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Makahaiwaʻa - UH West Oʻahu's Weekly Newsletter - Week of October 07, 2024
No full textA Communications Department newsletter from University of Hawai'i - West O'ahu published on Monday, October 07, 2024, to the faculty and staff listserv.A web preservation file has been captured for this newsletter in addition to the PDF. Contact the UHWO Library for access
Power analysis of water quality of standing water bodies in the Pacific Island Network, 2009–2017
Get PDFThe National Park Service (NPS) Inventory and Monitoring Division (IMD) aims to provide data on park ecosystems' health to guide management decisions. Since 2007, NPS IMD has monitored water quality in marine areas, streams, anchialine pools, wetlands, and lakes in the Pacific Island Network (PACN) national parks. To maintain long-term monitoring program efficiency, protocols are reviewed and revised every 10 years based on trend analyses, including new power analyses for significant sampling regime changes. This report focuses on standing water bodies, evaluating statistical power across different sampling intensities to detect water quality trends and anomalies. It covers 10 areas with a varying number of sample stations. Data from 2009–2017 for nine water quality parameters were examined, and statistical power was assessed by using linear regression and Wilcoxon two-sample tests with 80% power and a Type I error rate of 0.05. Results show that higher sampling effort and larger effect sizes increase the power to detect changes, although power varies by parameter and site due to differences in mean and variance. The analysis results may be used to devise optimal sampling strategies, including balancing the number of sample sites and sampling frequency. Periodic evaluations and adaptive strategies are essential for maintaining statistical power and for the long-term management of the PACN water quality monitoring program, especially in the context of climate change
Interview with Prof. Kaua Neumann (Hawaiian Language)
No full textThis interview, conducted by students in Professor Kim Compoc’s Fall 2024 Humanities 300 course at the University of Hawaiʻi – West Oʻahu, features Professor Kaua Neumann, a Hawaiian language instructor. Professor Neumann discusses his journey in Hawaiian language revitalization, the role of mele in cultural education, and the challenges of raising children in an ʻōlelo Hawai‘i household. He shares insights on the importance of embedding language in daily life and traditional practices, the difficulties of shifting from English to Hawaiian within families, and the broader goal of keeping Hawaiian a living language rather than a written relic. The discussion also touches on the significance of place names in mō‘olelo, language-learning strategies, and opportunities for students to engage in Hawaiian cultural work through internships and community projects
Makahaiwaʻa - UH West Oʻahu's Weekly Newsletter - Week of June 10, 2024
No full textA Communications Department newsletter from University of Hawai'i - West O'ahu published on Monday, June 10, 2024, to the faculty and staff listserv.A web preservation file has been captured for this newsletter in addition to the PDF. Contact the UHWO Library for access
