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Recent Publication: Effects of systematic predictor selection for statistical downscaling of rainfall in Hawai’iMarch 2024

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A paper was recently published in the International Journal of Climatology by Kristen Sanfilippo and other researchers from the University of Hawaiʻi,…

New Publication: Mapping Daily Air Temperature Over the Hawaiian Islands From 1990 to 2021 Via an Optimized Piecewise Linear Regression TechniqueJANUARY 2024

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A new paper on mapping daily air temperature was recently published by Dr. Keri Kodama, an East-West Center Fellow and WRRC Affiliate…

WRRC Investigates Pink Maui PondNovember 2023

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On October 30, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, which manages the Keālia Pond National Wildlife Refuge, discovered that the pond had…

Discovering Terrestrial Biomes in Your Own BackyardOctober 2023

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  Guiding your students educational experience can sometimes be challenging, but Dr. Faith Inman, an instructor at the University of Hawai’i at…

Congratulations Brian Allen! 2023 Lau ScholarOctober 2023

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    I am grateful to have been chosen to receive the 2023 L. Stephen Lau Scholarship. This is an honor and…

How Climate Change is Impacting Hawai‘iOctober 2023

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    In the aftermath of the devastating fires on Maui, Tom Giambelluca was asked how climate warming is creating a greater…

WRRC Leading Effort to Test Safety of Maui Drinking WaterSeptember 2023

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  Less than two weeks after the August 8th fire, WRRC launched the Maui Post-Fire Community Drinking-Water Information Hub. Chris Shuler, a…

New Publications by Xiaolong Geng: Studies on Oil Weathering Models and Impacts of Upweling in Shallow WetlandsAugust 2023

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    Congratulations to Dr. Xiaolong (Leo) Geng, WRRC hydrogeologist and faculty member with the Department of Earth Sciences, who recently published…
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New Publication: Environmental Change on Native and Invasive MacroalgaeJuly 2023

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    A new study predicting the environmental effects of climate change, urban development, and land cover was recently published in Water…