scholarly journals haracterizing the Effects of Two Storms on the Coastal Waters of O‘ahu, Hawai‘i, Using Data from the Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System

Oceanography ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 182-199 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Tomlinson ◽  
Eric De Carlo ◽  
Margaret McManus ◽  
Geno Pawlak ◽  
Grieg Steward ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Coastal Waters ◽  
Pacific Islands ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Ocean Observing

scholarly journals Real-Time Observations of the February 2010 Chile and March 2011 Japan Tsunamis Recorded in Honolulu by the Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System

Oceanography ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Julia Fiedler ◽  
Margaret McManus ◽  
Michael Tomlinson ◽  
Eric De Carlo ◽  
Geno Pawlak ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Real Time ◽  
Pacific Islands ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Ocean Observing

scholarly journals Investigating Spinner Dolphin (Stenella longirostris) Occurrence and Acoustic Activity in the Maui Nui Region

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Megan M. McElligott ◽  
Marc O. Lammers
Keyword(s):  
Coastal Waters ◽  
Pacific Islands ◽  
Regional Office ◽  
Acoustic Activity ◽  
Stenella Longirostris ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Spinner Dolphin ◽  
Spinner Dolphins ◽  
Negative Impacts ◽  
Passive Acoustic

Hawaiian spinner dolphins (Stenella longirostris) rest during the day in the islands’ coastal waters where they are susceptible to human disturbance. Due to concerns over the negative impacts of human activity, the Pacific Islands Regional Office of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has proposed a 50-yard approach rule for spinner dolphins and is also considering time-area closures of certain important spinner dolphin resting areas. However, gaps still persist in the understanding of how spinner dolphin populations on different Hawaiian Islands use coastal waters, raising questions about the efficacy of the proposed rules. To better understand how spinner dolphins use the waters in the Maui Nui region (Maui, Moloka‘i, Lāna‘i, and the ‘Au‘au channel), a study was conducted using a combination of passive acoustic monitoring and vessel surveys to document spinner dolphin occurrence and movements. Bottom-moored acoustic recorders were deployed at eight locations in Maui Nui, and at one previously established resting bay off west O‘ahu for comparison. The amount of whistles, clicks, and burst pulses at each location was quantified and averaged by the hour of the day. Acoustic activity was greater at the O‘ahu site than at any of the Maui Nui sites, and was greatest between sunrise and noon. Acoustic activity and vessel surveys both reveal that spinner dolphins occur and exhibit resting behaviors in the ‘Au‘au channel between Maui and Lāna‘i, and also along west Maui and southeast Lāna‘i. Spinner dolphins resting in a channel between islands appears to be unique to Maui Nui and differs from resting patterns described along Hawai‘i Island and O‘ahu. Because spinner dolphins appear to use both the coastlines and the channel to rest in Maui Nui, the 50-yard approach rule appears to be a more suitable management option for the region than time-area closures.

Ocean Observing: Serving Stakeholders in the Pacific Islands

2016 ◽  
Vol 50 (3) ◽  
pp. 47-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melissa M. Iwamoto ◽  
Fiona Langenberger ◽  
Chris E. Ostrander
Keyword(s):  
Pacific Islands ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Resource Managers ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Natural Resource Managers ◽  
Large Benefit ◽  
Stakeholder Needs ◽  
Ocean Observing ◽  
Super Users

AbstractOperating an ocean observing system in a region as vast and diverse as the Exclusive Economic Zone of the U.S. Pacific Islands poses common and unique challenges that require tailored solutions. In order to address stakeholder needs for ocean data and information in a cost-effective and impactful manner, the Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (PacIOOS) functions under a framework of stakeholder-driven priority setting. This strategy employs an innovative categorization of stakeholders into four general categories for the purpose of delineating levels of engagement: (a) data super users, (b) industry and natural resource managers, (c) informed public ocean users, and (d) the general public. Stakeholder needs are continuously gathered through many avenues, including staff dedicated to communications and engagement throughout the region and a higher-level governance framework composed of signatory partners. Principles of degree of need and potential for positive impact are utilized for prioritization. Although PacIOOS cannot engage with all stakeholders in the region, the approach taken to identify, engage, and respond to stakeholders serves as an effective and efficient method to ensure that both specific ocean stakeholders and stakeholders, writ large, benefit from the resources and efforts expended to advance ocean observing in the region. Two case studies from separate geographies and components of the PacIOOS program illustrate the value of this stakeholder-driven approach to users in the region. This approach may serve as a model for how to effectively address stakeholder needs and improve decision making through a regional ocean observing system.

Growing Coconut Palms in the Pacific Islands: Colliding Knowledge and Values

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Judith A. Bennett
Keyword(s):  
Pacific Islands ◽  
Social Values ◽  
Coconut Oil ◽  
Tropical Pacific ◽  
Experiential Knowledge ◽  
The West ◽  
Passive Resistance ◽  
The People ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
The Tropical Pacific

Coconuts provided commodities for the West in the form of coconut oil and copra. Once colonial governments established control of the tropical Pacific Islands, they needed revenue so urged European settlers to establish coconut plantations. For some decades most copra came from Indigenous growers. Administrations constantly urged the people to thin old groves and plant new ones like plantations, in grid patterns, regularly spaced and weeded. Local growers were instructed to collect all fallen coconuts for copra from their groves. For half a century, the administrations’ requirements met with Indigenous passive resistance. This paper examines the underlying reasons for this, elucidating Indigenous ecological and social values, based on experiential knowledge, knowledge that clashed with Western scientific values.

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