RESEARCH PROJECTS
PI-CASC supports research that generates actionable climate science within several key focus areas defined by regional stakeholder needs.
Developing resilience for small businesses affected by climate change
PI: Romina King, Professor of Geography, University of Guam
Co-PI: Marcel Higgs, Micronesian Studies Department, University of Guam
Funded: FY2016
Co-PI: Marcel Higgs, Micronesian Studies Department, University of Guam
Funded: FY2016
Evaluating the economic impacts of climate variability and change on Maui’s freshwater resources and ecosystem services
PI: Kirsten Oleson, Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Management, UH Mānoa
Co-I: Victoria Keener, PacRISA, East-West Center, UH Mānoa
Collaborator: Carlo Fezzi NREM, UH Mānoa
Funded: FY2016
Co-I: Victoria Keener, PacRISA, East-West Center, UH Mānoa
Collaborator: Carlo Fezzi NREM, UH Mānoa
Funded: FY2016
Albizia as a solution for climate change mitigation and sustainable agriculture
PI: Rebecca Ostertag, Professor of Biology, UH Hilo
Co-PI: Joanna Norton, Tropical Conservation Biology & Environmental Science, UH Hilo
Collaborators: Bruce Mathews, Professor of Soil Science, UH Hilo; Flint Hughes, Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry, US Forest Service
Funded: FY2016
Co-PI: Joanna Norton, Tropical Conservation Biology & Environmental Science, UH Hilo
Collaborators: Bruce Mathews, Professor of Soil Science, UH Hilo; Flint Hughes, Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry, US Forest Service
Funded: FY2016
Estimating coastal erosion rates on Hawai‘i Island to inform setbacks
PI: Ryan L. Perroy, Associate Professor of Geography and Environmental Science, UH Hilo
Co-PI: Rose Hart, Tropical Conservation Biology & Environmental Science, UH Hilo
Collaborators: Steven Colbert, Assistant Professor of Marine Science, UH Hilo; Charles Fletcher, Professor of Geology & Geophysics, UH Mānoa
Funded: FY2016
Co-PI: Rose Hart, Tropical Conservation Biology & Environmental Science, UH Hilo
Collaborators: Steven Colbert, Assistant Professor of Marine Science, UH Hilo; Charles Fletcher, Professor of Geology & Geophysics, UH Mānoa
Funded: FY2016
Predicting Hawaiʻi water demand under climate change
PI: Michael J. Roberts, Associate Professor of Economics, UH Mānoa
Co-PI: Nathan DeMaagd, Department of Economics, UH Mānoa
Funded: FY2016
Co-PI: Nathan DeMaagd, Department of Economics, UH Mānoa
Funded: FY2016
Assessing the vulnerability of coastal wastewater infrastructure to climate change
PI: Daniele Spirandelli, Asst. Professor of Coastal Policy & Community Development, UH Mānoa
Co-PI: Theresa Dean, Department of Urban and Regional Planning, UH Mānoa
Collaborators: Roger Babcock, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, UH Mānoa; Suwan Shen, Assistant Professor of Urban and Regional Planning, UH Mānoa
Funded: FY2016
Co-PI: Theresa Dean, Department of Urban and Regional Planning, UH Mānoa
Collaborators: Roger Babcock, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, UH Mānoa; Suwan Shen, Assistant Professor of Urban and Regional Planning, UH Mānoa
Funded: FY2016
Investigating climate driven shifts in Staphylococcus aureus and MRSA for water resource and land management solutions
PI: Tracy Wiegner, Associate Professor of Marine Science, UH Hilo
Co-PI: Louise Economy, Tropical Conservation Biology & Environmental Science, UH Hilo
Funded: FY2016
Co-PI: Louise Economy, Tropical Conservation Biology & Environmental Science, UH Hilo
Funded: FY2016
The effects of climate change on high elevation ecosystems and freshwater resources in Hawaiʻi
PI: Thomas Giambelluca, Professor of Geography, UH Mānoa
Co-PI: Abby Frazier, Department of Geography, UH Mānoa
Funded: FY2015
Co-PI: Abby Frazier, Department of Geography, UH Mānoa
Funded: FY2015
Influences of climate change, climate variability, and drought on human communities and ecosystems in Hawaiʻi
PI: Christian Giardina, Research Ecologist, Inst. of Pacific Islands Forestry, US Forest Service
Funded: FY2015
Funded: FY2015
Tracking climate variability through chloride concentration in municipal production well histories on the Yigo-Tumon basin
PI: Nathen Habanai, Assistant Professor of Groundwater Hydrology, University of Guam
Co-PI: Erin Miller, Environmental Science Graduate Program, University of Guam
Funded: FY2015
Co-PI: Erin Miller, Environmental Science Graduate Program, University of Guam
Funded: FY2015
Groundwater percolation in northern Guam: Insights from Jinapsan Cave
PI: John Jenson, Professor of Environmental Geology, WERI, University of Guam
Co-PI: Kaylyn Bautista, WERI, University of Guam
Funded: FY2015
Co-PI: Kaylyn Bautista, WERI, University of Guam
Funded: FY2015
Supporting a collaborative regional assessment of future climate impacts on natural resources in the Pacific Islands
PI: Victoria Keener, Research Fellow, PacRISA, East-West Center, UH Mānoa
Co-PI: John Marra, Director of Pacific Regional Climate Services, NOAA, East-West Center, UH Mānoa
Funded: FY2015
Co-PI: John Marra, Director of Pacific Regional Climate Services, NOAA, East-West Center, UH Mānoa
Funded: FY2015
Forecasting climate and land use/cover change impacts on freshwater ecosystem services in Maui
PI: Christopher Lepczyk, Dept. Natural Resources & Environmental Mgmt, UH Mānoa
Co-PI: Kirsten Oleson, NREM, UH Mānoa
Co-Is: Steven Gray, NREM, UH Mānoa; Yin-Phan Tsang, NREM, UH Mānoa
Funded: FY2015
Co-PI: Kirsten Oleson, NREM, UH Mānoa
Co-Is: Steven Gray, NREM, UH Mānoa; Yin-Phan Tsang, NREM, UH Mānoa
Funded: FY2015
