Information and Support Needs by Sector
Private Sector Participants
9 participants representing 8 private sector organizations working in the Central Oahu Watershed noted the following climate information, resources, or other supports are needed or would be useful to their services and climate change preparedness:
Need Keywords:	Identified Needs:
Policy	• A coherent state water management plan that addresses current and future climate certainty.
Planning	• Projections and plans for water system infrastructure (e.g., irrigation and other constructed systems).
Infrastructure	• General siting recommendations for development and infrastructure in various projected climate change scenarios.
	• Information and recommendations on Hawaiʻi's potential for desalination and reverse osmosis infrastructure or facilities.
	• Information and recommendations for the impacts of climate change on existing infrastructure (e.g., shoreline facilities, pipe systems).
Disaster Response	• Information and recommendations about the capacity of the region to respond to and recover from events associated with climate change.
Culture	• Information and recommendations about the projected impacts of climate change on culture in Hawaiʻi.
Community	• General recommendations for increasing Hawaiʻi's sustainability.
Development	• Information and recommendations about the interface between development and climate change, regarding natural resources, freshwater resources, and infrastructure.
Scientific Data	• More detailed observational data covering a broader area of the state.
	• Satellite maps at a 10-day weather forecast.
	• Reduced uncertainty for hydro modeling.
Pacific-Centric Modeling	• Finer resolution of global climate change projection models at a more appropriate scale for statewide climate-related decisions.
Climate projections	• Wind data and projections.
	• Solar data and projections.
	• Rainfall data and projections.
	• Sea level rise projections.
	• Flooding projections.
	• Drought projections.
	• Severe storms projections.
	• Temperature projections.
	• Evapotranspiration projections.
	• Groundwater and other freshwater availability projections.
	• Projections about changes to currents and reef health.
	• Projected changes to the water table in various climate change scenarios.
Short- and Long-term	• Near-term projections for the climate (10 years) to coordinate purchase of equipment according to changing soil moisture levels.
	• Long-term projections for  the climate (50 years) to develop infrastructure (e.g., desalination for irrigation).
Agriculture	• Information and recommendations on changes to seasons (e.g., for seasonal planting).
	• Information and recommendations on crops that can be grown in various projected water and climate scenarios.
	• Information and recommendations for locations of accessible freshwater for planting in various projected climate change scenarios.
Federal Government Participants
7 participants representing 5 federal agencies located in the Central Oahu Watershed noted the following climate information, resources, or other supports are needed or would be useful to their services and climate change preparedness:
Need Keywords:	Identified Needs:
Policy	• Vulnerability assessments.
	• Best science and data available, accessible by decision-makers.
	• Better coordination among agencies that have complementary initiatives.
Planning	• Projections of seasonal variations for water usage planning.
Infrastructure	• Projected effects to coastal structures in various climate change scenarios.
Development	• Information and recommendations for water conservation.
	• Routine sampling of contaminants in groundwater.
Scientific Data	• Finer resolution of global climate change projection models at a more appropriate scale for island climate-related decisions, and in some cases a finer resolution (e.g., watershed level).
	• Projected changes to historical trends.
Pacific-Centric Modeling	• Projection models that are developed for Hawaiʻi and Pacific Island systems (as opposed to adapted continental models).
Climate projections	• Sea level rise projections.
	• Soil moisture projections.
	• Drought projections.
	• Flooding projections.
	• Saltwater intrusion and brackish water projections.
	• Precipitation and rainfall gradient projections.
	• Storm event projections, including issues of recharge, runoff, topsoil loss, etc.
	• Groundwater and other freshwater availability projections, including projected changes to the aquifer water level.
Endangered Species	• Projected impacts on endangered species in various climate change scenarios.
State Government Participants
4 Participants representing 4 Hawaiʻi State agencies located in the Central Oahu Watershed noted the following climate information, resources, or other supports are needed or would be useful to their services and climate change preparedness:
Need Keywords:	Identified Needs:
Planning	• Information and recommendations connecting immediate needs, decisions, and regulations (daily functioning) to future planning issues with climate change.
Infrastructure	• Drought projections, including recommendations on infrastructure needs.
	• Information and recommendations for the impacts of climate change on existing infrastructure.
Scientific Data	• Microclimate data.
	• Recalculating sustainable yields for the islands in various climate change scenarios.
Pacific-Centric Modeling	• 4-day weather forecasts at high resolution.
	• Finer resolution of global climate change projection models at a more appropriate scale for specific geographical areas in the islands (e.g., watershed level).
	• Rainfall data and projections.
Climate projections	• Stream flow projections.
	• Storm event projections, including issues of recharge, runoff, topsoil loss, etc.
Short- and Long-term	• Longterm flooding projections.
	• Seasonal and short-to-midterm weather forecasts (e.g., ENSO).
Agriculture	• Irrigation needs across the islands in various climate change scenarios.
	• Projected changes to growing seasons in various climate change scenarios.
City and County Government Participants
2 participants representing 2 city and county agencies located in the Central Oahu Watershed noted the following climate information, resources, or other supports are needed or would be useful to their services and climate change preparedness:
Keywords:	Identified Needs:
Planning	• Projected changes to the water table in various climate change scenarios, including information and recommendations for land use.
Infrastructure
Disaster Response	• Information and recommendations about the capacity of the region to respond to and recover from events associated with climate change.
Climate projections	• Temperature projections.
	• Rainfall projections.
	• Storm projections.
	• Sea level rise projections.
	• Freshwater availability projections.