{"id":45676,"date":"2016-05-05T17:08:04","date_gmt":"2016-05-06T03:08:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=45676"},"modified":"2019-02-04T14:06:41","modified_gmt":"2019-02-05T00:06:41","slug":"uh-leads-20m-research-partnership-to-secure-hawai%ca%bbis-water-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2016\/05\/05\/uh-leads-20m-research-partnership-to-secure-hawai%ca%bbis-water-future\/","title":{"rendered":"<abbr title=\"University of Hawaii\">UH<\/abbr> leads $20M research partnership to secure Hawai\u02bbi\u2019s water future"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><div class=\"responsive-video-wrap\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ACw0QC9hzlY?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0\" title=\"Youtube video player\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Increasing population, changing land use practices and issues relating to climate change are contributing to growing concerns over water quality and quantity in <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>. To help the state address this critical issue, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/\">National Science Foundation<\/a> has awarded $20 million to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/\">University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span><\/a> to do a five-year, groundbreaking study of water sustainability issues through a collaboration called <span aria-label=\"Ike\">&#699;Ike<\/span> Wai. <\/p>\n<p>The project name <span aria-label=\"Ike\">&#699;Ike<\/span> Wai symbolizes knowledge (<span aria-label=\"ike\">&#699;ike<\/span>) of water (wai) which informs values, policies and practices for managing this resource. The <span aria-label=\"Ike\">&#699;Ike<\/span> Wai program assembles <abbr title=\"University of Hawaii\">UH<\/abbr>, state and federal agencies and community partners to address critical gaps in the understanding of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>&#8217;s water supply that limit decision making, planning and crisis responses. The project spans geophysics, microbiology, cyberinfrastructure, data modeling, indigenous knowledge and economic forecasting and pairs university scientists in partnerships with state and federal agencies and community groups. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;<span aria-label=\"Ike\">&#699;Ike<\/span> Wai will impact every citizen and business in the state, as it gives <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> policy makers the ability to make data-driven, community informed decisions about the future of water in <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>,&rdquo; said <strong>Gwen Jacobs<\/strong>, <abbr>UH<\/abbr> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/its\/ci\/\">cyberinfrastructure<\/a> director and the project&#8217;s principle investigator. &ldquo;This exciting partnership will link cutting edge research directly to community needs to secure a sustainable water future for <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> and its neighbors in the Pacific.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/system-water-research-grant.jpg\" alt=\"waterfalls\" width=\"620\" height=\"413\" class=\"size-full wp-image-45679\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/system-water-research-grant.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/system-water-research-grant-260x173.jpg 260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Preserving <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>&#8217;s water resources<\/h2>\n<p>The overall goal of <span aria-label=\"Ike\">&#699;Ike<\/span> Wai is that new data on groundwater flow, sustainable yield and economic impact will help communities and state decision makers preserve <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>&#8217;s water resources for the future. <span aria-label=\"Ike\">&#699;Ike<\/span> Wai also incorporates important educational and cultural goals. New degree programs at the <a href=\"https:\/\/hilo.hawaii.edu\/\">University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at Hilo<\/a> and new training programs at the <a href=\"http:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/\">University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at M&#257;noa<\/a> will produce a new generation of big data scientists and data analytics professionals in <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>. A collaboration with <abbr>UH<\/abbr> M&#257;noa&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/hshk\/\"><span aria-label=\"Hawaiinuiakea\">Â鶹´«Ã½nui\u0101kea<\/span> School of Hawaiian Knowledge<\/a> will imbue the &#699;Ike Wai project with traditional understandings and values based in Hawaiian water management practices.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is a compelling example of how the University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> is helping <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> and the world through our unique strengths and partnerships,&rdquo; said <abbr>UH<\/abbr> President <strong>David Lassner<\/strong>. &ldquo;It also exemplifies how we synthesize cutting edge research, education and traditional Hawaiian knowledge to address critical community issues, including through the utilization of modern cyberinfrastructure and data science.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Our ancestors had a sophisticated understanding of water sustainability practices,&rdquo; said <strong>Gregory Chun<\/strong>, <span aria-label=\"Ike\">&#699;Ike<\/span> Wai team leader and <span aria-label=\"Hawaiinuiakea\">Â鶹´«Ã½nui\u0101kea<\/span> faculty member. &ldquo;<span aria-label=\"Ike\">&#699;Ike<\/span> Wai will inform the state&#8217;s water policy and practices with new data and models and through the integration of traditional knowledge and values concerning this most precious of resources.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<h2>The <span aria-label=\"Ike\">&#699;Ike<\/span> Wai partnership<\/h2>\n<p><span aria-label=\"Ike\">&#699;Ike<\/span> Wai is a collaboration between the University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>, <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> State Departments of <a href=\"http:\/\/health.hawaii.gov\/\">Health<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/dlnr.hawaii.gov\/\">Land and Natural Resources<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.boardofwatersupply.com\/cssweb\/\">Honolulu Board of Water Supply<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hawaiidws.org\/\"><span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> County Department of Water Supply<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usgs.gov\/\"><abbr title=\"United States\">U.S.<\/abbr> Geological Survey<\/a> and community partners to create a data driven, sustainable water future for the state of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> and its Pacific neighbors. For more information go to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/epscor\/\"><abbr title=\"Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research\">EPSCoR<\/abbr> website<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span aria-label=\"Ike\">&#699;Ike<\/span> Wai project will provide critical data and models to water resource stakeholders.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":45680,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30,12],"tags":[551,73,14,9,947,56,1043],"class_list":["post-45676","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-research","category-video","tag-hawaiinuiakea-school-of-hawaiian-knowledge","tag-sustainability","tag-uh-hilo","tag-uh-manoa","tag-uh-system","tag-video-2","tag-water","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/system-water-research-grant-f.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45676","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=45676"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45676\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":85375,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45676\/revisions\/85375"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/45680"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45676"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45676"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45676"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}