Hawaiian Islands

Data Release: Seepage-Run Discharge Measurements on the Islands of O‘ahu, Moloka‘i, Maui, and Hawai‘i, 2018 to 2022February 2023

    The USGS Pacific Islands Water Science Center is releasing the data for “Seepage-run discharge measurements on the islands of O‘ahu, Moloka‘i, Maui, and Hawai‘i, 2018 to 2022,” by Lhib Pagaduan and others (https://doi.org/10.5066/P9OAAT22). This is part of the…
Man standing by channel, Leah 4 Jan 2023 News & Event

New Publication: Investing in Nature-Based Solutions: Cost Profiles of Collective-Action Watershed Investment ProgramsJanuary 2023

  Leah Bremer (WRRC and UHERO) and team members conducted a cost survey of 18 collective-action watershed investment programs in Latin America, Africa, and Asia, which pool resources from water users and other stakeholders to finance Nature Based Solutions. During…
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TROPICAL ISLAND WATER FUTURES: WATER FOR PEOPLE AND ECOSYSTEMS IN THE FACE OF CHANGEAPRIL 12 – 15, 2021 (11 AM TO 3 PM HAWAII STANDARD TIME)

The University of Hawai’i Water Resources Research Center and the Hawai’i EPSCoR in collaboration with the Water and Environmental Research Institute of the Western Pacific in Guam, the Virgin Islands Water Resources Research Institute, and the U.S. Geological Survey Water Resources Research Act Program are pleased to announce the International Tropical Islands Water Conference. Join us for this virtual event to learn and discuss the importance of managing and understanding our water resources across a broad range of tropical island settings!

New Publication: An Environmental Justice Perspective on Ecosystem ServicesDecember 2022

  WRRC and UHERO faculty researcher Leah Bremer and colleagues recently published “An Environmental Perspective on Ecosystem Services” in Ambio. Mainstreaming of ecosystem service approaches has been proposed as one path toward sustainable development. This article addresses the need for…
banana trees for Leah's Nov 2022 article

New Publication in Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment: Non-native Fallows Hold High Potential for Restoration Through AgroforestryNovember 2022

  A new study by Dr. Zoe Hastings (WRRC Postdoctoral Researcher, School of Life Sciences, UHM), Dr. Tamara Ticktin (Professor, School of Life Sciences), Dr. Leah Bremer (UHERO and WRRC Faculty Researcher), Maile Wong (WRRC undergraduate researcher), and Kanekoa Kukea-Schultz…