Hanalei to Haena Community Disaster Resilience Plan

This plan represents research and planning efforts grounded in identifying gaps in preparedness community risks and vulnerabilities, resources, knowledge and visions for improving resilience. 

Watershed Management Plan Vol.2

Volume 2: Strategies and Implementation (Revised, April 2014) (5 MB)

Watershed Management Plan Vol. 1

Volume 2: Watershed charactization. Published October 2012.

Coastal Circulation and Sediment Dynamics in Hanalei Bay, Kauai

Measurements of Waves, Currents, Temperature, Salinity, and Turbidity: June – September 2006 to better understand coastal circulation, sediment dynamics, and the potential impact of a river flood in a coral reef-lined embayment during quiescent summer conditions.

Fishing, Seafood, and Community Research in the Main Hawaiian Islands: A Case Study of Hanalei Bay, Kaua‘i

This report summarizes a pilot study of consumption-oriented fishing and shoreline food gathering activities and associated social context in the Main Hawaiian Islands.

Science and Management in the Hanalei Watershed: A Trans-Disciplinary Approach

The results of studies in the Hanalei watershed funded, directed, and/or conducted by investigators from many disciplines from local organizations, the State of Hawaii and Federal organizations their sum total have contributed markedly to our understanding of processes in the watershed.

Hawaiian Kalo, Past and Future

Taro, called kalo in Hawaiian is one of the oldest cultivated crops. Taro arrives in Hawai'i  around 900 to 1000 AD.