FY24 – Pacific Island Climate Adaptation Science Center

By Anela Akana Project

ʻŌiwi Ancestral Knowledge and Agroecology in Kaimū

PI: Kathryn Besio , Professor of Geography and Environmental Sciences, UH Hilo

MCC Graduate Scholar: Kaʻiniʻpuʻuwai Keliʻihoʻomalu-Holz , TCBES, UH Hilo
Funded: FY2024

Two workers in blue shirts are barely visible attending to trees in a lush, multi-species agroforestry plot

By Rachel Lentz Project

Building resilient coastal forests through enhancing biocultural research and career pathways

PI: Leah Bremer, Associate Specialist and Conservation Scientist, UH Mānoa
Graduate Scholar: Sebastian Church, NREM, UH Mānoa
Co-Is: Tamara Ticktin, Professor of Botany, UH Mānoa; Kiana Frank, Assistant Professor of Microbiology, UH Mānoa; Zoe Hastings Silao, Postdoctoral Researcher, Water Resources Research Center
Funded: FY2024

By Anela Akana Project

Using eDNA to predict impacts of climate change within loko iʻa

PI: John Burns , Associate Professor of Marine Science and Data, UH Hilo, MEGA Lab

MCC Graduate Scholar: Skyler Chong, TCBES, UH Hilo
Co-I: Jonathan Price, Professor of Geography, UH Hilo
Funded: FY2024

A lush tropical forest of a variety of trees fills the field of view

By Rachel Lentz Project

A functional trait approach to design and implement resilient landscapes in Guam

PI: Susan Cordell, Research Ecologist, Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry, USFS
Co-Is: Amanda Uowolo, U.S. Forest Service; Rebecca Ostertag, UH Hilo; Ruddy Estoy, Guam Dept. of Agriculture; Christine Fejeran, Guam Dept. of Agriculture; Romina King, Guam PI-CASC
Funded: FY2024

By Rachel Lentz

Wrapping up another summer of SURF

The 2024 SURF program ended in August after a Final Symposium, wrapping up a successful summer of research and learning.

By Rachel Lentz Project

Climate change impacts on migratory birds connecting Indigenous Pacific Island and Alaskan communities

PI: Judith Drexler, Research Hydrologist, USGS California Water Science Center
Co-Is: Helen Raine, Pacific Bird Habitat Joint Venture; Laura Farwell, PBHJV; Pūlama Lima, Ka Ipu Makani; Nahulu Maioho, Ka Ipu Makani; Willow Hetrick-Price, Chugach Regional Resources Commission
Funded: FY2024

Looking up a broad Hawaiian valley, the foreground shows a bay with an inlet to a medium-sized estuary that disappears into a lush forested valley floor; small waterfalls are visible at the back of the valley in the distance

By Rachel Lentz Project

Landscape prioritization for climate-resilient conservation of over 400 T&E species in Maui Nui

PI: Lucas Fortini, Research Ecologist, USGS Pacific Islands Ecosystem Research Center
Co-Is: Christina Leopold, Conservation Ecologist, Hawaiʻi Cooperative Studies Unit, UH Hilo; Chad Wilhite, Quantitative Spatial/Research Analyst, HCSU, UH Hilo
Funded: FY2024

By Rachel Lentz Project

Kāhuli Conservationists: Caring for the small things to care for the larger honua

PI: Lucas Fortini , Research Ecologist, USGS Pacific Islands Ecosystem Research Center
MCC Graduate Scholar: Lilly Thomey, TCBES, UH Hilo
Co-I: Jonathan Price, Professor of Geography, UH Hilo
Funded: FY2024

By Anela Akana Project

Restoring Hawai‘i’s Wetlands

PI: Kelly Goodale, Biologist, USFWS, Oʻahu National Wildlife Refuge Complex
Funded: FY2024

An oblique aerial view of a narrow rocky coastline giving way to steep, layered cliffs defining a broad bay

By Rachel Lentz Project

Transforming community climate adaptation through Indigenous place-based connection

PI: Steven Johnson, Assistant Professor of Natural Resources, Cornell University
Co-Is: Aric Arakaki, National Park Service; Joseph Genz, UH Hilo; Scott Laursen, PI-CASC; Shane Akoni Nelsen, Kealakekua ‘Ohana Advisory Council; Tanya Souza, National Park Service
Funded: FY2024

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