RESEARCH PROJECTS
PI-CASC supports research that generates actionable climate science within several key focus areas defined by regional stakeholder needs.
Science needs assessment to support management of loko i‘a resources
PI: Rosie Alegado, Assistant Professor, Hawai‘i Sea Grant College Program, UH Mānoa
Co-Is: Brenda Asuncion , Kuaʻaina Ulu ʻAuamo (KUA); Scott Laursen, UH Hilo; Katy Hintzen, Hawaiʻi Sea Grant College Program; Miwa Tamanaha, Kuaʻaina Ulu ʻAuamo (KUA)
Funded: FY2018
Co-Is: Brenda Asuncion , Kuaʻaina Ulu ʻAuamo (KUA); Scott Laursen, UH Hilo; Katy Hintzen, Hawaiʻi Sea Grant College Program; Miwa Tamanaha, Kuaʻaina Ulu ʻAuamo (KUA)
Funded: FY2018
E Hui Pū: a collaborative approach to understand climate change impacts on traditional Hawaiian ‘ōpelu…
PI: John Burns, Assistant Professor of Marine Science, UH Hilo
Co-Is: Tim Grabowski, Research Fish Biologist, Hawai‘i Cooperative Fishery Research Unit, USGS/Adjunct Professor of Marine Science, UH Hilo; Courtney Hurt, Consultant, Conservation International
Funded: FY2018
Co-Is: Tim Grabowski, Research Fish Biologist, Hawai‘i Cooperative Fishery Research Unit, USGS/Adjunct Professor of Marine Science, UH Hilo; Courtney Hurt, Consultant, Conservation International
Funded: FY2018
Coral reef CO2 variations at the Coastal Ocean Hawai‘i Acidification Network (COHAMN): Impact of basin scale oceanographic forcing
PI: Eric DeCarlo, Professor of Oceanography, UH Mānoa
Graduate Scholar: Lucie Knor, Department of Oceanography, UH Mānoa
Funded: FY2018
Graduate Scholar: Lucie Knor, Department of Oceanography, UH Mānoa
Funded: FY2018
A next generation beach observing system for Hawai‘i
PI: Charles Fletcher, Professor of Earth Sciences, UH Mānoa
Graduate Scholar: Anna Mikkelson, Department of Earth Sciences, UH Mānoa
Funded: FY2018
Graduate Scholar: Anna Mikkelson, Department of Earth Sciences, UH Mānoa
Funded: FY2018
Identifying the risk of runoff and erosion in Hawaiʻi’s National Parks
PI: Lucas Fortini, Research Ecologist, USGS Pacific Islands Ecosystem Research Center
Co-I: Victoria Keener, Research Fellow, PacRISA, East-West Center, UH Mānoa
Funded: FY2018
Co-I: Victoria Keener, Research Fellow, PacRISA, East-West Center, UH Mānoa
Funded: FY2018
Working with natural resource managers to co-produce drought analyses in Hawaiʻi
PI: Christian Giardina, Research Ecologist, Inst. of Pacific Islands Forestry, US Forest Service
Co-I: Abby Frazier, Research Fellow, East-West Center, UH Mānoa
Funded: FY2018
Co-I: Abby Frazier, Research Fellow, East-West Center, UH Mānoa
Funded: FY2018
Effectiveness of high-elevation habitat restoration for increasing resiliency of the palila honeycreeper
PI: Pat Hart, Professor of Biology, UH Hilo
Undergraduate Scholar: Kahua Julian, Department of Agriculture, UH Hilo & Technician, Mauna Kea Forest Restoration Project
Funded: FY2018
Undergraduate Scholar: Kahua Julian, Department of Agriculture, UH Hilo & Technician, Mauna Kea Forest Restoration Project
Funded: FY2018
Managing non-native game mammals to reduce future conflicts with native plant conservation in Hawaiʻi
PI: Steve Hess, Research Wildlife Biologist, USGS Pacific Islands Ecosystem Research Center
Funded: FY2018
Funded: FY2018
Impacts of climate changes on a native and an invasive Hawaiian plant using a newly developed Intelligent Plant growing System (IPS)
PI: Camilo Mora, Assoc. Professor of Geography, UH Mānoa
Graduate Scholar: Devon DeBevoise, Department of Botany, UH Mānoa
Funded: FY2018
Graduate Scholar: Devon DeBevoise, Department of Botany, UH Mānoa
Funded: FY2018
Developing geospatial models in Hawaiian watersheds to mitigate erosion and climate change
PI: Ryan Perroy, Assistant Professor of Geography and Environmental Studies (TCBES), UH Hilo
Graduate Scholar: Kimo Melcher, Tropical Conservation Biology & Environmental Science, UH Hilo
Co-I: Rebecca Ostertag, Professor of Biology (TCBES), UH Hilo
Funded: FY2018
Graduate Scholar: Kimo Melcher, Tropical Conservation Biology & Environmental Science, UH Hilo
Co-I: Rebecca Ostertag, Professor of Biology (TCBES), UH Hilo
Funded: FY2018
Integrating climate science with local knowledge through community vulnerability assessment on Kaua‘i
PI: Daniele Spirandelli, Asst. Professor of Urban Design and Planning, UH Mānoa
Graduate Scholar: Alisha Summers, Department of Urban and Regional Planning, UH Mānoa
Funded: FY2018
Graduate Scholar: Alisha Summers, Department of Urban and Regional Planning, UH Mānoa
Funded: FY2018
Characterizing inundation risk for Majuro Atoll
PI: Dean Gesch, Research Scientist, USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center
Co-I: Jeff Danielson , Physical Geographer, USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center
Funded: FY2017
Co-I: Jeff Danielson , Physical Geographer, USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center
Funded: FY2017
Near-term climate projections to inform adaptation in the Hawaiian Islands
PI: Thomas Giambelluca, Professor of Geography, UH Mānoa
Graduate Scholar: Han Tseng, Department of Geography, UH Mānoa
Funded: FY2017
Graduate Scholar: Han Tseng, Department of Geography, UH Mānoa
Funded: FY2017
Kilo Lani: Reconstructing historical climate patterns in Hawai‘i using traditional knowledge and dendrology
PI: Rosie Alegado, Assistant Researcher, Oceanography/Sea Grant Program, UH Mānoa
Collaborators: Axel Timmermann, Professor of Oceanography, UH Mānoa/IPRC; Puakea Nogelmeier, Professor, Kawaihu‘elani Center for Hawaiian Language
Funded: FY2016
Collaborators: Axel Timmermann, Professor of Oceanography, UH Mānoa/IPRC; Puakea Nogelmeier, Professor, Kawaihu‘elani Center for Hawaiian Language
Funded: FY2016