HWMO

March 19, 2020

Post-Fire Rehabilitation Assessment Manual

HWMO

March 19, 2020

Post-Fire Rehabilitation Assessment Manual

This tool is designed to lead land managers through the steps of assessing a post-fire landscape. It is intended to be used as a means to better understand the primary considerations, resources, and actions related to post-fire stabilization and revegetation in the state of Hawaii.

Pablo Beimler

March 24, 2016

For Decision Makers, For Educators, For Fire Scientists, For Firefighters, For Resource Managers, For General Public

Hidden Victims of the Nanakuli Fire (VIDEO)

Pablo Beimler

March 24, 2016

For Decision Makers, For Educators, For Fire Scientists, For Firefighters, For Resource Managers, For General Public

The Nanakuli Fire in March of 2016 threatened a number of homes along the edges of the valley. However, some precious native plants were also in the path of the destructive fire. Here's the story behind what happened and the larger lesson of how wildfires impact Hawaii's native ecosystems.

Pablo Beimler

August 19, 2015

For Decision Makers, For Educators, For Fire Scientists, For Firefighters, HWMO Products, For Resource Managers, For General Public

HWMO VIDEO: Kawaihae Fire and Flood 2015 - Mauka to Makai Impacts

Pablo Beimler

August 19, 2015

For Decision Makers, For Educators, For Fire Scientists, For Firefighters, HWMO Products, For Resource Managers, For General Public

HWMO produced this short PSA video demonstrating the mauka-to-makai effects of wildfire with footage and photographs documenting the post-fire floods in Kawaihae in August 2015, that negatively impacted the nearshore resources including coral reefs.

Pablo Beimler

June 16, 2015

For Educators, For Decision Makers, For Fire Scientists, For General Public

Native Plants Hawaii - Searchable Database

Pablo Beimler

June 16, 2015

For Educators, For Decision Makers, For Fire Scientists, For General Public

Looking for the right native plants to grow around your home? This database has a plethora of information regarding Hawaii's native plants and everything you need to know about each and every one of them.

Pablo Beimler

April 1, 2013

For Decision Makers, For Fire Scientists, For Resource Managers, For Firefighters, For General Public

Social Science at the Wildland-Urban Interface: Compendium of Research Results to Create Fire-Adapted Communities

Pablo Beimler

April 1, 2013

For Decision Makers, For Fire Scientists, For Resource Managers, For Firefighters, For General Public

These lessons can then be applied to fostering fire-adapted communities—those communities that understand their risk and have taken action to mitigate their vulnerability and increase resilience.

Post-Fire Rehabilitation Assessment Manual

Hidden Victims of the Nanakuli Fire (VIDEO)

HWMO VIDEO: Kawaihae Fire and Flood 2015 - Mauka to Makai Impacts

Native Plants Hawaii - Searchable Database

Social Science at the Wildland-Urban Interface: Compendium of Research Results to Create Fire-Adapted Communities

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