Pilot Whale Stranding CSI Kaua‘i
By Ruby Pap A paddleboarder was authorized by NOAA to help guide the whales back out of the bay. There were additional vessels assisting with that effort, including an ocean safety jet ski, Capt. Tara...
View ArticleSow the Seeds of Positive Energy
By Ruby Pap Ruby Pap talking story with students about sea level rise and beach erosion in Waimea. The youth are positive idea-generators. It has been a tough couple of years for me. As my job has...
View ArticleThe Meaning of Science
By Ruby Pap The Oscar Elton Sette, a multipurpose oceanographic research vessel from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is seen surveying the health of bottom-fish populations in...
View ArticleRemember What Mom Said: Wash Your Veggies! It’ll Keep You Healthy
By Ruby Pap A semi-slug on a nickel. Photo courtesy of Marlena Dixon, Epidemiologist Hawai‘i residents and visitors take heed. Rat Lungworm (Angiostrongyliasis) is a serious illness that requires...
View ArticleKing Tides Are Here! Help Document Them
By Ruby Pap Satellite observation of sea surface anomalies in the Pacific in April 2017. See http://uhslc.soest.hawaii.edu/sea-level-forecasts/ for more info and images. Have you noticed higher than...
View ArticleEarly Detection Key to Keeping Kaua‘i’s Streams Healthy
By Ruby Pap Salvinia molesta collected from Kilauea. Photo courtesy of Kelsey Brock If you see Salvinia molesta (Salvinia) in any of our streams please report it immediately to the Kaua‘i Invasive...
View ArticleLet’s Get on the Same Page with Sea Level Rise
By Ruby Pap Sea-level rise has already become very damaging in Hawai΄i. Observed SLR-related problems include coastal erosion, episodic flooding, and drainage problems at high tide in some urbanized...
View ArticleShould We Consider Translocating Kaua‘i Forest Birds?
By Ruby Pap The endangered ‘Akeke‘e, endemic to Kaua‘i, is projected to lose substantial range by the end of the century. Photo by Lucas Behnke Kaua‘i’s native forest birds and the forest ecosystem...
View ArticleLet’s Celebrate, Protect, Restore our Wetlands
By Ruby Pap Alaka‘i Swamp, a palustrine wetland in the Kaua‘i mountains. It is accessible to the public via the Alaka‘i swamp trail in Koke‘e State Park. Photo by Seana Walsh Did you know it is World...
View ArticleNew Study Documents Our Vulnerability to Sea Level Rise
By Ruby Pap The sea level rise exposure area (SLR-XA) is made up of passive flooding, annual high wave flooding, and coastal erosion. Image courtesy of DLNR/OCCL Tetra Tech By now many of you have...
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