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A groundbreaking new 30-meter Maui Forest Height Map reveals that trees on the Valley Isle are taller than previously thought. UH researchers say the findings provide critical information needed to accurately evaluate the upstream freshwater yield, a crucial consideration for town planning in watersheds like Lahaina.
Turns out the trees of Maui are taller than previously thought.
Qi Chen, project lead, utilized remote sensing technology (airborne lidar) as reference data to train models based on satellite imagery.
University of Hawaii teams are launching two research projects supported by a combined $519,000-plus in federal grants to examine the environmental effects of the Maui wildfires and develop stronger solutions.
In the wake of the devastating Lahaina wildfire in August 2023, researchers from different fields at the University of Hawaiʻi are embarking on two public i