Listening to a Superstorm: Lessons of Hurricane Sandy for Coastal Cities and Managers

Graduate Students in the UHM Ocean Policy Certificate Program

Students in the UHM Graduate Ocean Policy Certificate Program will discuss the impacts of the November 2012 storm on the coasts of New York and New Jersey and the policy responses of their governmental leaders.

As always, these events begin at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday evening in the theatre at the Hanauma Bay Education Center.  Events are free and open to the public, with no charge for parking after 5:30 p.m.  We hope to see you on Thursday evening!  These programs are supported and funded by the City and County of Honolulu Department of Parks and Recreation.

For more information on UH Sea Grant Hanauma Bay Education Program events and activities, navigate to the “Calendar of Events” located at www.hanaumabayeducation.org.

Thursday April 11,

Meeting the Energy Needs of Hawai‘i Residents

Peter Rosegg, Corporate Communications, Hawaiian Electric Company

Mr. Rosegg will discuss initiatives the Hawaiian Electric Company has initiated to meet the growing energy demands of an increasing population.

As always, these events begin at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday evening in the theatre at the Hanauma Bay Education Center.  Events are free and open to the public, with no charge for parking after 5:30 p.m.  We hope to see you on Thursday evening!  These programs are supported and funded by the City and County of Honolulu Department of Parks and Recreation.

For more information on UH Sea Grant Hanauma Bay Education Program events and activities, navigate to the “Calendar of Events” located at www.hanaumabayeducation.org.

On Thursday evening February 28th, the UH Sea Grant Hanauma Bay Education Program continues its public outreach series at the City and County of Honolulu’s Hanauma Bay Nature Preserve.

Thursday February 28,

Translocation as a Tool for Conservation of the Hawaiian Monk Seal

Tracy Wurth, Biologist, NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center – Hawaiian Monk Seal Research Program

The deteriorating demographic status of the endangered Hawaiian monk seal has motivated renewed and expanded proposals for conservation action, including translocation of seals to improve survival. Over the past three decades, numerous monk seal translocations have been conducted with a variety of objectives, including mitigating shark predation and conspecific male aggression, reducing human–seal interactions, and taking advantage of favorable foraging habitats to improve survival. To learn more simply show up on Thursday evening!

As always, these events begin at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday evening in the theatre at the Hanauma Bay Education Center.  Events are free and open to the public, with no charge for parking after 5:30 p.m.  We hope to see you on Thursday evening!  These programs are supported and funded by the City and County of Honolulu Department of Parks and Recreation.

For more information on UH Sea Grant Hanauma Bay Education Program events and activities, navigate to the “Calendar of Events” located at www.hanaumabayeducation.org.

(From Shawn Carrier, Outreach Education Specialist, UH Sea Grant Hanauma Bay Education Program)

Meet Jean Carr, The Volunteer:

A great deal of high level environmental protection activity and service to patrons occurs at Hanauma Bay that wouldn’t be possible without a cadre of dedicated volunteers.  A recent article in the online newspaper Honolulu Civil Beat featured one such volunteer, Jean Carr, who has been a docent with Sea Grant’s Hanauma Bay Education Program since 1990.  Jean also volunteers at the Waikiki Aquarium.

Click HERE to learn more about this fascinating person, what drives her to dedicate her time to serving others, and how she has gain life-long benefits from the experience.

This presentation highlights my graduate thesis research that looked to identify significant threats to Hawai‘i’s coastal resources, challenges and barriers to management, and ways to enable effective solutions. The research was undertaken with the vision of being able to support the daily decisions of resource managers, policy makers, and funding agencies that work collaboratively to protect our coastal resources. It was suggested that this work could serve as a model in regards to how science can support management as it is easily reproduced at a low cost. To learn more join us on Thursday evening.

As always, these events begin at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday evening in the theatre at the Hanauma Bay Education Center.  Events are free and open to the public, with no charge for parking after 5:30 p.m.  We hope to see you on Thursday evening!  These programs are supported and funded by the City and County of Honolulu Department of Parks and Recreation.

For more information on UH Sea Grant Hanauma Bay Education Program events and activities, navigate to the “Calendar of Events” located at www.hanaumabayeducation.org.

Thursday January 24,

Global Diversity and Marine Protected Areas

Dr. Camilo Mora, Assistant Professor, Geography Department, UHM

Ever wonder if marine protected areas are successful in preserving biodiversity? Are they really effective? This presentation highlights the unique nature of biodiversity, its considerable decline and the lack of efficient strategies to reverse such a trend in the near horizon. The sharp contrasts between the decline of ecosystem services and increasing human demand suggest that such services will soon fall short and exacerbate critical problems of human welfare. Dr. Mora evaluated hundreds of marine protected areas globally to try to answer these difficult questions and the results may surprise you! To learn more join us on Thursday evening.

As always, these events begin at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday evening in the theatre at the Hanauma Bay Education Center.  Events are free and open to the public, with no charge for parking after 5:30 p.m.  We hope to see you on Thursday evening!  These programs are supported and funded by the City and County of Honolulu Department of Parks and Recreation.

For more information on UH Sea Grant Hanauma Bay Education Program events and activities, navigate to the “Calendar of Events” located at www.hanaumabayeducation.org.

Thursday January 10,

Climate change and how it will impact Hawai‘i in the future

Dr. Steven Businger, Professor, Department of Meteorology, University of Hawai‘i Mānoa

For the past ten years, Dr. Businger has been active in researching the evolution and structure of destructive atmospheric storms, including: frontal cyclones, hurricanes, and severe thunderstorms. An initial focus of his work was on cold-air cyclogenesis and arctic hurricanes. More recently research has focused on the structure of the inflow layer of tropical hurricanes and the development of a hurricane balloon instrument platform. He has also been active in research on the use of the Global Positioning System (GPS) to monitor the atmosphere.

As always, these events begin at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday evening in the theatre at the Hanauma Bay Education Center.  Events are free and open to the public, with no charge for parking after 5:30 p.m.  We hope to see you on Thursday evening!  These programs are supported and funded by the City and County of Honolulu Department of Parks and Recreation.

For more information on UH Sea Grant Hanauma Bay Education Program events and activities, navigate to the “Calendar of Events” located at www.hanaumabayeducation.org.