Assessment of Groundwater Availability in the Volcanic-Rock Aquifers of Oahu, Hawaii
SPONSOR:National Institute for Water Resources, Water Resources Research Institute Program PROJECT PERIOD:3/1/2014 – 2/28/2016 ABSTRACT:The volcanic-rock aquifers of Oahu supply freshwater to 70 percent of Hawaii’s population and most of other needs, including commerce, industry, and U.S. military. The resident…
Estimating Evapotranspiration Over Native Wet Montane Cloud Forests in Hawaii and Evaluating the Impact of Climate Change on it
SPONSOR: National Institute for Water Resources, Water Resources Research Institute Program PROJECT PERIOD: 03/01/2014-02/29/2015 ABSTRACT: Sensible and latent heat fluxes are the key variables in energy and water vapor exchange between the land surface and the atmosphere. Latent heat flux…
Quantifying Groundwater Discharge from the Faga’alu Aquifer, American Samoa
SPONSOR: National Institute for Water Resources, Water Resources Research Institute Program PROJECT PERIOD: 03/01/2014-02/28/2015 ABSTRACT: Faga’alu Valley on Tutuila Island, American Samoa, has been designated as a priority watershed management area by the NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program. While Faga’alu’s…
Tracing Interconnectivity Between High-level and Basal Groundwaters in West Hawaii
SPONSOR: National Institute for Water Resources, Water Resources Research Institute Program PROJECT PERIOD: 3/1/2014 – 2/28/2016 ABSTRACT: Recent rapid development in the North Kona District of West Hawaii has raised concerns regarding the sustainability of the region’s groundwater resources in…
Geochemical Delineation of Aquifer Boundaries and Assessment of Groundwater Quality on Tutuila Island, American Samoa
SPONSOR:National Institute for Water Resources, Water Resources Research Institute Program PROJECT PERIOD:07/20/2015-07/08/2017 ABSTRACT: Deteriorating water quality and resulting water shortage is an ongoing threat to the sustainability of domestic water supplies on Tutuila, the main island in the territory of…
Numerical Simulation of Cold Intermediate Depth Seawater Circulation Through the Keauhou Aquifer in North Kona, Hawaii
SPONSOR:National Institute for Water Resources, Water Resources Research Institute Program PROJECT PERIOD:3/1/2015 – 2/28/2016 ABSTRACT:Recent drilling log and depth profile data acquired from boreholes drilled through the basal lens in the northern Keauhou aquifer suggest that cold, intermediate depth seawater…
Assessing Feasibility of Storm-Water Harvesting by Groundwater Injection in Nuuanu Reservoir No. 4, Oahu, Hawaii
SPONSOR:Honolulu Board of Water Supply PROJECT PERIOD:07/20/2015-07/08/2017 ABSTRACT:Surface water harvesting is a conservation method used to augment groundwater supply. The method is a form of Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR), which involves capturing excess water during wet periods and injecting…
Identifying Groundwater Flow and Contamination to Streams: Kahaluu Watershed, Oahu
SPONSOR:National Institute for Water Resources, Water Resources Research Institute Program PROJECT PERIOD:3/1/2015 – 2/28/2017 ABSTRACT:The surface waters in the Kahaluu Lagoon on the windward side of Oahu fronted by Kaneohe Bay have been shown to have very high levels of…
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