The UH Manoa community examined the causes and effects of the disastrous flood that swept through the campus on October 30, 2004, at a symposium held on February 28.
The symposium included presentations and discussions with representatives of the National Weather Service, the U.S. Geological Survey, the State Department of Land and Natural Resources, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and UH scientists who examine the conditions that led to the severe flooding. A panel discussion followed, with UH administrators and department representatives from the most critically affected facilities on campus. They discussed the response to flooding and how the risk of such damage in the future might be reduced.