HiOOS Stakeholder Workshop May 20, 2008 Breakout Group # 1

Top Priorities for HiOOS What does your group want HiOOS to provide? Marine and Coastal Solutions International: – open ocean aquaculture program/industry (currents, Eddys, wind) HIHWNMS: – know ecosystems info to access the aquaculture info – Community-based component to engage groups – Where vessel traffic is & where whale density is to reduce residential impact

Top Priorities for HiOOS Cont. State Civil Defense: – wind design, modeling, and topographic effects on homes & shelters (willing to share info) – SCD – LIDAR Info: inundation studies (info x-change) – SCD can provide some funding support (NOAA & STATE) – water quality monitoring after storms – need to pursue support from State Legislature w/strategy and plan County of Hawaii Planning Department: – coastal hazard mitigation info – erosion along cliffs, subsidence, erosion rates – long term water quality trends

Top Priorities for HiOOS Cont. Marine and Coastal Solutions International: – Coastal Landowners: Water Quality data for SMAs (making data available) – Malama Kai Foundation: Guide books to learn about dive sites to learn about buoy – opportunity to educate stakeholders – West HI regional fishery management area: use HiOOS products to train community – Info on temperature/depth and currents in area of pipeline – Data limitation stated up front and reflected on website Hawaii County Fire Department: – Search and Rescue Perspective: to understand local currents around islands – Ocean Safety Perspective: assess beaches around state

Top Priorities for HiOOS Cont. HIMB: – assessable data for problem-based learning modules (real time data) – Beneficial to hotels and tour operators – can be part of educational opportunity – Offer tutorial on how to utilize data sets & thematic areas on how to use and access data Bishop Museum: – Working with USGS (PBIN) – integration of geospatial data sets – Need to build appreciation & support

Top Priorities for HiOOS Cont. Sea Grant: – Science – policy interface (whole array of things, 2-way) – Organizing product sets & websites Industry specific data sets to address needs/built into implementation plan – archiving data sets: coral reef monitoring, fish larvae surveys, toxic algal blooms, boxed jellyfish – land use patterns in coastal zone & advanced planning – emphasis on visual products for metadata display (goal for DMAC) uniform presentation – Management issues: how to keep it going, prioritization, performance & assessment

Top Priorities for HiOOS Cont. UH Dept of Oceanography: – Tailor websites to better clientele (e.g. Widgets) – Take advantage of physical modeling & combined w/water quality data – Mechanical to deal with very near shore water quality (jet skis) Lifeguards at beaches?

What group can provide to HiOOS Or, what does the group have available to share with other stakeholders? Marine and Coastal Solutions International: – coastal landowners: water quality data provided to county – Superferry could be another source of data and user – Open ocean aquaculture platform – Reef Talk: HiOOS presentation & broadcast on local Tv/Hanauma By Data source

What group can provide to HiOOS Cont. Waikiki Aquarium & Bishop Museum: – Venue for outreach HIMB: – research data, developing, & designing tools & venue for outreach – Kaneohe Bay’s regional council – discusses location issues (possible outreach) Bishop Museum: – Provide info on specimens (date, time, location) – Provide consistent list of species names County of Hawaii Planning Department – Public outreach – community development plans – Hilo Bay Watershed Water Group: can provide presentations

What group can provide to HiOOS Cont. Hawaii County Fire Department: – Provide real-time data & verification for hazards – Provide real-time warning systems for high surf, hurricanes, etc HIHWNMS: – Provide info on marine mammal locations (not real-time) Sea Grant: – Network capability for engagement w/local sea grant programs & sharing of info on lessons learned – Sea Grant: Science Policy interest & improve mgmt capability – Partnership building role – NSGO: Relationship w/other organizations & industries at national level, partnerships w/ private sector NELHA: data producer & educational mission

Types of Involvement With respect to data (user, provider), governance, etc. Wakiki Aquarium: – can provide dedicated room/space for the HiOOS Outreach Marine and Coastal Solutions International: – organizations of resorts to provide space for terminals (education outreach) – Marine Science Center on Kona as a venue for outreach (keep private sector involved) – Governance structure to include neighbor islands

Types of Involvement Cont. Hawaii State Civil Defense: – need to form core group to participate & strategize through partnerships – Civil Defense would take part in this group Prelude to formation of 501 C-3 – incorporate support from partners for a concerted effort (include local counties) – buy in from state gov. Bishop Museum: – Offer museum as a venue for exhibits IOOS: – Use other obs. success stories to implement HiOOS

Additional Topics or Issues Financing: diversity funding-base – Competitive funding  contractual basis Need core funding base to keep operations going for highest priority data sets Group to advocate for program (Stakeholders) – mobilize when time is right NOAA IOOS: work w/regions to get help w/funding questions Pacific Disaster Center: use as a model for sustained funding? Engaging public support – community based NGOs to offer cultural perspectives and needs Use HiOOS as vehicle to track implementation of ORMP