FY14 – Pacific Island Climate Adaptation Science Center

A rocky stream bed sits between overgrown banks with high green hills in the background

By Rachel Lentz Project

Modeling the response of Hawaiʻi streams to future rainfall conditions

PI: Maoya Bassiouni, Hydrologist, USGS Pacific Islands Water Science Center
Funded: FY2014

High surf pounds an eroded shoreline, undercutting a bluff beneath houses.

By Rachel Lentz Project

Forecasting beach loss from sea-level rise on the island of Kauaʻi

PI: Charles Fletcher, Professor of Earth Sciences, UH Mānoa
Funded: FY2014

A glowing sun sinks behind a cloudbank with mountains peeking out of the cloud layer in the midground.

By Rachel Lentz Project

Measurement of ENSO-related climate conditions and ecosystem responses in Hawaiʻi

PI: Thomas Giambelluca, Professor of Geography, UH Mānoa
Co-I: Shelley Crausbay, Lead Scientist, Conservation Science Partners
Funded: FY2014

Image shows dense, lush tropical trees and bushes

By Rachel Lentz Project

Developing an agroforestry dashboard for the Marshall Islands

PI: Maria Haws, Assoc. Professor of Aquaculture, UH Hilo
Funded: FY2014

By Rachel Lentz Project

Assessing the potential effects of climate change on vegetation in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park

PI: Jim Jacobi, Biologist, USGS Pacific Island Ecosystems Research Center
Funded: FY2014

By Rachel Lentz Project

Changing Hawaiian seascapes and their management implications

PI: Noelani Puniwai, Affiliate Faculty, UH Hilo
Funded: FY2014