A Big Island Video News report on the Hawaiʻi County Council Environmental Management committee presentation with MCC researchers Louise Economy and Tracy Wiegner to learn more about Staphylococcus in Hilo Bay.
MCC
Manager Climate Corps
On July 19th, the MCC hosted an interactive forum at the 2017 Hawaiʻi Conservation Conference. The session offered valuable presentations and small group discussions about collaborative knowledge coproduction. Check out the full forum report here.
Ryan McClymont (USGS Communications Specialist) and Jamie Kawai, documented the 2016 Climate Change Boot Camp and performed in-depth interviews with attendees and planners during the experience.
UH Hilo Stories, a publication of the UH Hilo Office of the Chancellor, highlighted PI-CASC projects in a five-part series on climate change research at UH Hilo.
On May 9-11, MCC presented at the 2017 Annual National Adaptation Forum within a climate adaptation education session.
The Hawaiʻi Tribune Herald highlights 2017 senate climate change bill and how it relates to the MCC research team led by Steve Colbert, Jason Adolf, Cherie Kauahi, and Kamala Anthony.
On April 18-21, MCC participated in the 2017 University of Guam Island Sustainability Conference where graduate students presented their manager-driven research and MCC held a climate breakout session where the immersion camp film screened.
On November 2nd and 3rd, MCC developed and led two knowledge coproduction training sessions at the National Climate Science Center Student and Early Career Training hosted by the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
PI: Steven Colbert, Assistant Professor of Marine Science, UH Hilo
MCC Graduate Scholar: Cherie Kauahi, Tropical Conservation Biology & Environmental Science, UH Hilo
Co-I: Noelani Punawai, Assistant Professor, Kamakakakūokalani Center for Hawaiian Studies, UH Hilo
Funded: FY2016
PI: Steven Colbert, Associate Professor of Marine Science, UH Hilo
MCC Graduate Scholar: Kamala Anthony, Tropical Conservation Biology & Environmental Science, UH Hilo
Co-I: Noelani Punawai, Assistant Professor, Kamakakakūokalani Center for Hawaiian Studies, UH Hilo
Funded: FY2016