A Century of Drought in Hawai‘i
Contributed by Abby Frazier (abbyf@hawaii.edu) Drought is a regular and natural component of the climate in Hawaiʻi with severe effects across many sectors statewide. This paper provides a comprehensive synthesis …
Climate change impacts shifting landscape of the dairy industry in Hawai‘i
Photo credit: Dr. C.N. Lee Contributed by Mandeep Adhikari: mandeep@hawaii.edu Future projections indicated that air temperature would increase 1.3 to 1.8 °C by mid-century and 1.6 to 3.2 °C by the …
Diagnosing Hawai‘i’s Recent Drought
Contributed by Henry Diaz (hfdiaz@hawaii.edu) Read the full article: https://journals.ametsoc.org/view/journals/clim/35/13/JCLI-D-21-0754.1.xml Hawai‘i’s recent drought is among the most severe on record. Wet-season (November-April) rainfall deficits during 2010–2019 rank second lowest among …
Follow the Drop mobile app and data platform
Follow the Drop is a mobile app and data platform that supports municipal green stormwater infrastructure planning and incentive programs. It is currently be used by the City and County …
Optimizing Automated Kriging to Improve Spatial Interpolation of Monthly Rainfall over Complex Terrain
Mapping rainfall over the complex topography of Hawai‘i is not easy. It’s difficult to produce a good quality map that captures the extreme gradients and spatial variability of rainfall in …
Climate Adaptation for Tropical Island Land Stewardship: Adapting a Workshop Planning Process to Hawai‘i
Read the full article by Longman et al. here Tropical island ecosystems are highly vulnerable to the multiple threats of climate change (Nurse et al. 2014; Bonan 2008). In response, …
Developing a real time tool to identify the likelihood of avian malaria insitu development to help the targeting of mosquito control efforts
Contributed by Lucas Fortini: (lfortini@usgs.gov). Contact for more info. Avian malaria poses the threat of extinction to multiple unique Hawaiian forest bird species. With mosquito vector control as one of …
Understanding the environmental factors determining the spatial patterns of malaria prevalence in native forest birds across Hawaii
Contributed by Lucas Fortini The clearly identified link between temperature and avian malaria across the landscape threatens several unique native Hawaiian birds with extinction as the climate warms. With the …
Restoring people and productivity to Puanui: challenges and opportunities in the restoration of an intensive rain-fed Hawaiian field system
“Prior to European contact, Hawaiian cultivators developed and sustained large rain-fed field systems based on sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) and other crops. However, these intensive systems largely were abandoned in …
Hawaiʻi Groundwater Recharge Tool
Use the tool here. “The primary source of freshwater to Hawai‘i’s groundwater systems is recharge. Accurate estimates of recharge are critical for groundwater-resource management and planning. The Hawai‘i Groundwater Recharge Tool allows …