Last month, PI-CASC and Pacific RISCC participated in the Maui Invasive Pest Meeting held at the Pilina Event Center on the UH Maui campus in Kahului, which brought together 100 participants from across Hawaiʻi.
Meetings
Join the Hawaiʻi State Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission on October 4 for the opening of “Kaiāulu: Rising together,” a showcase of original artwork focusing on climate change issues and engaging the Climate Action Pathways in Hawai‘i by four talented local artists.
This is a free and virtual event, October 21-23 for managers, researchers, policymakers, decision-makers, and interested community members from across the Pacific who are interested in the history, prevention, management control, and impacts of CRB.
The Call for Proposals for the 7th National Adaptation Forum is officially open! Submit by Oct. 1
Last week, PI-CASC-supported principal investigators and students presented their work across various sessions at the Hawaiʻi Conservation Conference.
Register for the last Slice of PI-CASC seminar of the season, next week Tuesday, May 6! Dr. Ashley McGuigan, coordinator at the USDA Southwest Climate Hub and extension specialist at UH Mānoa will present “Ecological traits predict nutritional traits in complex agroforestry systems.”
In honor of HISAM, there will be webinars, local volunteer opportunities, and events throughout the moth of May.
Dr. Ann Marie Gawel’s presentation on May 14 will focus on research into perceptions of environmental issues, especially invasive species, amongst residents of Guåhan (Guam). Register today!
Attend the opening reception for the “Hala” exhibition, which will be held on May 9 at the Wailoa Art Center in Hilo.
Dr. Michala Phillips and Liat Portner present “Using a place-based approach to structure conversations around climate-ready restoration” on April 23. Register today!

