Pacific Region RCSD Projects & Activities (PAWS) Worksheet
Form used for a entering PAWS into Piko (Worsheet Version April 27 2012)
Acronym
ORMP
Name/Title
Hawaii Ocean Resources Management Plan
Capability Area: Understanding Climate Variability and Change
Understanding Climate Variability and Change
Observing Systems, Data Stewardship, Data Services
Operational Products and Services
Research/Development
Historical Observations (hindcasts/climatologies)
Projections (modeling and downscaling)
Training and Capacity Building, Education, Outreach
Best Practices/Guidance
Decision Support Tools
Essential Climate Variable/Parameter
Atmospheric:
Surface (e.g., temp, precip, wind)
Upper-Air
Composition
Oceanic:
Surface (e.g., SST, SSH, salinity, ocean color)
Sub-surface (e.g., temp, salinity, nutrients, carbon, phytoplankton)
Terrestrial:
(e.g., surface water, glaciers and ice caps, land cover, biomass)
Time Frame
Seasonal (outlook)
Intra-annual to Decadal
Multi-decadal (scenarios)
Capability Area: Understanding Climate Impacts and Informing Adaptation
Understanding Climate Impacts and Informing Adaptation
Climate Impacts
Observing Systems, Data Stewardship, Data Services
Research/Development
Historical Observations (hindcasts/climatologies)
Projections (modeling and downscaling)
Climate Adaptation
Training and Capacity Building, Education, Outreach
Best Practices/Guidance
Decision Support Tools
Policies and Legislation
Assessment and Evaluation
Sector
Public Health and Safety
Fresh Water Resources
Energy
Transportation/Communication and Commerce
Community Planning and Development
Social and Cultural Resources
Agriculture and Fisheries
Recreation and Tourism
Ecosystems
Other
Status
Completed
Ongoing
Planned
Proposed
Focus Area
Fresh Water Resources and Drought
Coastal Inundation/Sea Level Rise, Extreme Weather, and Community Resilience
Marine and Terrestrial Ecosystems
Region/Locale
Central North Pacific
State of Hawaii
Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
Pacific Remote Islands
Western North Pacific
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI)
Federated States of Micronesia (FSM)
Guam
Republic of Palau
Republic of Marshall Islands (RMI)
Other Western North Pacific
South Pacific
American Samoa
Australia
Cook Islands
Fiji
French Polynesia
Kiribati
New Zealand
Papua New Guinea (PNG)
Samoa
Solomon Islands
Tonga
Tuvalu
Vanuatu
Other South Pacific
Pacific Basin
Global
Description
The Hawaii Ocean Resources Management Plan (ORMP) sets forth guiding principles and recommendations for the State of Hawaii to achieve comprehensive and integrated ocean and coastal resources management. Section 205A-62, Hawaii Revised Statutes, charges the Office of Planning, Coastal Zone Management (CZM) Program, with the review and periodic update of the ORMP, as well as coordination of overall implementation of the plan. The ORMP was recently updated in July of 2013, and continues a place-based approach to management of ocean resources in the islands, based on recognition of the ecological connections between the land and sea, the link between human activities and its impacts on the environment, and the need for improved collaboration and stewardship in natural resources governance.
Objectives/Outcomes
The CZM Program has obtained the support of the Governor, Executive Branch, and the Legislature for implementing the 2013 ORMP. Charged with coordinating the implementation of the ORMP, an Executive-level, multi-agency Policy Group was established in the summer of 2007 to oversee the implementation and further development of the plan. The Working Group consisting of the managers and staff of the departments represented by the Policy Group focuses on ORMP implementation and are tasked with coordinating their agency’s implementation efforts. The Working Group will also develop legislative proposals to further support implementation efforts. The Working Group continues to meet monthly to streamline implementation and to further develop the ORMP. The Policy Group meets twice annually to recommit staff time and support for ORMP implementation, to guide the work of the Working Group, and to approve their work tasks and recommendations for next steps.
Lead Agencies, Institutions and Organizations
State of Hawaii Office of Planning/Coastal Zone Management (CZM) Program
Contacts(names, emails)
http://planning.hawaii.gov/czm/
Partnering Agencies, Institutions, and Organizations
Hawaii State agencies with responsibilities related to marine and coastal zone management, NOAA/PSC, NOAA/PIRO, NOAA/OCRM, USACE/Honolulu District, USN/Hawaii Region, USCG/14th District, EPA/Pacific Islands Office
Required Resources
Projected Timelines
Because change takes time, four phases of implementation were recognized. The ORMP maps incremental 5-year management priorities to embark on a new course of action and achieve the primary goal: to improve and sustain the ecological, cultural, economic, and social benefits we derive from ocean resources today and for future generations. The first phase, termed Demonstration, has started and begins to demonstrate how the guiding perspectives are being implemented through various partnerships throughout the state. Moving into the second phase, termed Adaptation, the perspectives would start being applied throughout all islands and in all areas. This leads to the third phase of Institutionalization that would come about ten years later in 2021. The final phase, Mainstreaming, is expected by twenty years, around 2030. The 2013 ORMP marks the beginning of the Adaptation Phase.
Feedback Mechanisms and Evaluation Measures
Url
http://files.hawaii.gov/dbedt/op/czm/ormp/ormp_update_reports/final_ormp_2013.pdf
Worksheet
Keywords
Completed Marine and Terrestrial Ecosystems Central North Pacific State of Hawaii Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coastal Inundation/Sea Level Rise, Extreme Weather, and Community Resilience Understanding Climate Impacts and Informing Adaptation Policies and Legislation Climate Adaptation Training and Capacity Building, Education, Outreach Best Practices/Guidance Community Planning and Development Social and Cultural Resources Agriculture and Fisheries Ecosystems Recreation and Tourism Transportation/Communication and Commerce Transportation/Communication and Commerce Energy Public Health and Safety