Speakers: Mr. Chris Cramer and Ms. Hina Ioane Abstract: The 1990s widening of Kalanianaʻole Highway caused an environmental catastrophe by cutting the freshwater flow to Kalauhaʻihaʻi Fishpond in Niu, Oʻahu and Maunalua Bay. Nearby Kānewai Spring in Kuliʻouʻou was also…
Speaker: Ms. Sandy Ward Abstract: It is clear that the watersheds of the ‘Ewa district (moku) must be the focus of intense restoration and research efforts. Eight ‘Ewa moku watersheds feed into Pearl Harbor (Pu’uloa) and include extensive shoreline wetlands,…
Speaker: Dr. Donn Viviani Abstract: Puʻuloa (Pearl Harbor) is the largest estuary in the central Pacific. Puʻuloa is also understudied, particularly compared to other estuarine systems. Leeward Community College (Leeward CC) has a rich tradition of oceanographic investigation of Puʻuloa,…
Speakers: Drs. Leah Bremer, Brytne Okuhata, Angela Richards Donà, and Celia Smith Abstract: Groundwater dependent ecosystems (GDEs) are increasingly recognized as a critical component of sustainable groundwater management worldwide. Despite this importance, data linking drivers of hydrologic change to GDEs…
Speaker: Dr. Kasey Barton Abstract: Climate change is altering water availability with dramatic consequences for plant performance and population stability. Seedlings are often more sensitive to water limitation than older plants of the same species due to their small size,…
Speaker: Dr. Alan Mair Abstract: Long-term downward trends of rainfall and concurrent long-term upward trends in drought duration and magnitude extend across most of the Hawaiian Islands. Some future climate projections indicate that rainfall is projected to further decrease across…
Speaker: Ms. Melissa Kunz Abstract: What is the state of drought knowledge and drought-related needs in Hawaiʻi? As part of the Pacific Drought Knowledge Exchange’s early needs-finding efforts, I conducted 24 interviews and a survey to learn about Hawaiʻi’s drought…
Speaker: Dr. Sunny Jiang Abstract: The skin is a complex organ responsible for protecting the body from physical, chemical and biological insults. Therefore, the skin microbiome plays an important role in protecting the host from skin infections. This presentation reports…
Speaker: Ms. Liat Portner Abstract: Hawaiʻi has a long history of recognizing the relationship between water and natural resource management. However, in the face of ongoing land cover changes, these connections are changing in unknown ways. The discipline of ecohydrology provides us…
Speaker: Dr. Zhiyue Wang Abstract: Wastewater is a promising source of clean water, energy, and nutrients. However, the reuse of municipal wastewater is a sustainability challenge that requires integrated approaches across scale. Such a challenge is further complicated by interconnected…