Author: Aimee Schriber (page 5)

Speaker: Dr. Han Tseng Abstract: Cloud water interception (CWI), the passive capturing of fog water by plants, is a unique ecohydrological process in tropical montane cloud forests that has long been believed to increase water supply. By gaining extra water…

Speaker: Dr. Tao Yan Abstract: Exploration and consumption of petroleum hydrocarbons have led to frequent oil spills and contamination of aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. Although every spill can have catastrophic consequences to the local ecosystem, contamination of groundwater aquifers represents…

Speaker: Dr. Jinyong Liu Abstract: Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are widely used manufactured chemicals that have been in existence since the 1940s and can be found in our drinking water, food, homes, and workplaces. PFAS are commonly known as…

Speaker: Ms. Wiwik Dharmiasih Abstract: Subak is a traditional irrigation and water management system that has existed for over a thousand years in Bali as an autonomous locally rooted institution. This unique system controls water allocation and resources distribution of…

Speaker: Mr. Matt Rosener Abstract: The Waipā Foundation is restoring the physical and cultural vibrancy of the Waipā ahupua‘a through the creation of a Hawaiian community center and learning center. The non-profit Foundation, through a lease and partnership with Kamehameha…

Speaker: Dr. Pam Weiant Abstract: Please join us and learn about Mālama Maunalua, an organization dedicated to “restoring the health of Maunalua Bay through habitat restoration, science and planning, and education and outreach.” Maunalua Bay, located in Hawai‘i Kai along…

Speaker: Dr. Jonathan Scheuer Abstract: The Hawai‘i Water Code mandates groundwater management by the determination of Sustainable Yields (SY), a modification of the “safe yield” concept forwarded over a century ago. The Water Commission, trustees of the water resources trust,…