Speaker: Dr. Austin Shelton Abstract: The Guam Restoration of Watersheds (GROW) Initiative aims to revive island landscapes and downstream coral reefs. GROW advances U.N. Sustainable Development Goal 14 (Life Below Water) and Goal 15 (Life on Land) in alignment with…
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Sea-Level Rise and Inundation of Infrastructure Including Coastal Cesspools and Wastewater SystemsDate: January 29, 2021
Speakers: Dr. Shellie Habel and Dr. Trista McKenzie Abstract: Sea-level rise induced impacts in Hawai‘i are becoming increasingly problematic and observable as infrastructure degradation and failure occurs; this includes onsite sewage disposal systems. This presentation reviews the impacts that outdated and aging…
Recent Water-Resource Studies by the USGS Pacific Islands Water Science CenterDate: December 09, 2020
Speakers: Delwyn Oki, Kolja Rotzoll, Jackson Mitchell, Alan Mair, and Chui Ling Cheng Abstract: The U.S. Geological Survey, Pacific Islands Water Science Center (PIWSC) collects hydrologic data and conducts studies in Hawaiʻi and the U.S. Affiliated Pacific Islands to improve…
Solute Dispersion in GroundwaterDate: December 02, 2020
Speaker: Dr. Peter Kitanidis Abstract: At least 98% of the earth’s groundwater is fresh water—in other words, water that is not seawater or ice. Groundwater is a valuable but fragile resource that is constantly threatened with contamination. However, predicting contaminant…
Compartmentalization of the Terrestrial Water CycleDate: November 18, 2020
Speaker: Dr. Jeffrey McDonnell Abstract: The catchment annual water balance (i.e., input minus output equals change in storage) is the most important equation in hydrology. But recent studies using stable isotope tracers show a much more complex terrestrial water cycle…
Future Desalination for the Pacific IslandsDate: November 4, 2020
Speaker: Dr. Albert Kim Abstract: The 21st century is an era of natural resource depletion. In the science and engineering community, food, energy, and water (FEW) are enduring research topics as they are vital resources for human life. Moreover, the…
Measuring and Modeling Aerosol-Cloud-Precipitation Interactions in Complex Terrain: Lessons Learned from IPHExDate: October 28, 2020
Speaker: Dr. Ana Barros Abstract: The Intense Observing Period (IOP) Integrated Precipitation and Hydrology Experiment (IPHEx) field campaign took place from 01 May to 15 June 2014 in the southeastern US and centered on the Southern Appalachian Mountains (SAM). IPHEx…
Modeling Vadose Zone Processes using HYDRUS and its Specialized ModuleDate: October 14, 2020
Speaker: Dr. Jirka Šimůnek Abstract: Agriculture is one of the most important non-point pollution sources due to the use of chemicals in plant and animal production. Many mathematical numerical models evaluating water flow and the fate and transport of these…
The Work-4-Water Initiative: Promoting Workforce Development, Infrastructure Investment, 400 Cesspool Replacements and Water Protection in Hawai‘i’s Four CountiesDate: September 30, 2020
Speakers: Stuart Coleman and Michael Mezzacapo Abstract: To help Hawai‘i deal with the unprecedented COVID-19 and resulting hardships, the Work-4-Water Initiative aims to create a workforce of development projects, and in the process, reduce the amount of pollution from cesspools…
Revitalizing Agriculture in Hawai‘iDate: February 28, 2020
Speaker: Kawika Burgess Abstract: After more than 100 years of large-scale monocrop (sugar and pineapple) agriculture in Hawai‘i, much of our agricultural lands are now fallow. The once fertile lands are being converted to gentlemen estates and urban sprawl, and…