To become better stewards of Hawai‘i’s natural resources, we need to understand the challenges facing the state, especially to protect and manage our water. In a recent interview with Hawaii Now, Dr. Victoria Keener and Dr. Tom Giambelluca spoke…
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Summer 2023 WRRC Faculty Tenure and PromotionJune 2023
Congratulations to Dr. Sayed Bateni for his promotion to Professor — WRRC and Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering of the University of Hawai‘i
Congratulations to WRRC Undergraduate Tara Sutton!May 2023
She waited decades to go to college, but in May 2023, Tara H. Sutton graduated with a 3.9 GPA in Communicology, Anthropology, and Ethnic Studies. She has acquired acquired a long list of accomplishments, which included being chosen as…
WRRC Welcomes New Faculty Member Xiaolong “Leo” GengMay 2023
The WRRC ‘Ohana is happy to announce Dr. Xiaolong “Leo” Geng’s joint appointment with WRRC and Department of Earth Sciences. A physical scientist from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Dr. Geng’s research focuses on field monitoring…
Aurora Kagawa-Viviani Receives the UHM Social Science Research Institute Research Support AwardApril 2023
Congratulations to Dr. Aurora Kagawa-Viviani for receiving a UHM Social Science Research Institute research support award for her proposal “Community Water Science: Urban Pūnāwai as Incubators of Participatory Research and Innovation.” The aim of the project is to merge…
WRRC Undergraduate Research Assistant Awarded the College of Social Sciences Outstanding Graduate Senior AwardApril 2023
Congratulations to Tara Sutton, a WRRC student researcher working with Drs. Leah Bremer and Aurora Kagawa-Viviani on the social outcomes of the Red Hill jet fuel spill. She will graduate with a 3.9 GPA in Communicology, Anthropology, and Ethnic…
Agroforestry Restoration at Pu‘ulaniMarch 2023
In 2018, the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa (UHM) and Kāko‘o ‘Ōiwi, a community-based organization, have worked together to transition a primarily non-native forest to a culturally and ecologically valuable agroforest at Pu‘ulani (heavenly ridge) in Heʻeia, O‘ahu. The…
Managing Cesspools in Hawai‘i: A New Comprehensive ToolMarch 2023
“It’s good to be able to contribute to solving some of our states most challenging issues,” Dr. Chris Shuler stated. Dr. Shuler, a hydrologist and researcher with WRRC, spearheaded the creation on a new user-friendly webpage (www.hawaiicesspooltool.org) with information…
2023 Lau Scholarship Competition — ClosedMarch 2023
The purpose of the scholarship is to further knowledge of Hawai’i’s natural waters by providing financial assistance that may be used for anything related to costs of attendance or research. The scholarship will be awarded to either part-…
New Publications: New Studies on Nitrous OxideMarch 2023
New studies on nitrous oxide (N₂O) were published recently by Dr. Zhiyue Wang, a recent addition to the WRRC ‘Ohana, and his research group. A life cycle assessment study was conducted on a novel biological process harvesting N₂O…