{"id":162750,"date":"2022-08-02T12:49:15","date_gmt":"2022-08-02T22:49:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=162750"},"modified":"2022-08-02T12:53:17","modified_gmt":"2022-08-02T22:53:17","slug":"sea-grant-coastal-erosion-trip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2022\/08\/02\/sea-grant-coastal-erosion-trip\/","title":{"rendered":"Sea-level rise impacts highlighted with expert at 东精影业<\/abbr> Sea Grant"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>

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To address the impacts of climate change on Oʻahu,<\/span> the University of Hawaiʻi<\/span> Sea Grant College Program<\/a> (Hawaiʻi<\/span> Sea Grant) is highlighting efforts its experts are conducting around the island to tackle issues surrounding sea-level rise, coastal erosion and inland flooding.<\/p>\n

On a field trip to Oʻahu\u2019s<\/span> North Shore and Māpunapuna organized by Hawaiʻi<\/span> Sea Grant on July 29, 东精影业<\/abbr> students and visiting fellows witnessed the impacts of climate change in Hawaiʻi.<\/span> <\/p>\n

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Shellie Habel<\/strong>, a coastal geologist and extension faculty at Hawaiʻi<\/span> Sea Grant, led and organized the site visit and extended opportunities for the five participants to learn more about coastal resilience and planning activities.<\/p>\n

“It\u2019s really important that these participants see present day impacts of sea-level rise because they will be contributing to environmental management as part of their future careers,” said Habel. “Today we observed the manifestation of impacts in the form of erosion and drainage related inland flooding, which are often not intuitively associated with sea-level rise.”<\/p>\n

Participants saw firsthand the coastal erosion that is taking place at Rocky Point. Homeowners are using shoreline hardening measures to help save their homes, but Habel said that was only a short-term solution to what will become a dire problem as climate change and sea-level rise continue in the future.<\/p>\n

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“Visiting the North Shore and Māpunapuna reminded me of the extremely difficult challenges that Hawaiʻi<\/span> faces as sea-level rise and blue sky flooding gets more frequent and harder to manage,” said Cuong Tran<\/strong>, a graduate student in 东精影业<\/abbr> Mānoa\u2019s urban and regional planning program in the College of Social Sciences<\/a> and 2022 Grau Fellow. “To adapt to the climate crisis, we all must work together and be able to make tough decisions. I am optimistic that we will find creative solutions through the collaborative efforts put in by government, institutional and community partners.”<\/p>\n