Environmental Resources & Databases

Lani (Sky, Weather, Air, etc.).

• Science on a Sphere (NOAA)

• Hawaiian Moon Calendar (Kamehameha Publishing)

  • Monthly Star Chart (UH Institute for Astronomy)

  • Hawaiian Star Lines and Names of Stars (Polynesian Voyaging Society)

  • NASA (including Educational Resources here and here)

• Weather forecast - Live (Windy)

  • Wind forecast - Live (Nullschool)

• Hawaii Ambient Air Quality Data

Honua (Land, Geology, Soil, Vegetation, Energy, Freshwater, etc.)

• • Hawaii Soil Atlas (UHM CTAHR)

• HI Geospatial Data Portal

  • Cultural GIS Resource (AVA Konohiki)

  • Georeferencer (overlay old maps to new ones)

• Coastal Geology Resources (UHM SOEST)

  • Environmental Data and Regulations (EPA)

• Climate Change Atlas: Dominant Vegetation in Hawaii

• A Native Hawaiian Garden

• Native Plants Hawaii

  • Saving ʻŌhiʻa, Hawaiiʻs Sacred tree (Documentary with resources)

  • Alien Species in Hawaii, Distribution Map (UHM Botany)

• Oahu Urban Garden Center (UHM CTAHR)

• HI Department of Health, Water quality Data

  • National Water-Quality Assessment Project (USGS)

• Hawaii Energy Statistics

• Leeward CC Solar Production

Kai (Ocean, Tides, Intertidal, etc.)

• NOAA Tides & Currents

  • Surf & Swell Forecast (Magic Seaweed)

  • Nautical Charts (Deep Zoom)

• Hawaii Ocean Safety Team

  • Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (PacIOOS)

  • Hawaii Ocean Time Series (UH-SOEST)

  • Hawaii Intertidal Data (OPIHI)

• Intertidal Field Guide (OPIHI)

  • Reef Watcherʻs Field Guide to Alien and Native Hawaiian Marine Algae (UHM Botany)

  • Plankton Identification Key (free App for Apple iPads)

  • World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)

  • Flora and Fauna of Hawaii and beyond (MarineLife Photography)