CP-1997-02 Rainwater catchment systems: Development and guidelines. Fok, Yu-Si Rainwater catchment systems (RWCS) have been in use for centuries. However, since most have been developed by users with private funds, few public sector decision-makers acknowledge the contribution RWCS have for…
CP-1997-01 Rainwater catchment systems as an important part for integrated resources development in arid and semiarid regions. Fok, Yu-Si From the viewpoint of regional resources development, water is a limiting resource in arid and semiarid regions. Rainwater is a natural…
CP-1996-03 Water balance, climate change and land-use planning in the Pearl Harbor basin, Hawai’i. Giambelluca, Thomas W., Mark A. Ridgley, and Michael A. Nullet The Pearl Harbor basin on the tropical oceanic island of Oahu, Hawai’i, exhibits extreme climate gradients,…
CP-1996-02 Development of guidelines for construction of rainwater catchment systems in Hawaii. Fok, Yu-Si This paper presents the past efforts of the public sector to create guidelines for RWCS development and, accordingly, provides an assessment of the acceptability of these…
CP-1996-01 Linear systems theory and modeling of river water quality Liu, Clark C.K. The water quality of a polluted river can be improved either by increasing the river’s self-purification ability or by reducing waste loadings the river receives. Traditional physically…
CP-1995-13 Sand, Soil, and Pigeon Droppings: Sources of Indicator Bacteria in the Waters of Hanauma Bay, Oahu, Hawaii Oshiro, Robin and Roger Fujioka To investigate the deteriorating bacteriological water quality of Hanauma Bay, Hawaii, samples of shoreline water, sand, land…
CP-1995-11 Detection of Legionella Bacteria in Sewage by Polymerase Chain Reaction and Standard Culture Method Roll, Bruce M. and Roger S. Fujioka Legionella bacteria are ubiquitous in environmental waters. Only a few species ofLegionella , especially, L. pneumophila are pathogenic…
CP-1995-10 Sustainable tourism development: Managing Hawaii’s ‘unique’ touristic resource – Hanauma Bay Mak, James and James E.T. Moncur Journal of Travel Research 33(4):51–57 The impact of tourism growth on the environment is an increasingly important public issue in travel destinations.…
CP-1995-09 Injected helium technology for environmental near-shore water monitoring Lau, L.S., and A.I. El-Kadi Use of dissolved helium as a water environment-tracer has been documented by Gupta et al. (Ground Water 32(1), 1994; Hydrological Sciences Journal 93(2), 1994). Helium has…
CP-1995-08 Assessment of effects of deep-water, sewage effluent discharge on a near shore, tropical benthic community, Honolulu, Hawaii. Nelson, Walter G., Julie H. Bailey-Brock, William J. Cooke, and E. Alison Kay The benthic infaunal community near the ocean outfall diffuser…