2023 Hawaiʻi Sea Grant
Research Symposium
Friday December 8, 2023
9:00 am – 4:30 pm (followed by pau hana)
Location: Keoni Auditorium, East-West Center
About the Hawaiʻi Sea Grant Research Symposium
This in-person symposium showcases ocean and coastal research projects funded by Hawaiʻi Sea Grant. Our goal is to share what research is currently being conducted, foster collaboration, and identify opportunities for application.
Intended participants
This event is intended for researchers, resource managers, government agency officials, practitioners, students, and other science-users working on ocean and coastal research, policy, and management in Hawaiʻi and the Pacific Islands. This is an in-person event.
Symposium Goals
- Exchange ideas and Identify future actions
Share what research is currently being conducted and where opportunities exist for extension and application of research results. Participants will learn about the latest advancements in ocean and coastal research, directly funded by Hawaiʻi Sea Grant. The research symposium will include presentations on climate adaptation, aquaculture, loko iʻa, and marine managed areas amongst other topics. - Connect and Collaborate
Connect with researchers, community partners, Hawaiʻi Sea Grant extension agents, and resource management agencies to forge potential collaborations and expand your network.
Agenda
8:00 – 9:00 am Registration and doors open
9:00 – 9:10 am Opening – E Hō Mai: All
9:10 – 9:20 am UH President’s Welcome: Dr. David Lassner
9:20 – 9:30 am Sea Grant Director’s Welcome: Dr. Darren Lerner
9:30 – 10:30 am Research Talks
Exploring nutrient utilization in native Hawaiian seaweeds for parallel aquaculture development across restoration and sustainability applications
PI: Dr. Craig Nelson, Oceanography and Hawaiʻi Sea Grant
Sea Grant Graduate Fellow: Sean Swift, Marine Biology
Research and education to support development of open-water restorative and production aquaculture in Hilo Bay
PI: Dr. Maria Haws, Pacific Aquaculture and Coastal Resources Center, University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo
Sea Grant Graduate Fellow: Ian O’Hollaren, Tropical Conservation Biology and Environmental Science, University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo
Resource habitat mapping and diet characterization of native and non-native mullet species to inform adaptive management in He‘eia Fishpond
PI: Dr. Shimi Rii, Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology, and Heʻeia National Estuarine Research Reserve
Co-I: Dr. Rosie Alegado, Oceanography and Hawaiʻi Sea Grant
Partnerships in Aquaculture
Sea Grant Extension Agent: Dr. Kai Fox
10:30 – 10:40 am Break
10:45 – 11:30 am Research Talks
Identifying the physiological responses to extreme environmental changes in native Hawaiian sea cucumbers found in traditional fishponds
PI: Dr. Andre Seale, Department of Human Nutrition, Food and Animal Sciences
Sea Grant Graduate Fellow: Tyler Goodearly, Department of Human Nutrition, Food and Animal Sciences
Resolving the diet of marine fish larvae to increase aquaculture opportunities
PI: Dr. Brian Bowen, Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology
Sea Grant Graduate Fellow: Cassie Kaʻapu-Lyons, Zoology
ʻOpihi fisheries research and management
Sea Grant Extension Agent: Pelika Andrade
11:30 am – 12:50 pm Lunch Break (lunch provided by Hawaiʻi Sea Grant at EWC)
1:00 – 2:30 pm Research talks
Working towards sustainability of Hawaiʻi’s nearshore fisheries through characterizing and modeling fisheries regulation effects
PI: Dr. Elizabeth Madin, Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology
Sea Grant Graduate Fellow: Annie Innes-Gold, Marine Biology
Next generation husbandry for resilient coral reef restoration in Hawaiʻi
PI: Dr. Crawford Drury, Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology
Green Urbanism for Hawaiʻi
Sea Grant Extension Agent: Melanie Lander
Environmental DNA: Ground-truthing a new tool for coral reef monitoring
PI: Dr. Peter Marko, Department of Biology
Sea Grant Graduate Fellow: Patrick Nichols, Marine Biology
Genetic assessment of giant clam stocks in American Samoa
PI: Dr. Robert Toonen, Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology
Sea Grant Graduate Fellow & PI-CASC Scholar: Paolo Marra-Biggs, Marine Biology
The Waikīkī Resilience and Adaptation Project: A framework for comprehensive adaptation planning
Sea Grant Extension Agent: Dolan Eversole
2:30 – 2:40 pm Break
2:45 – 4:15 pm Research Talks
Using natural capital accounting to embed climate impacts into routine decision-making
PI: Dr. Kirsten Oleson, Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Management
Sea Grant Graduate Fellow & PI-CASC Scholar: Louis Chua Bing Chao, Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Management
Economic impacts of severe weather events
PI: Dr. Peter Fuleky, Department of Economics
Sea Grant Graduate Fellow: Sadichchha Shrestha, Department of Economics
PI-CASC Support for Cooperative Sea Level Rise Adaptation Science in the Pacific Islands
PI-CASC Deputy Director: Dr. Brad Romine
Integrating social and cultural considerations into planning and community-based monitoring to reach marine conservation goals
PI: Dr. Mehana Vaughan, Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Management
Sea Grant Graduate Fellow & PI-CASC Scholar: Kapono Gaughen, Communication and Information Sciences
Enhancing social-ecological resilience and ecosystem services through restoration of coastal agroforestry systems
PI: Dr. Leah Bremer, University of Hawaiʻi Economic Research Organization and the Water Resources Research Center
Sea Grant Graduate Fellow & PI-CASC Scholar: Tressa Hoppe, Botany; Sea Grant Graduate Fellow: Maile Wong, Botany
Waialeʻe Lako Pono: Restoring Multi-Faceted Abundance on the North Shore of Oʻahu
Sea Grant Extension Agent: Kawela Farrant
Adjournement
4:15 – 4:30 pm Closing thoughts and reflections
4:30 – 6:30 pm Pau Hana: Connect with colleagues on the East-West Center Lānai. Light pupu and drinks provided by Hawaiʻi Sea Grant.
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