Welcome to the Hawai‘i Water Resources Research Center
The WRRC serves the State of Hawai‘i as well as other pacific islands and elsewhere by researching water-related issues distinctive to these areas. We are Hawai‘i’s link in a network represented in every state as well as Washington, D.C. and three U.S. Territories. Learn more.
FEATURED RESEARCH
WRRC Leading Effort to Test Safety of Maui Drinking WaterSeptember 2023
Less than two weeks after the August 8th fire, WRRC launched the Maui Post-Fire Community Drinking-Water Information Hub. Chris Shuler, a hydrologist with WRRC; Andrew Whelton, a fire disaster specialist from Purdue…
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Preserving the Water We HaveJune 2023
To become better stewards of Hawai’i’s natural resources, we need to understand the challenges facing the state, especially to protect and manage our water. In a recent interview with Hawaii Now, Dr.…
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FEATURED PUBLICATIONS
New Publications by Xiaolong Geng: Studies on Oil Weathering Models and Impacts of Upweling in Shallow WetlandsAugust 2023
Congratulations to Dr. Xiaolong (Leo) Geng, WRRC hydrogeologist and faculty member with the Department of Earth Sciences, who recently published two papers. The recent publication for (1) “A generic approach to…
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New Publication: Environmental Change on Native and Invasive MacroalgaeJuly 2023
A new study predicting the environmental effects of climate change, urban development, and land cover was recently published in Water Resources Research. The authors-representing diverse research specialties, including members from WRRC-concluded…
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FROM AROUND THE WEB
- Doyle receives 2nd Big West Women’s Water Polo Player of the Week
- April 28, 2025 Commission Meeting Agenda
- American Samoa celebrates historic 125th Flag Day
- Forest owners push back on watchdog report
- Board of Water Supply
- American Samoa Environmental Protection Agency (AS-EPA) Enforces Polystyrene Foam Container Ban
- Army Corps invites public comment on shoreline protection plan at Ofu Airport
