Welcome to our website....
This website explores how rising of sea level would affect the land and people of the islands of Hawaii. The website is composed of four sections. The first section, which is where you are now, is the introduction. This section shows some examples of what rising sea level would look like on Oahu through pictures and graphics. The second section illustrates a meter by meter encroachment of water onto the shores of Oahu and Maui. The third section of our web site shows how the graphics depicting the change of sea level were generated including where we got our data and how it was displayed. The fourth and final section of our web site tells a little bit about the Hawaii Mapping Research Group and other forms of research that we undertake.
Current Sea Level On Oahu
A current picture just outside of Honolulu Harbor showing the what our present day sea level looks like.
Rising Sea Level on Oahu
A computer generated photo of the same scene showing the breakwater and parkland submerged due to a rise in sea level.
The Movie
This movie was generated by assembling a sequence of snapshots showing the rise of sea level on Oahu. To view the movie click on the link below or on the image above.