Research Projects



Dr. Jim Juvik riding an elephant
  • Sonia Juvik

    • Citizen Zoning and voluntary user areas in Hilo Bay and bay-front areas along with their cultural, environmental, and economic impacts
    • Planning History of Hawaiʻi: A Planning Director's Perspective
    • Kalaupapa landscape through the eyes of the Hansen's disease patient residents
    • Changing economic landscape of Hawaiʻi small towns


  • Kathryn Besio

    • "Foodscapes of the Big Island of Hawaiʻi" (spring 2006 - present) with Dr LeeRay Costa, Hollins University, Roanoke, VA.
    • "What's growing in your garden?" (2008-10) with Anthony Olayon, Janelle Williams Keiko Publico, and Neekowee Clearwater


  • Donna Delparte

    • EPSCoR Hawaiʻi Cyberinfrastructure Team Lead
    • Natural Hazards, Island of Hawaiʻi