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Map of the Hawaiian Islands.

Tephra Fall Resources

Tephra Fall Resources American Red Cross - Pacific Islands Region During a disaster, the American Red Cross handles sheltering and helps to provide immediate assistance in your area. Please visit their website for information and guidance on preparedness, response, and ...
Cover of Homeowner's Handbook to Prepare for Natural Hazards - Fourth edition. Hammar, nails and Hawaiian islands graphic pictured.

General Advice for Everyone During Tephra Fall

General Advice for Everyone During Tephra Fall If tephra fall is possible: Go home, if possible, to avoid traveling in potentially hazardous conditions. Tephra fall can reduce visibility and make roads slippery. If you or any members of our family ...
Map of Kilauea 2024-25 summit eruption.

Guidance for Volcanic Tephra Fall

Guidance for Volcanic Tephra Fall Kīlauea volcano has been erupting episodically within the summit caldera since December 23, 2024. Lava fountains have reached up to 1570 feet above the vents, generating eruptive plumes that have risen up to 30,000 feet ...
The Federated States of Micronesia Homeowner's Handbook

The Federated States of Micronesia Homeowner’s Handbook

The Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) is comprised of four independent states from west to east of Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei, and Kosrae (Figure 1-1). Within these states are 607 islands of which 61 are inhabited. The islands vary in topography ...
Hawaiʻi Boater’s Hurricane and Tsunami Safety Manual

Hawaiʻi Boater’s Hurricane and Tsunami Safety Manual

Hurricanes are the most severe of all tropical cyclones and have great potential for widespread destruction in Hawai‘i. This was demonstrated in 1982 by Hurricane Iwa and in 1992 by Hurricane Iniki. Total damages in Hawai‘i from Iwa were estimated ...
Cover of Homeowner's Handbook to Prepare for Natural Hazards - Fourth edition. Hammar, nails and Hawaiian islands graphic pictured.

Resilient Retrofit, Repair, Rebuild & Recovery Resources

Marshall Fire Mitigation Assessment Team report (MAT) & Technical Advisories The MAT report and 6 technical advisories compiled lessons learned from the 2021 Marshall Fire in Boulder County, Colorado to reduce losses from wildfire, covering topics including: Defensible space in ...
Dr. Eileen Nalley to serve as new Hawai'i Sea Grant fisheries extension faculty

Dr. Eileen Nalley to serve as new Hawai’i Sea Grant fisheries extension faculty

The appointment is pivotal to advancing the understanding of fisheries in Hawaiʻi and the Pacific Region and engagement with coastal communities. (Honolulu, HI) – Dr. Eileen Nalley has been selected to serve as the new tenure-track fisheries extension faculty for ...
Cover of the Salt Pond Hydrogeologic Investigation report

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 ...
Cover of report including an image of Waikiki beach from the ocean.

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 ...
Cover of Ka Pili Kai magazie with close up image of yellow torch coral growing in a lab environment.

Ka Pili Kai Kau 2022

Click on the cover image to view the full issue. Cultivating sustainability through aquaculture ʻO nā loko iʻa, ʻo ia nō kekahi mau mea hiluhilu o ka Pae ʻĀina ʻo Hawaiʻi, a ua hana maoli ʻia e ka poʻe kahiko ...