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Aurora Kagawa-Viviani, PhD
@akkagawa.bsky.social
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ʻōiwi ecohydrologist/geographer/fordie/water commissioner/mom

plants-water-people | scientific methods, decolonizing methodologies

Muddling my way thru facultyhood, parenting the best I can, staying curious, asking questions.
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For comparison- Kuaihelani (Midway Is):
Sand Island, Midway station 1619910
July 30, 2025 at 8:15 AM
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Pretty wild to see the variation in tsunami signals across the Hawaiian Islands.
tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/map/index.html

Thank you federal science.
Kahului Harbor buoy data, clear tsunami perturbation Kaneohe Bay, minimal tsunami response Kawaihae, Hawaii Island. Strong increase Nawiliwili, Kauai- tsunami signal
July 30, 2025 at 8:10 AM
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Partner found this this morning.
Encapsulates the experience of this past week.
Gecko floating on water in glass bottle, top view Surface tension, floating gecko
May 10, 2025 at 11:06 PM
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Oceanic island urban microclimate pilot in progress...

Finally gathering some urban ecohydrology-esque data, and hopefully more coming in 2025...chasing the idea that low cost approaches can produce good science.

Kudos to student Justin Kellum + many UG helpers.
November 28, 2024 at 9:31 AM
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Navigating post election malaise with good books. 2016 started off with a biography of Grace Lee Boggs. 2024: Arturo Escobar
Arturo Escobar, Designs for the Pluriverse, radical interdependence, autonomy, and the making of worlds
November 14, 2024 at 10:41 AM