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Journal of the American Water Resources Association. February 2007 -Vol. 43 Issue 1

University of Hawaii at Manoa's Water Resources Research Center Director Jim Moncur and Affiliate Faculty Jason Levy edited a special issue of the Journal of the American Water Resources Association. The issue is devoted to Enhancing the Capacity for Sustainable Watershed Management. Of the nine original papers featured on natural resources issues, a paper on the Effects of rainfall and ground-water pumping on streamflow in mākaha, O'ahu, Hawai'i is co-authored by Alan Mair and Ali Fares of the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Management, and Aly El-Kadi at the Department of Geology and Geophysics and Water Resources Research Center. The Journal of the American Water Resources Association is available online.

319 Non Point Source Pollution projects that have been conducted in the State of Hawaii are now available. Clear here to visit the 319 NPS Web site and to learn more about what projects have been funded in Hawaii.

Anthony, S.S., Hunt, C.D., Brasher, A., Miller, L.D., and Tomlinson, M.S. (2004). Water Quality on the Island of Oahu Hawaii, 1999–2001. U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1239. Link to USGS web page to obtain the report as a PDF http://water.usgs.gov/pubs/circ/2004/1239/#pdf

This study is the most comprehensive water quality assessment ever done in Hawaii. Although conducted for the island of Oahu, it is representative of conditions throughout the state and is helpful in understanding potential for water quality impairments in other tropical island ecosystems. Dr. Carl Evensen provided a technical review for this paper (see pages 8 and 40 of the pdf file).

Various publications on Watershed are available as free Adobe .pdf files at:
University of Hawaii, CTAHR Publications and Information - Free Publications or by clicking on the individual publication below.

Videos can be ordered for a fee by clicking on an individual title below:

The Keiki Water Festival 2001 is a video produced to give viewers an idea of what the Keiki Water Festival is like. Interviews are conducted with teachers, presenters and coordinators to relay participant perspectives as the production covers various activities and aspects of the festival. Click here to read more about the festival and view a streaming video clip.
CTAHR Reference code: 2002 VS-153
Production date: January 2002
Program length: 21 minutes

Hawai`i's Water Future: Institutions, Economics and Policy is a seminar presented by Dr. Gopalakrishnan and captured on video about the history of water usage in Hawai`i from early Polynesian through modern water management systems. Also presented were perspectives of the future of water usage and conservation…what is being done and what should be done.
CTAHR Reference code: 2001 VS-152
Production date: October 2001
Program length: 1 hour 9 minutes

Water for Agriculture - Ag Leadership Program Seminar 3 - Class VII. These presentations were recorded as part of one of Donna Ching's Ag Leadership course. It includes: Water Rights In Relation To the Water Code; How Regulation Works; Differences Between the Islands
CTAHR Reference code: 1997 VS-072a through VS-072d
Production date: October 24, 1997
Program length: 1 hour 22 minutes

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