Fall 2025 Public Lecture Series

Our geography public lectures feature a variety of local, national, and international speakers presenting topics from a diverse range of disciplines.

  • Thursdays at Noon (unless noted)
  • Location: Saunders Hall 443 (maximum capacity of 40)
  • Contact: Aurora Kagawa-Viviani, kagawa@hawaii.edu
  • Zoom details available upon request

Participatory Approaches to Adaptive Water Governance: Arizona and Hawaiʻi

  • September 18
  • Barbara Quimby, Hawaiʻi Pacific University

How Fast Is Hawaiʻi’s Climate Changing?

  • October 2
  • Thomas Giambelluca, Emeritus, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

Payments for Watershed Services/ Nature Based Solutions

  • October 16
  • Leah Bremer, Institute for Sustainability and Resilience, UHERO, WRRC

Beyond Peak Water Security: Developing Experiential Metrics of Household Water Challenges in the United States

  • November 6
  • Justin Stoler, University of Miami