WRRC and Partners Unveil Next-Gen Solar Wastewater System at Wahiawa ShowcaseAugust 2026

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…

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…

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…

UH Mānoa Researchers Lead Design, Demonstration of ‘Honu Hub’ Systems: $5M NSF Award to Address Outdated Wastewater InfrastructureJanuary 2026

Addressing the critical environmental and public health impact of outdated wastewater infrastructure on island communities is the aim of a University of South Florida project, in collaboration with the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa,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…

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…