ʻIke Wai
The current Hawaiʻi EPSCoR Track 1 project is named ʻIke Wai, from the Hawaiian words for “knowledge” and “water,” respectively. The project mission is to ensure Hawaiʻi’s future water security through an integrated program of research, education, community engagement, and decision support. Its vision is to promote water resource management in Hawaiʻi that is sustainable, responsible, and data driven. Scientific, cultural, and social dimensions to the problem of water security are integrated in a transparent, stakeholder-driven, and rigorous water research enterprise with the following goals:
Project Goals
- Collect new hydrological and geophysical data at two study sites, on Oʻahu and Hawaiʻi Island, to address data gaps in understanding of subsurface structure and flow.
- Develop a new data and modeling platform for Hawaiʻi volcanic hydro-geology, economic modeling, and decision support.
- Establish an integrated set of pathways to train and develop a diverse cohort of students, post-doctoral, and faculty researchers at the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo and the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa to address Hawaiʻi’s water challenges.
To learn more:
- Experimental & Field Science and Aquifer Modeling for summaries of the research
- Data and Decision Support tools: for access to our Science Gateway
- Education: for student accomplishments and opportunities
- Community Engagement: for information on partners to the project and our outreach to community stakeholders
- ‘Ike Wai Team: for information on participants in the project
- Data Science: for information on the UH Hilo efforts to increase data science capacity
- News and Events: for recent stories and upcoming events