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2025 Hawaii Annual Climate Report
On behalf of the Hawaiʻi Climate Data Portal (HCDP) and Hawaiʻi Mesonet teams, we are excited to share our inaugural Annual Climate Report for the State of Hawaiʻi. Since launching the HCDP in March 2022, our team has worked diligently ...
Guidebook for Living Shorelines in American Samoa
American Samoa’s coastal areas are integral to the cultural heritage, economy, and environmental health of the region. This guidebook is designed to provide an introduction and overview to using nature-based approaches to protect these areas from coastal erosion. Nature-based approaches, ...
Growing Loli in Hawaiʻi
A manual for growing loli or sea cucumber in Hawaiʻi. This publication is a result of a collaboration between Kauaʻi Sea Farm, Pacific American Foundation and Hawaiʻi Sea Grant, funded by a 2021 Saltonstall-Kennedy award. https://online.fliphtml5.com/rblc/widj/#p=1 ...
Salt Pond Hydrogeologic Investigation Kaua‘i, Hawai‘i
The Hawaiian cultural practice of making salt is one of Hawai‘i’s oldest traditions and Hanapēpē Salt Pond is one of the last places in all of Hawaiʻi that continues this tradition. The area and practice is highly treasured and protected ...
Economic Valuation of changes in Waikīkī Beach characteristics
Executive Summary Waikīkī Beach accounted for some $7.8 billion in visitor expenditures in 2019, representing 38% of total visitor expenditures statewide. Though the economic value of Waikīkī Beach is considered to be substantial, few studies have estimated the value in ...
The Limu Eater – A Cookbook of Hawaiian Seaweed
Vintage Reprint Available in October 2022 This reprint of The Limu Eater is the product of a partnership between Kuaʻāina Ulu ʻAuamo (KUA) and the University of Hawaiʻi Sea Grant College Program (Hawai‘i Sea Grant), who worked collaboratively to support ...
The Three ‘Io Brothers and The Rising Tide
by Keri Kodama On a bright summer day on the Island of Hawai‘i, the three ‘Io brothers packed their bags and got ready to leave for a well-earned vacation. They were on their way to visit their old friend ‘Apapane ...
RMI Homeowner’s Handbook to Prepare for Natural Hazards
Introduction When a natural hazard occurs - whether it be a tropical cyclone, tsunami, extratropical storm, king tide, flood, sea-level rise, erosion, or drought - the results can be devastating for your land, your home, your family, and your possessions ...
Guidance for Using the Sea Level Rise Exposure Area in Local Planning and Permitting Decisions
This document is a supplement to the Hawaiʻi Sea Level Rise Vulnerability and Adaptation Report (“Report”; Hawaiʻi Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission, 2017) and the Hawaiʻi Sea Level Rise Viewer (“Viewer”) (both available at climate.hawaii.gov). The primary purpose of ...
The Three ‘Io Brothers and the Big Bad Hurricane
by Keri Kodama There lived three ‘Io brothers on the island of Hawai‘i. They had just left their nests and were on their way to make their living in the world. Each had bought his own house on the mountainside ...
