About the Project

This project performed an in-depth characterization of surface and groundwater flow throughout Heʻeia to inform biocultural restoration and future groundwater management. Building on previous conceptual understandings, the project team modeled surface and groundwater flow within Heʻeia. The project’s collaborative process was essential to this work and included the convenings of a project advisory group and intended users (named Hui WAI). Iterative Hui WAI meetings shaped the project from its beginning to end, through the co-development of the proposal and research methods to its culminating workshops, and outputs. This process enhanced communication and relationships among investigators, resource managers, educators and helped build collective knowledge of the ways WAI links biocultural restoration projects at partner sites.

About this Resource

The protocol documents methodologies for sampling water quality and stream flow that was used during this project. The protocol allows Heʻeia NERR staff, other NERR staff, any interested researchers or students to replicate the project’s methods.