{"id":4810,"date":"2022-09-14T20:23:14","date_gmt":"2022-09-14T20:23:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hawaii.edu\/epscor\/?p=4810"},"modified":"2022-09-14T20:34:40","modified_gmt":"2022-09-14T20:34:40","slug":"water-resilience-in-hawaii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hawaii.edu\/epscor\/water-resilience-in-hawaii\/","title":{"rendered":"Water Resilience in Hawai\u2018i"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>A UH Innovation&nbsp;Conference<\/em><br>October 28, 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/research.hawaii.edu\/event\/water-resilience-in-hawaii\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">register here<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Water has always been our most precious resource and recent events have highlighted how fragile this lifeline can be. Combined with Hawai\u2018i\u2019s geographic isolation, it is especially important to develop resilient and sustainable practices to ensure that future generations can safely live, work and play in the islands. As the state\u2019s largest research institution, the University of Hawai\u2018i (UH) has an obligation to help improve the quality of life for our residents and to those around the world though innovative<br>research and education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Water Resilience in Hawai\u2018i<\/em>&nbsp;creates an opportunity for further collaboration between UH and its industry and community partners to engage in meaningful partnerships to solve these challenges, while promoting economic stability and viability in Hawai\u2018i.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/research.hawaii.edu\/event\/water-resilience-in-hawaii\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Water Resilience in Hawai\u2018i<\/em>&nbsp;<\/a>is sponsored by the<br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/research\/\" target=\"_blank\">University of Hawai\u02bbi Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation<\/a>&nbsp;and the&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.htdc.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Hawaii Technology Development Corporation<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Keynote Speakers:<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.labhuiofrank.com\/dr-kiana-frank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"129\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hawaii.edu\/epscor\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Screen-Shot-2022-09-14-at-9.42.51-AM-1.png?resize=300%2C129&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4821 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hawaii.edu\/epscor\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Screen-Shot-2022-09-14-at-9.42.51-AM-1.png?resize=300%2C129&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hawaii.edu\/epscor\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Screen-Shot-2022-09-14-at-9.42.51-AM-1.png?resize=768%2C331&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hawaii.edu\/epscor\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Screen-Shot-2022-09-14-at-9.42.51-AM-1.png?w=882&amp;ssl=1 882w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/129;\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-medium is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.schatz.senate.gov\/about\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hawaii.edu\/epscor\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Screen-Shot-2022-09-14-at-9.43.00-AM.png?resize=277%2C132&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4814 lazyload\" width=\"277\" height=\"132\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hawaii.edu\/epscor\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Screen-Shot-2022-09-14-at-9.43.00-AM.png?resize=300%2C143&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hawaii.edu\/epscor\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Screen-Shot-2022-09-14-at-9.43.00-AM.png?resize=768%2C367&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hawaii.edu\/epscor\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Screen-Shot-2022-09-14-at-9.43.00-AM.png?w=838&amp;ssl=1 838w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 277px) 100vw, 277px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 277px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 277\/132;\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Panelists\/Speakers<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Roger Babcock<\/strong>,<em>&nbsp;Director, Environmental Services, City and County of Honolulu<\/em><\/li><li><strong>Kamanamaikalani Beamer<\/strong>,&nbsp;<em>Professor, Hui \u02bb\u0100ina Momona Program, William S. Richardson School of Law, UH M\u0101noa<\/em><\/li><li><strong>Kamuela Enos<\/strong>,&nbsp;<em>Director, Office of Indigenous Innovation, UH System<\/em><\/li><li><strong>Thomas Giambelluca<\/strong>,&nbsp;<em>Director, Water Resources Research Center, UH M\u0101noa<\/em><\/li><li><strong>Major Gen. Mark A. Hashimoto<\/strong>,&nbsp;<em>Mobilization Assistant to the Commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command<\/em><\/li><li><strong>Aurora Kagawa-Viviani<\/strong>,&nbsp;<em>Asst. Professor, Water Resources Research Center, UH M\u0101noa; Commission on Water Resource Management, State of Hawai<a>\u2018<\/a>i<\/em><\/li><li><strong>M. Kaleo Manuel<\/strong>,&nbsp;<em>Deputy Director, Commission on Water Resource Management, State of Hawai\u2018i<\/em><\/li><li><strong>Dana Okano<\/strong>,&nbsp;<em>Program Director, Hawai\u2018i Community Foundation<\/em><\/li><li><strong>Joseph Pickard<\/strong>,&nbsp;<em>President, Community Planning &amp; Engineering, Inc.<\/em><\/li><li><strong>D. Kapua\u02bbala Sproat<\/strong>,&nbsp;<em>Professor\/Director, Ka Huli Ao Center for Excellence in Native Hawaiian Law, William S. Richardson School of Law, UH M\u0101noa<\/em><\/li><li><strong>Vassilis L. Syrmos<\/strong>,&nbsp;<em>Vice President for Research and Innovation, UH System<\/em><\/li><li><strong>Tara Sutton<\/strong>,&nbsp;<em>Undergraduate Student\/Member, University of Hawai\u2018i Red Hill Task Force<\/em><\/li><li><strong>Donald Thomas<\/strong>,&nbsp;<em>Sr. Researcher\/Co-Founder, Hawai\u2018i Groundwater &amp; Geothermal Research Center, UH M\u0101noa<\/em><\/li><li><strong>Lauren Roth Venu<\/strong>,&nbsp;<em>Principal, Roth Ecological Design, Int. LLC<\/em><\/li><li><strong>Tao Yan<\/strong>,&nbsp;<em>Professor, Civil Engineering, UH M\u0101noa<\/em><\/li><li><strong>George Yarbrough<\/strong>,&nbsp;<em>Innovation and Entrepreneurship Programs Director, UH Office of Innovation and Commercialization<\/em><\/li><li>And more\u2026<\/li><li><em>Emcee<\/em>:&nbsp;<strong>Moanike\u02bbala Nabarro<\/strong>,&nbsp;<em>Spokesperson, UH Communications&nbsp;<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Sessions<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"670\" height=\"345\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hawaii.edu\/epscor\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Screen-Shot-2022-09-14-at-10.20.20-AM-1.png?resize=670%2C345&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4825 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hawaii.edu\/epscor\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Screen-Shot-2022-09-14-at-10.20.20-AM-1.png?w=670&amp;ssl=1 670w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hawaii.edu\/epscor\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Screen-Shot-2022-09-14-at-10.20.20-AM-1.png?resize=300%2C154&amp;ssl=1 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 670px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 670\/345;\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A UH Innovation&nbsp;ConferenceOctober 28, 2022 Water has always been our most precious resource and recent events have highlighted how fragile this lifeline can be. Combined with Hawai\u2018i\u2019s geographic isolation, it is especially important to develop resilient and sustainable practices to ensure that future generations can safely live, work and play in the islands. 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