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A signing ceremony was held on December 9.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> and the Department of the Navy (DoN<\/abbr>) have signed a historic 10-year agreement to support the protection and management of natural and cultural resources on Navy and Marine Corps installations in Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>. The agreement, which includes climate resilience support for bases and their surrounding areas, covers Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam and Marine Corps Base Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> on Oʻahu<\/span>, and Pacific Missile Range Facility Barking Sands on Kauaʻi<\/span>.<\/p>\n

With increasing threats of extreme weather, defense programs throughout the U.S. are investing in collaborations that will allow them to better understand and address the ways severe weather and other hazards could impact military missions. The recently signed agreement enables the DoN<\/abbr> to potentially fund UH<\/abbr> to conduct $10 million in projects and support services annually to enhance the Navy and Marine Corps\u2019 resilience against environmental hazards.<\/p>\n

The agreement, known as a renewable Intergovernmental Support Agreement, or IGSA<\/abbr>, is the first in Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> between an academic institution, Commander, Navy Region Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> (CNRH<\/abbr>), and Marine Corps Installations Pacific (MCIPAC<\/abbr>).<\/p>\n

Support services provided by UH<\/abbr> to CNRH<\/abbr> and MCIPAC<\/abbr> under this agreement may include, but are not limited to: biological assessment development, pest and predator control, marine debris removal, Integrated Natural Resource Management Plan implementation, curation services, Integrated Cultural Resource Management Plan implementation, engineering plans and implementation of Nature-based Solutions, floodplain analysis and mitigation, wildfire management and planning, hydrology\/sea level rise mitigation, shoreline stabilization, Geographic Information System support, land\/ocean\/nearshore based surveys, and equipment and supply purchases.<\/p>\n

The agreement, signed by UH<\/abbr> Vice President for Research and Innovation<\/a> Vassilis L. Syrmos and Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Energy, Installations and Environment Meredith Berger, provides the necessary framework for UH<\/abbr> to use its collective knowledge and resources—scientists, laboratories, students, and outreach programs—to help the DoN<\/abbr> balance the critical needs and requirements of the nation\u2019s defense with its ongoing natural and cultural resource responsibilities in Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>.<\/p>\n

“I am pleased that UH<\/abbr> was able to enter into this important agreement with the DoN<\/abbr>,” said Syrmos. “Those who live and work in Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> have a responsibility to be good stewards of the land and this partnership with the Navy signifies their willingness to fulfill their natural and cultural resource responsibilities by utilizing UH<\/abbr>\u2019s knowledge and expertise in these areas.”<\/p>\n

As a large part of its land-, sea-, space-grant mission, UH<\/abbr> works to leverage federal partnerships like the IGSA<\/abbr> to provide meaningful impacts for the state in environmental and cultural management.<\/p>\n

“We are proud to partner with the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> and will benefit tremendously from its world-class research, specialized training programs, and the traditional ecological knowledge that UH<\/abbr> incorporates into its educational program,” said Berger, who also serves as the DoN<\/abbr>\u2019s Chief Sustainability Officer. “As proud members of this community, we recognize our kuleana to protect Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>\u2019s environment and natural resources. When we care for this extraordinary place, we advance our diplomacy and reinforce our defense.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The agreement enables the DoN<\/abbr> to potentially fund UH<\/abbr> to conduct $10 million in projects and support services annually.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[665,1363,1314,544,942,73,947],"class_list":["post-207541","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-research","tag-conservation","tag-manoa-research","tag-manoa-sustainability","tag-natural-resources-and-environmental-management","tag-sea-level","tag-sustainability","tag-uh-system","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/207541","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=207541"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/207541\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":207545,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/207541\/revisions\/207545"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=207541"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=207541"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=207541"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}