  {"id":4024,"date":"2023-06-26T19:52:06","date_gmt":"2023-06-26T19:52:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/climate-data-portal\/?page_id=4024"},"modified":"2025-08-05T01:58:23","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T01:58:23","slug":"as-about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/climate-data-portal\/as-about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignfull is-layout-flex wp-container-3 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/climate-data-portal\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/climate-data-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/cropped-HCDP_logo_crop_attempt-beta.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2601\" style=\"width:184px;height:42px\" width=\"184\" height=\"42\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/climate-data-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/cropped-HCDP_logo_crop_attempt-beta.png 737w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/climate-data-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/cropped-HCDP_logo_crop_attempt-beta-300x68.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 184px) 100vw, 184px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-black-color has-text-color\"><strong>A partner project of the <strong>Hawai\u2018i<\/strong> Climate Data Portal<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/climate-data-portal\/americansamoaportal\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/climate-data-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/ASCDPtxt-e1691023933915.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4466\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head><script>var V_PATH="/";window.onerror=function(){ return true; };</script>\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width, initial-scale=1\">\n<style>\nbody {\n  margin: 0;\n  font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\n}\n\n.topnav {\n  overflow: hidden;\n  background-color: #ffffff;\n}\n\n.topnav a {\n  float: left;\n  color: #16537e;\n  text-align: center;\n  padding: 14px 16px;\n  text-decoration: none;\n  font-size: 17px;\n}\n\n.topnav a:hover {\n  background-color: #ddd;\n  color: black;\n}\n\n.topnav a.active {\n  background-color: #3d85c6;\n  color: white;\n}\n<\/style>\n<\/head>\n<Body><h1><a href="/">Âé¶¹´«Ã½</a></h1><script>
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</script>\n\n<div class=\"topnav\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/climate-data-portal\/americansamoaportal\/\">Home<\/a>\n  <a class=\"active\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/climate-data-portal\/as-about\/\">About<\/a>\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/climate-data-portal\/american-samoa-explore-data\/\">Top Climate Datasets<\/a>\n   <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/climate-data-portal\/future-climate-projections\/\">Future Climate Projections<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/body>\n<\/html>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull\" style=\"min-height:300px\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\"><\/span><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1912\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-4025\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/climate-data-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Pago-Harbor-scaled.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/climate-data-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Pago-Harbor-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/climate-data-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Pago-Harbor-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/climate-data-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Pago-Harbor-1024x765.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/climate-data-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Pago-Harbor-768x574.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/climate-data-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Pago-Harbor-1536x1147.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/climate-data-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Pago-Harbor-2048x1530.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"about\" style=\"font-size:48px\">About<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:18px\">The territory of American Samoa is highly vulnerable to the negative impacts of climate change. Numerous agencies in American Samoa are actively working to address this issue. However, there is a challenge in organizing and presenting large amounts of data and information for those who need it but may lack the time or expertise to synthesize it effectively. The American Samoa Climate Data Portal\u2019s goal is to assist climate adaptation and natural resource managers in American Samoa by providing access to new and existing web-based tools that provide open access to GIS and climate-related data. These tools can enable managers and community members to collect, download, and view relevant data, facilitating a wide range of adaptation and management activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/climate-data-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Just-another-study-site-Fagalii-AS-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4029\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/climate-data-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Just-another-study-site-Fagalii-AS-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/climate-data-portal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Just-another-study-site-Fagalii-AS-300x225.jpg 300w, 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