‘Ike Wai team members John Burns, Travis Mandel and Grady Weyenburg who recently taught a five-week summer research experience were featured in UH Hilo Stories. Read the full story by Leah Sherwood at the following link: https://hilo.hawaii.edu/…/20…/09/20/data-science-reef-study/
By Alice Kim A University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa postdoctoral fellow took part in a world record for the deepest controlled-source electromagnetic (CSEM) survey of the seafloor. At 5,150 meters (approximately 3.2 miles) below sea level, the record-breaking survey happened above an oceanic trench in the Aleutian-Alaska Subduction Zone (AASZ) on June 6, 2019, during …
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Photos by Keola Arakaki Bruised knees, blistered, bloody feet and physical exhaustion are not what most picture at the mention of hula, a Polynesian dance form known throughout Hawai‘i. Hula is also not what most imagine when thinking of the University of Hawai‘i research project ‘Ike Wai but the unlikely pairing came together at the Merrie …
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Administrative professionals nationwide were honored this past week in celebration of Administrative Professionals Day held on April 24. ‘Ike Wai team member, Michelle Choe serves as program support associate for the project. Choe, a University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa alumni is described as the heartbeat of the project and provides much of the “behind-the-scenes” support …
And the unofficial ‘Most Valuable Team Member’ award goes to… Read More »
By Alice Kim Barbara and David Sumida In ʻAiea, scientists wade through cool, ankle-deep water around the watercress patches at Sumida farm. They are researching whether rising temperatures and changing water chemistry may be hurting the farm’s crops. University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa researchers funded by two National Science Foundation (NSF) programs are working with a third-generation farming family …
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Seven ‘Ike Wai Scholars had the opportunity to showcase their research at University of Hawai‘i (UH) at Hilo during a poster session held on April 26. The students worked closely with UH Hilo Data Science faculty and who served as their mentors. The following are the poster titles, scholars’ names, and their mentors: A Tool …
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At the recent Marine Option Program (MOP) Student Symposium on April 6, held on Maui, University of Hawai‘i (UH) at Hilo Data Analysis Intern and ‘Ike Wai Scholar, Alexa Runyan was one of two students who brought home major awards. Winning the Pacific Congress on Marine Science and Technology (PACON) International, Hawai‘i Chapter, MOP Symposium …
Brytne Okuhata, a graduate research assistant working on the ‘Ike Wai project, was recently selected for a $1,800 award through the Harold T. Stearns Fellowship to support her research developing two groundwater models for West Hawai‘i Island and collecting groundwater samples for age dating to use in these models to better understand groundwater transportation. Okuhata’s …
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By Maria Dumanlang Estimated reading time: 7 mins ‘Ike Wai researcher Dr. Eric Attias recently conducted an offshore survey along the Kona coastline of Hawai‘i Island to better understand the Hualālai aquifer system. He speaks now about the role his work plays in the ‘Ike Wai project and how the novel application of this state-of-the-art …
From left, Eric Attias and Jake Perez deploy the system Parrotfish, Pike, Pompano and Perch were instrumental in helping University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoaresearchers gain a better understanding of Hualālai aquifer on Hawaiʻi Island. The four marine electric-field receivers, dubbed with common fish names, are part of state-of-the-art technology used by researchers from ʻIke Wai, a large-scale, multidisciplinary project funded by …
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