The ‘Ike Wai project is a multi-disciplinary research project within the University of Hawai`i system to study fresh-water flows in the Hawaiian Islands. By studying chemical fingerprints in the water and using survey techniques typically used for oil exploration, this part of the project has found that the amount of groundwater discharge near the shoreline is greater than the estimate of aquifer recharge, and where that extra water comes from.

Dr. Bennett will give a graphical presentation on the difficulties of measuring the microbial impacts of sewage and septage on the microbial safety of the Kona Coast recreation waters.

WHEA and Kealakehe Robotics teams will show off their designs in process for this year's competition.