Description: The COA GIS website contains interactive GIS maps that can be customized and printed (PDF). The maps represent areas commonly visited on field trips and studied in classes. Maps include COA, MDI, the State and Gulf of Maine and whole world base maps.
Description: According to the University of Hawaii’s Honolulu Climate Change Commission, Oahu is the most at risk from sea-level rise compared to all other Hawaiian islands. By the middle of the century, a report assembled by the commission warned that regular high tide flooding with 3.2ft of local sea-level rise would put 18 miles of coastal road and 4000 settlements at risk (Westfall, 2018).
Description: Students gather around a campus fire pit during a snow day. The fire pits were established during the pandemic to provide outdoor gathering place during the fall and winter.
Description: A work study student loads bins of food into a van to be delivered to on-campus housing. Because of COVID-19, the Take-A-Break dining hall was closed and meals were delivered to campus housing.
Description: Composting toilets in the residence village help reduce water usage on campus. Student, Odin Gage, maintains the toilets to make sure they are running smoothly.