Kona coast faces stark wastewater tradeoffs
6,500 cesspools in Kailua-Kona have the potential to negatively impact coastal water quality and groundwater-dependent ecosystems.
Sustainable water withdrawal from main Oʻahu aquifer may decrease
Watershed protection could translate into $27–40 million in annual savings in water supply costs after 50 years.
Better water management goal of storm, rainfall data analysis
The study analyzed 20 years of storm frequency and associated rainfall.
UH showcases $20M ʻIke Wai project at international water conference
Scientific exchange vital to sustaining water resources in island communities.
Scientific breakthrough: First images of freshwater plumes at sea
Researchers demonstrated a new method to detect freshwater plumes between the seafloor and ocean surface.
Novel geophysical technique couples sound waves, electromagnetic fields
A new book offers an introduction into the method while simultaneously describing the state-of-the-art of seismoelectrics for experts in the field.
Project protects decades of environmental history
The team has catalogued and processed more than a third of the 1,400 environmental impact statements.
Good environmental policy requires understanding people
The study demonstrates that sound environmental policy requires improved understanding of the diverse ways that people benefit and relate to these systems.
UH team to develop wildfire risk system
The cost of brush fires in Hawaiʻi take its toll and a University of Hawaiʻiteam hopes to create predictive models to better prepare authorities.
UH associate professor earns Fulbright scholarship for water and climate research
Sayed Bateni’s research aims to predict heat wave duration and intensity in Qatar.
