A novel wastewater treatment solution currently undergoing evaluation at the Wahiawa Wastewater Treatment Plant on Oʻahu (managed by the City & County of Honolulu) could offer a crucial, cost-effective path forward as Hawaiʻi faces a massive statewide infrastructure overhaul. The…
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Jonghyun “Harry” Lee Secures $500K NSF Grant to Lead Joint $1M Geo-AI ProjectAugust 2026
Jonghyun “Harry” Lee of the Water Resources Research Center (WRRC) has been awarded a $500,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under its Collaborations in Artificial Intelligence and Geosciences (CAIG) program. The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa will serve…
4 WRRC Students Win PWC 2026 Poster ContestsFebruary 2026
Four WRRC students took top spots in two student poster contests at this year’s Pacific Water Conference (PWC) in Waikiki. It was a WRRC clean sweep in the Hawaii Water Environment Association (HWEA) student poster contest, with Brian Allen placing…
Funding Opportunity: USGS Fiscal Year 2026 104(b) Request For ProposalMarch 13, 2026 (Updated April 2, 2026)
HCDP & Hawaiʻi Mesonet Teams Release Inaugural Hawaiʻi Annual Climate ReportFebruary 2026
After eight years in the making, the Hawaiʻi Climate Data Portal (HCDP) and Hawaiʻi Mesonet teams are excited to finally share the Inaugural Hawaiʻi Annual Climate Report. This report summarizes rainfall, temperature, and drought conditions across the state over the…
WRRC Presents Sewer System Expansion at Mānoa Research DayFebruary 2026
Dr. Christopher Shuler and Aimee Schriber at UH Mānoa Research Day 2026 Water Resources Research Center (WRRC) faculty member Dr. Christopher Shuler and researchers Aimee Schriber and Autumn McCarter represented WRRC at the fourth annual University of Hawaiʻi at…
WRRC Receives Global Ranking Recognition in Water ResourcesJanuary 2026
The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Water Resources Research Center (WRRC) was recognized under the Water Resources category in the 2025 Global Ranking of Academic Subjects. Considered one of the most comprehensive and objective assessments of university performance by discipline,…
UH Mānoa Researchers Lead Design, Demonstration of ‘Honu Hub’ Systems: $5M NSF Award to Address Outdated Wastewater InfrastructureJanuary 2026
Addressing the critical environmental and public health impact of outdated wastewater infrastructure on island communities is the aim of a University of South Florida project, in collaboration with the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, that was awarded a three-year, $5…
WRRC Presents Cesspools Project at Hawaiʻi State CapitolDecember 2025
WRRC faculty member Dr. Christopher Shuler and researchers Aimee Schriber and Robert Litt, alongside engineers from Carollo Engineering, briefed lawmakers in the House Majority Caucus at the Hawaiʻi State Capitol as part of a “Lawmakers Learn” series, delivering an…
Aurora Kagawa-Viviani supports $1.25M NSF project to develop hazard-monitoring sensors and build community engagementDecember 2025
Dr. Aurora Kagawa-Viviani of WRRC Principal investigator and UH Mānoa College of Engineering Associate Professor Tyler Ray, co-principal investigator and Water Resources Research Center Assistant Professor Aurora Kagawa-Viviani, and Associate Professor at…










