With funding from the State of Hawaii Office of Youth Services, the Department has developed and is maintaining 808YOUTH.com, a searchable online directory with over 700 programs for youth in Hawaii. Project includes annual updates, an electronic newsletter, an events…
With students in the PLAN 610: Community Planning and Social Policy, the Department offered a 6-week series of educational workshops held in fall 2015 on issues concerning development in Kaka‘ako. Topics included affordable housing, infrastructure in the age of climate…
Assisting with the evaluation of the Wahi Kana‘aho, a cultural learning and healing center for youth that is part of the Ho‘opono Mamo Civil Citation Initiative, located in Waianae. Prof. Karen Umemoto
With funding from the State of Hawaii Office of Youth Services, the Department conducted a study on the overrepresentation of Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders in Hawaii’s juvenile justice system with recommendations for reform. Practicum students then developed an…
This is a 30-year study of commuter exposure to motor vehicle exhaust emissions on an arterial highway (State Route 82 - El Camino Real) on the San Francisco Peninsula. Study results to date show the effectiveness of California’s motor vehicle…
The purpose of this project is to produce an oral history of planning events and activities that have shaped the landscape of development in Hawaii since Statehood in 1959. This history covers major land use laws, planning processes and procedures,…
In collaboration with Bikeshare Hawaii and Kauai County, the Department supervised a student practicum to study alternative pricing strategies, create a plan for Honolulu's Bikeshare system evaluation, and a feasibility study for expansion on Kauai. Prof. Makena Coffman
Study to develop a variety of scenarios for how Hawaii might meet the State's goal of achieving 100% of its' electricity through renewable sources by the year 2045, with an emphasis on opportunities for load shifting and integrating intermittent sources…
The U.S. Department of Transportation in collaboration with the Electric Vehicle Transportation Center at the University of Central Florida and Hawaii Natural Energy Institute is supporting a study of the impact of electric vehicle support policies, economic development, and greenhouse…
The department is participating in the development of new technologies and applications related to disaster risk reduction in urban areas, including Hawaii and the Pacific region. Topics include climate adaptation, food security, visualization, and participatory capacity building projects. Prof. Karl…