Climate Change and Fresh Water in Hawaii

February 7, 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Mānoa Campus, Kamakakuokalani Center for Hawaiian Studies, Halau o Haumea, 2645 Dole St., Honolulu Add to Calendar

A roundtable of natural resource specialists and decision-makers will review current trends affecting fresh water in Hawaii and explore practical approaches to adapt to a changing climate. Audience members will be encouraged to engage with panelists in dialogue focusing on solutions and future research needed to support them.

Please join us for this important conversation about Hawaii’s future.

DLNR Director William Aila Jr. will give opening remarks.

Speakers:

Ka‘eo Duarte, PhD, Regional Asset Manager, Hawai‘i Island Agriculture and Water Resources,Kamehameha Schools

Thomas Giambelluca, PhD, Professor of Geography, University of Hawai‘i at Manoa

Sam Gon, PhD, Senior Scientist and Cultural Advisor, The Nature Conservancy

Kapua‘ala Sproat, JD, Assistant Professor of Native Hawaiian and Environmental Law, William S. Richardson School of Law

Barry Usagawa, PE, Water Resources Program Administrator, Honolulu Board of Water Supply

Thank you to our sponsors: the Gladys A. Brandt Chair in Polynesian Studies and Hawai‘inuiakea School of Hawaiian Knowledge

Watch the event livestream at www.kahuliao.org.


Event Sponsor
KamakakÅ«okalani Center for Hawaiian Studies, Ka Huli Ao Center for Excellence in Native Hawaiian Law, and the Center for Island Climate Adaptation and Policy, Mānoa Campus

More Information
Zena Grecni, 956-2865, icap@hawaii.edu

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