Curriculum Research and Development
Group
University of Hawai`i at Manoa
|
Environmental Protection Agency: The Quality of Our Nation's
Water
http://www.epa.gov/owow/monitoring/guidelines.html
Good description of water quality parameters and why we test them,
good definition of concepts.
Hawaii Stream Research Center
http://www.hawaii.edu/hsrc/home/
A slightly more technical look at stream monitoring projects and
data. Look at the GIS page for maps. Link to stream organisms
page.
Assessment and Characterization of Water Quality in Traditional
Hawaiian Fishponds
Formerly at http://www.soest.hawaii.edu/SEAGRANT/r_aq-61.htm
A work in progress on monitoring water quality in fishponds and
effluent discharge.
Central Pacific Island Environments
http://home.hawaii.rr.com/cpie/index.html
Information on water quality and biology of fresh, brackish and
marine waters in the Central Pacific. Check their dichotomous key for
Hawaiian streams, ponds and estuaries. Good description of water
quality parameters and why we test them. Very useful links page.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: Water Quality Issues
http://contaminants.fws.gov/Issues/WaterQuality.cfm
Not much information, but link to others.
U.S. Geological Survey: Hydrology and Water and Sediment
Quality at James Campbell National Wildlife Refuge near Kahuku,
Island of Oahu, Hawaii
http://hi.water.usgs.gov/pubs/wri99-4171/wri99-4171.pdf
Complete scientific report containing water quality information.
U.S. Geological Survey: Water Resources of Hawaii and the
Pacific.
http://hi.water.usgs.gov/
Excellent resource for water quality, local stream flow data, and
more.
Timbol and Maciolek's Hawaiian Islands Stream Survey
http://www2.hawaii.edu/hsrc/home/tmsurvey.htm
Habitat factors and stream biota. Good information on channel
modifications to streams.
Department of Land and Natural Resources-Division of Aquatic
Resources: Hawaii Streams, The Mauka to Makai Connection
http://www.hawaii.gov/dlnr/dar/streams/
Concise information on Hawaii's natural history and stream
characteristics, with pages on geology, native animals, adaptations
to stream life, cultural importance, and alien species.
Hawaii's Natural Heritage Program
http://www.hinhp.org/
Information on Hawaii's rarest biological resources, including stream
biota. See "What can HINHP Provide".
Bishop Museum: Hawaii Biological Survey
http://www.bishop.hawaii.org/bishop/HBS/hbs1.html
Threatened and endangered species, other databases.
Environmental Protection Agency: Clean Water Act
http://www.epa.gov/owow/wetlands/regs/sec404.html
The South Florida Ecosystem Monitoring Integration Inventory
Project.
http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/flbay/hendersonetal.html
Environmental monitoring of Everglades, estuarine and marine
environment.
National Weather Service.
Formerly at http://www.nws.noaa.gov/pr/hnl/index.shtml
Click Hydrology, or Climate for useful data.
National Park Service Rivers and Trails Program: Nationwide
Rivers Inventory: Hawaii.
http://www.nps.gov/ncrc/programs/rtca/nri/states/hi.html
A list of some streams, their length, and managing agency.
Hawaii Coral Reef Network.
http://www.coralreefnetwork.com
Marine life ID pictures, articles, information on volunteer
monitoring programs, good links to other organizations.
The Ocean Atlas of Hawaii.
http://satftp.soest.hawaii.edu/atlas/
Good explanation of physical ocean conditions around Hawaii.
NOAA Coral Reef Health and Monitoring.
http://coral.aoml.noaa.gov/
Lots of information on the status of coral reefs.
Waikiki Aquarium.
http://waquarium.otted.hawaii.edu
General information.
Hanauma Bay Education Program.
http://www2.hawaii.edu/~hanauma/
General information.
Contributed by Pat Cockett
Ainakumuwai: Ahupuaa of Nawiliwili Bay
http://www.hawaii.edu/environment/ainakumuwai/
Major Kauai source
Formerly at http://www.hawaiian.net/~cbokauai/ahupuaa.html
Land use background and excellent game
http://library.thinkquest.org/2111/
Native Hawaiians for the preservation of ecosystems
http://www.botany.hawaii.edu/GradStud/Pang/index.htm
Native Hawaiian Advisory Council - Water Rights
http://www.kekiai.org/
New geological view of Kauai's formation
Formerly at http://www.wsu.edu/~reiners/Kauai.html
Virtual tour of Kauai
Formerly at
http://hawaii.ivv.nasa.gov/space/hawaii/vfts/kauai/kauai.vft.html
Island science links
Formerly at http://www.hawaiian.net/~cbokauai/kauai.html
Mapping tools
Formerly at http://www.hawaiian.net/~cbokauai/maps.html
Project Ahupua'a - Malama I ka Aina
http://www.k12.hi.us/~ahupuaa/
Kaneohe watershed homepage
http://www.pixi.net/~isd/Kaneohe.html
Project ahupua'a - project units and lessons with obj. and
standards
http://www.k12.hi.us/~ahupuaa/pages/participants2.htm
Enchanted Lake ahupua'a project
http://www.k12.hi.us/~palipka/enchanted_ahupuaa/index.htm#grade
Ahupua'a adventure game
http://tqjunior.thinkquest.org/3502/
cloud free satellite image, virtual flythrough
http://satellite.rsat.com/rsat/default.html
Old satellite shot of Nawiliwili watershed
Formerly at
http://mael.soest.hawaii.edu/space/hawaii/images/tmsdata/kauai/new.kauai17.09.06.01.seg5.jpg
Water links
http://www.state.hi.us/dlnr/cwrm/links.htm
Contributed by Eric Capers
Ala Wai Canal Water Quality Improvement Project
The Ala Wai Watershed Project
The GLOBE program
Global Rivers GREEN
|
|
Curriculum Research and Development
Group |
Last updated January 4, 2005 (Nakama and Nguyen)
- - - Close this window to return to the Water Quality Database - - -