Slice of PI-CASC continues in April with a presentation from faculty across the University of Hawaiʻi looking at how UH scientists are playing a vital role in addressing wildfire challenges in Hawaiʻi.
Adaptation and management
The February Slice of PI-CASC seminar has been canceled.
Slice of PI-CASC continues in January with a presentation by Dr. Aurora Kagawa-Viviani explores the uncertainty of islands’ future water with the combined challenges of climate change and urbanization.
In this talk, Lilly Thomey and Chad Wilhite will discuss the threats faced by kāhuli, native Hawaiian land snails, and how to optimize a network of climate resilient kīpuka kāhuli to help secure the future of these extremely rare species in the face of climate change and invasive species.
Slice of PI-CASC continues in December with a presentation by Dr. Melissa Price sharing details of her management study to identify the most cost-effective and efficient strategies for protecting endangered species on Maui Nui.
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
In this talk, Dr. Bryan Falk will discuss how the impacts from disasters can be exacerbated by invasive species and what mechanisms are available to lessen this burden and improve outcomes for local communities and ecosystems.
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
In this talk, Dr. Katie Kamelamela, Dr. Nick Reo, and Dr. Cilla Wehi will highlight meaningful and effective, place-based conservation initiatives rooted in knowledge of species and relationships with invasive species that are useful to and appreciated by Indigenous peoples.
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