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Hawaiian Islands Climate Synthesis Products

The goal of the Hawaiian Islands Climate Synthesis Project has been to develop comprehensive, science-based syntheses of current and projected future climate impacts on, and adaptation options for, terrestrial and freshwater resources within the main Hawaiian Islands. This project is part of the Pacific Islands Climate Change Cooperative's multi-year Hawaiian Islands Terrestrial Adaptation Initiative. For more information on the project background, workshop series, and webinars, please visit the project page.

Product Descriptions

The Hawaiian Islands Climate Vulnerability and Adaptation Synthesis report presents the results of the major project components - climate impacts assessment, vulnerability assessment, and adaptation planning - and provides an inter-island analysis of the findings. More detailed information is available in the individual vulnerability assessment syntheses and adaptation summaries, and should be referred to for decision support.

The vulnerability assessment syntheses are longer (20+ pages) state-of-the-science technical products that provide a more comprehensive understanding of the vulnerability assessment process, examines key vulnerabilities, and provides in-depth discussions of potential impacts for a given habitat/ecosystem service.
The adaptation summaries present a brief overview of vulnerability and includes adaptation options for a given habitat/ecosystem service. These summaries include tools to help practitioners evaluate and prioritize adaptation options based on adaptation approach, timeframe, effectiveness, feasibility, and ease of reversibility.
The two-page vulnerability-adaptation briefs describe key climate and non-climate vulnerabilities, adaptive capacity factors, and adaptation options to help reduce vulnerabilities.
All products are available below by island or island group.

Maui, Lāna'i, and Kaho'olawe

Alpine/Subalpine
Vulnerability Synthesis, Adaptation Summary, Brief
Dry Forest
Vulnerability Synthesis, Adaptation Summary, Brief
Mesic and Wet Forest
Vulnerability Synthesis, Adaptation Summary, Brief
Anchialine Pools
Vulnerability Synthesis, Adaptation Summary, Brief
Beaches and Shorelines
Vulnerability Synthesis, Adaptation Summary, Brief
Estuaries
Vulnerability Synthesis, Adaptation Summary, Brief
Streams
Vulnerability Synthesis, Adaptation Summary, Brief
Groundwater, Seeps, and Springs
Vulnerability Synthesis, Adaptation Summary, Brief
Aesthetic Values
Vulnerability Synthesis, Adaptation Summary, Brief
Cultural Knowledge and Heritage Values 
Vulnerability Synthesis, Adaptation Summary, Brief
Flood and Erosion Control
Vulnerability Synthesis,  Adaptation Summary, Brief
Food and Fiber
Vulnerability Synthesis, Adaptation Summary, Brief
Fresh Water
Vulnerability Synthesis, Adaptation Summary, Brief
Recreation and Tourism
Vulnerability Synthesis, Adaptation Summary, Brief

O'ahu

Sandy and Rocky Shorelines
Vulnerability Synthesis, Adaptation Summary, Brief
Estuaries
Vulnerability Synthesis, Adaptation Summary, Brief
Lowland Wetlands
Vulnerability Synthesis, Adaptation Summary, Brief
Upland Wetlands
Vulnerability Synthesis, Adaptation Summary, Brief
Streams
Vulnerability Synthesis, Adaptation Summary, Brief
Dry Forest
Vulnerability Synthesis, Adaptation Summary, Brief
Mesic and Wet Forest
Vulnerability Synthesis, Adaptation Summary, Brief
Cultural Knowledge and Heritage values
Vulnerability Synthesis, Adaptation Summary, Brief
Flood and Erosion Control
Vulnerability Synthesis, Adaptation Summary, Brief
Fresh Water
Vulnerability Synthesis, Adaptation Summary, Brief

Hawai'i

Alpine/Subalpine
Vulnerability Synthesis, Adaptation Summary, Brief
Aquatic (streams, groundwater, freshwater wetlands)
Vulnerability Synthesis, Adaptation Summary, Brief
Beaches and Cliffs
Vulnerability Synthesis, Adaptation Summary, Brief
Anchialine Pools
Vulnerability Synthesis, Adaptation Summary, Brief
Estuaries and Fishponds
Vulnerability Synthesis, Adaptation Summary, Brief
Dry Forest
Vulnerability Synthesis, Adaptation Summary, Brief
Mesic and Wet Forest
Vulnerability Synthesis, Adaptation Summary, Brief
Cultural Knowledge and Heritage Values
Vulnerability Synthesis, Adaptation Summary, Brief
Flood and Erosion Control
Vulnerability Synthesis, Adaptation Summary, Brief
Food and Fiber
Vulnerability Synthesis, Adaptation Summary, Brief
Fresh Water
Vulnerability Synthesis, Adaptation Summary, Brief

Kaua'i

Cultural Coastal Habitats (salt ponds, fishponds, kalo, iwi)
Vulnerability Synthesis, Adaptation Summary, Brief
Estuaries and Coastal Wetlands
Vulnerability Synthesis, Adaptation Summary, Brief
Shorelines
Vulnerability Synthesis, Adaptation Summary, Brief
Lowland Wetlands
Vulnerability Synthesis, Adaptation Summary, Brief
Upland Wetlands
Vulnerability Synthesis Adaptation Summary Brief
Streams
Vulnerability Synthesis, Adaptation Summary, Brief
Mesic and Wet Forest
Vulnerability Synthesis, Adaptation Summary, Brief
Cultural Knowledge and Heritage Values
Vulnerability Synthesis, Adaptation Summary, Brief
Flood and Erosion Control
Vulnerability Synthesis, Adaptation Summary, Brief
Food and Fiber
Vulnerability Synthesis, Adaptation Summary, Brief
Fresh Water
Vulnerability Synthesis, Adaptation Summary, Brief