Speakers: Ms. Jessica Bullington and Mr. Sean Mahaffey
Abstract:
The Ala Wai Watershed is an important hydrologic system in Honolulu surrounded by a highly populated area. That area includes the Makiki, Mānoa, and Pālolo streams, which flow into the Ala Wai Canal—an artificial estuary connected to the nearshore waters of Waikīkī. The Strategic Monitoring and Resilience Training (SMART) Ala Wai program at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa was created to monitor the water quality throughout the watershed. SMART is multidisciplinary in approach and has cultivated learning and research experience among graduate, undergraduate, and high school students. In this talk, we will summarize major findings from two aspects of the SMART program: variability of nutrients in the streams and pathogenic bacteria in the canal.
For more information on SMART, please visit http://www.smart-alawai.manoa.hawaii.edu/