Reports – Page 3

Empirical projection of future shoreline position change in the main Hawaiian Islands due to sea level rise

Summary The beaches of Kauaʻi and other Hawaiian Islands are highly important from cultural, ecological, and economic standpoints, but many are [...]

September 1, 2016

Hawaiian seascapes and their management implications

Summary Sociocultural aspects of shore use will be affected by changing climate, but there is a paucity of research on the scales and timelines in [...]

August 25, 2016

Preparing Fishponds for Climate Change in Moloka’i

Summary How can Moloka‘i’s traditional fishpond managers prepare for climate change? This project brings together Hawai‘i’s climate change [...]

July 25, 2016

Establishing Climate Change Vulnerability Rankings for Hawaiian Native Plants

Summary Hawai‘i has a relatively large number of native plants which are under threat from human activity including habitat loss due to [...]

July 2, 2016

Effects of changing climate on the Haleakalā Silversword, a rare Hawaiian plant

Summary Haleakalā silversword is a culturally and ecologically important plant that exists only on Haleakalā volcano and is currently experiencing [...]

June 30, 2016

Climate Change Effects in Hawaiian High Elevation Ecosystems

Summary Can one of Hawai‘i’s most iconic and spectacular endangered plants, the Haleakalā silversword, adapt to climate change? This project [...]

June 30, 2016

Potential impacts of projected climate change on vegetation management strategies in Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park

Summary Future changes in rainfall and temperature will affect the habitat distribution of plant species in Hawaiʻi Volcanos National Park and [...]

May 15, 2016

Vulnerability of Hawaiian Forest Birds to Climate Change

Summary Future changes in rainfall across the Hawaiian Islands will affect natural habitats and hydrology as well as human agriculture, drinking [...]

March 31, 2016

Understanding the response of native and non-native forests to climate variability and change

Summary The native forests of Hawaiʻi are of vital importance ecologically as well as culturally. However, even protected forests are threatened by [...]

December 16, 2015

Future Wind and Wave Projections for U.S. Affiliated Pacific Islands

Summary How will the wave and wind patterns change in the Pacific? Using global climate projections to drive models of ocean wave generation, this [...]

October 1, 2015