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
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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Agroforestry Restoration at Pu‘ulaniMarch 2023
In 2018, the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa (UHM) and Kāko’o ‘Ōiwi, a community-based organization, have worked together to transition a primarily non-native forest to a culturally and ecologically valuable agroforest at…
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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
- Wildfires deliver heavy blow to Maui economy in new UHERO forecast
- Suicide Awareness Training continues throughout the week
- Hundreds of The Warehouse Group sites to be powered by solar farms
- September 19, 2023 Commission Meeting Agenda and Submittals
- Board of Water Supply
- Army Corps invites public comment on shoreline protection plan at Ofu Airport
- AS-EPA Participated in the 2020 Pacific Islands Environment Directors’ Meeting Through Virtual Platform
