Current Initiatives

A research based project focused on the utilization of native Hawaiian plant species for coastal stabilization with long-term aerial data collection and analysis of coastal change along Sunset Beach.

A citizen science project to help community better understand shoreline change and monitor coastal erosion along the shore of Laie Beach.


Previous Initiatives

An initiative in collaboration with Malama Pupukea Waimea to identify and map locations of submarine groundwater discharge through aerial thermal infrared imagery.

A tool created in coordination with International Medical Corps for low-lying island community health facilities to assess and prepare for climate change hazards and health risks within their local area.

A project in collaboration with the University of Hawaii to create a resilient living shoreline along Lion’s Park, a community park along the Pala Lagoon, in American Samoa