulatory water quality testing to residents in affected areas. Please…
Is the county and state testing for these contaminants?
Yes, the Department of Water Supply (DWS) in conjunction with the Hawaiʻi Department of Health is conducting regulatory testing to understand if the water system is safe or not. However, this process takes time. We appreciate your patience as we…