Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (PacIOOS)

PacIOOS Near Shore Sensor Group

Project Period: 06/2007 – 05/2026 

Director: PacIOOS Near Shore Sensor Group

Funding Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, IOOS Program Office

Principal Investigators: PI: Melissa Iwamoto (UHM). Co-PIs: Glenn Carter, Yi-Leng Chen, Simon Ellis (MERIP), Kwok Fai Cheung, Pierre Flament, Doug Luther, Margaret McManus, James Potemra, Brian Powell (all UHM unless otherwise noted).


JOINT RESEARCH BETWEEN THE UEHIRO CENTER FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF OCEANOGRAPHY (UC•AO) and THE OKINAWA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (OIST)

Project Period: 01/2025 - 12/2029


In-Situ Detection of Fecal Indicators Enables Advanced Ocean Safety Forecasting

Project Period: 01/2023 12/2026

Funding Agency: National Sea Grant Office (NSGO) and US Coastal Research Program (USCRP) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)


Oʻahu Circulation Study for Pokaʻi Bay, Waiʻanae

Project Period: 05/2024 05/2025

Funding Agency: Hawaiʻi Department of Health (HDOH), Clean Water Branch (CWB).