Future of water in Hawai‘i focus of UH innovation conference

One of the featured sessions will focus on the cultural and historical significance of water.

UH experts and industry leaders will discuss how to solve challenges related to water in Hawaiʻi.

Link to video and sound (details below): https://bit.ly/3g5nlkr

WHAT: The University of Hawaiʻi will host “Water Resilience in Hawai‘i,” a one-day in-person conference focused on solving challenges related to water, and will also spotlight how strategies from Hawaiʻi’s ancient water management systems can provide guidance on restorative practices today. UH will provide an opportunity for further collaboration between the university and its industry and community partners to engage in meaningful partnerships to solve challenges related to water, while promoting economic stability and viability in Hawai‘i.

WHY: Water has always been our most precious resource. Combined with Hawai‘i’s 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’s largest research institution, UH has a responsibility to help improve the quality of life for our residents and to those around the world through innovative research and education.

WHO: UH System leaders, experts, and Native Hawaiian researchers, U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz, state and city experts, and community partners

WHEN: October 28, 8:30 a.m.–5:45 p.m.

WHERE: Hawai‘i Convention Center

ADDITIONAL FACTS:

• One of the featured morning sessions will focus on the cultural and historical significance of water in Hawai‘i. UH experts, including those who are involved with important cultural organizations in Hawai‘i, will share their knowledge.
• Other sessions include: Water Policy and Strategy in Hawai‘i; Challenges, Opportunities, Strategies and Tactics to Address Water Quality Issues in Hawai‘i; and Red Hill…Moving Forward.
• The conference is sponsored by the UH Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation in partnership with the Native Hawaiian Community Development Corporation and the Hawai‘i Technology Development Corporation.
• There are approximately 60 seats left. Register on this website. 

VIDEO BROLL: (53 seconds)

0:00-0:53 - Various water shots

SOUNDBITES:

Kamuela Enos/Director, UH Office of Indigenous Knowledge and Innovation

(8 seconds)

“We have to understand the systems of the past and the histories of how we got to where we are to really have clarity on what moving forward looks like.”

(12 seconds)

“There will be a series of speakers, kānaka primarily and researchers and faculty who will be sharing this manaʻo, these perspectives and views to help inform conversations later in the day.”

(12 seconds)

“So I hope this will be the first of many spaces where faculty who will be speaking have a chance to continue to share and to help support contemporary work in innovation and in restoration.”