upcoming seminar on tsunami resilience in Hawaiʻi

[Jonathan Weiss - NOAA Federal]

Hello Earthquake & Tsunami Colleagues,

I'm writing to invite you to a seminar on Friday April 10th 2026 at 11 am HST. See the talk details below including the Google Meet joining information. Please circulate this announcement to anyone who you think might be interested in participating.

Sincerely,
Jonathan Weiss

NOAA/NWS/Pacific Tsunami Warning Center

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Improving social ecological resilience to tsunami-induced flooding in Hawaiʻi

by Scott Fisher, Ph.D. - Director of ʻĀina Stewardship | Hawaiʻi Land Trust

Abstract
Lying near the center of the Pacific ʻRing of Fireʻ Hawaiʻi is particularly vulnerable to tsunami inundation.  This presentation introduces research from two locations on the island of Maui where historic and paleo-tsunami research has been ongoing for the past three years.  These sites include the Nuʻu Refuge in the Kaupō district on the south east coast, and the Waiheʻe Coastal Dunes and Wetlands Refuge in Wailuku district, on the north west coast.  Both locations, lying at opposite ends of the island, have extensive evidence of tsunami inundation dating back several centuries to the ʻōiwi wale (pre-1778) period, as demonstrated from both sedimentary evidence, as well as a review of written accounts, including Hawaiian language resources.  This presentation will also introduce the Hawaiʻi Land Trustʻs design and implementation of a ʻforested bioshieldʻ at Nuʻu, a deliberately designed native forest meant to slow both wave velocity and reduce sediment transportation during a future tsunami event.

Google Meet Info
Tsunami Seminar - Improving Tsunami Resilience in Hawaiʻi
Friday, April 10 · 11:00am – 12:00pm
Time zone: Pacific/Honolulu
Google Meet joining info
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/iwk-mqnf-imr
Or dial: ‪(US) +1 650-667-3485‬ PIN: ‪610 236 164‬#
More phone numbers: https://tel.meet/iwk-mqnf-imr?pin=1123037158664