New tool provides wave flooding predictions for West Maui
A new interactive mapping tool created by researchers at PacIOOS provides West Maui with predictions of coastal flooding.
Sea-level rise impacts highlighted with expert at UH Sea Grant
Participants witnessed the impacts of climate change on Oʻahu’s North Shore and Māpunapuna.
40% of Oʻahu beaches could be lost by mid-century
Researchers assessed the shoreline around Oʻahu most vulnerable to erosion under three scenarios of sea-level rise—all estimated to occur before, and shortly after mid-century.
UH Sea Grant provides critical support in Waikīkī Beach renewal, recovery
Replacing the Royal Hawaiian groin is the first of many beach improvement projects planned for the next several years.
Sea-level variability to increase with ocean warming
Sea level variability alters tidal cycles and enhances the risks of coastal flooding and erosion beyond changes associated with sea level rise.
UH Hilo coastal erosion research shared through national toolkit
The research uses historic aerial photos, current drone imagery and topographic surveys to document the changes and provide information for policymaker development plans.
UH Sea Grant called on to help save Waikīkī Beach
The program under the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology and the Department of Economics issues an alarming report on beach erosion.
Project sparks passion to protect Hawaiʻi beaches
Kammie Tavares’ research findings emphasize that the time to act is now to reduce or reverse shoreline hardening, which causes beach loss.
Fellowship program honors former UH Sea Grant director
The two-year paid fellowship, named after Emeritus Professor E. Gordon Grau, will place early-career professionals with municipal, state or federal host agencies.
Failure to protect beaches under slowly rising sea level
A team of specialists quantified land use on the Oʻahu coast over the period 1928–2015 and concluded that state and national coastal zone management practices will require new policies, or more effective ways for implementing existing policies.
