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Session IV: University of Hawaii's Current Research Strengths and Security and Sustainability: Energy and Agriculture Opportunity
Session IV: University of Hawaii's Current Research Strengths and Security and Sustainability: Energy and Agriculture Opportunity
Pages 92-109
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Taylor, dean of the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology, said he would introduce an innovative satellite launch program that was triggered in part by a study by the National Reconnaissance Office showing a decline in the state of the U.S. space industry.
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But today's approach, he said, is to produce components that are modular and "pre-stage" so they can be can launched earlier, with safetyredundant "constellations of small satellites." If this can be done reliably, he said, "it will be a game changer." A New Space Flight Laboratory In the University of Hawaii's centennial year, 2007, the School of Ocean and Earth Sciences and Technology (SOEST) joined with the College of Engineering to create a new Hawaii Space Flight Laboratory (HSFL)
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It will maintain critical support facilities at UH, such as the clean room, thermo-vacuum chamber, and vibration chamber for satellite testing and spin balance. These will be for use by both the university and small businesses in the area, as well as provide "an unprecedented educational opportunity, from kindergarten through graduate school, in all aspects of space mission operations." HSFL will partner with Kauai Community College in program management and telemetry and with Windward Community College in their education and outreach through the aerospace center.
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Dr. Taylor summarized by saying that the innovative satellite launch program of the UH and its partners is poised to make an original contribution that is low in cost, low in risk, and capable of rapid response (less than one week)
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Kuiper and his assistant, Alika Herring, would look from Maui across the Alenuihaha channel at another mountain peak on the Big Island, about 65 miles away. At nearly 14,000 feet altitude, it was 4,000 feet higher than Haleakala and above the clouds.
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McLaren displayed a photograph of the observatories, with Mauna Loa in the background. Keck 1 and Keck 2, each with 10-meter segmented mirrors, are the largest telescopes of their type in the world.23 Other observatories include Subaru Telescope, Japan's eight-meter facility; the Caltech Submillimeter Observatory and the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope; Gemini North, which, like its southern cousin in Chile, is run by a consortium of countries; and others.
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Activities on nearby Haleakala, like those of Mauna Kea, are planned and regulated jointly by the Institute of Astronomy and by a local body, in this case the UH Maui College. The original Mees Solar Observatory has been joined by the Air Force's Maui Space Surveillance Site, and the mountain, also like Mauna Kea, is awaiting a new and larger facility, the Advanced Technology Solar Telescope (ATST)
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This strategy was to develop regional expertise in what he called "smart software." He said that he used the term smart software to signify the varieties of data analytics, network analysis, artificial intelligence, and machine learning that are growing rapidly. He noted that several speakers had already referred to the nation's "datahungry" culture and the information being generated in quantities soon to overwhelm our ability to store and, most importantly, use it effectively.
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Programs should include not only students from community colleges through the postdoctoral level, but also the children from K through 12 "so they have some sense of the future." Third, he said, the state must develop an "innovation friendly ecosystem." On a personal note, he said he had tried several times to start businesses in Hawaii, and he had "flunked each time." On each occasion, he said, he had been prepared to make an investment but "could not deal with the lack of a friendly ecosystem." Finally, he said, there must be access to investment capital located "here and not on the mainland." Why Smart Software for Hawaii?
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"Think of the value of protecting some of the existing tourism business in Hawaii by using smart software," he said. He noted that similar social networking techniques had led to the discovery of Saddam Hussein by demonstrating that before and after terrorist attacks, the drivers of certain cars would get more phone calls.
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And the time to start is now." HAWAII: A MODEL FOR CLEAN ENERGY INNOVATION Maurice Kaya Hawaii Renewable Energy Development Venture (HREDV)
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A Catalyst for Clean Energy His own organization, the Hawaii Renewable Energy Development Venture, was created in 2008 as a catalyst for the local clean energy industry. "We recognized," Mr.
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Satcon is a company from the mainland east coast which was responding to a common problem of clean energy: the supply of PV-generated electricity varies with available sunlight, and the charging of electric vehicles adds grid load unpredictably; both can affect grid stability. Satcon is developing an inverter to allow efficient charging of vehicles using direct DC solar power, as well as smooth solar power for a better interface with the electricity grid to be initially demonstrated on Lanai.
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Let me be clear this morning that when we talk about sustainable we will not be referring to a specific practice, like organic farming, or an end point, but rather a broad systemic strategy." She said that sustainable agricultural systems should satisfy human needs, enhance environmental quality and protect the natural resource base, promote economic health, and enhance the quality of life. "So it's really a multi-dimensional process which considers all of these goals from the outset rather than limiting itself to one goal at a time." She said that the most remarkable feature of American agriculture is that "it has been amazingly successful." The U.S.
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The same fertilizers and pesticides that boost food production also have a detrimental effect on ground water, rivers, and soils -- not just with respect to human health, but also in terms of the environment. "And these are things we can't allow," she said, "as we move forward to a sustainable agricultural system." The Challenges of Agriculture in Hawaii A particular difficulty for Hawaii, Dean Yuen noted, is the high cost of land.
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The imported Mediterranean fruit fly, which lays its eggs on more than 400 fruits and vegeta bles, has reduced the yields of many crops, including papaya, guava, and mango. The coffee berry borer, introduced recently, which lays its eggs in the coffee berry, is becoming widespread and reduces production.
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" DISCUSSION Teena Rasmussen, a member of the UH Board of Regents, proposed the flower farm she has run jointly with her husband for 32 years as one model for agricultural development. The 50-acre farm, Paradise Flower Farm, is located in the Kula Agriculture Park on Maui and inhabited by several dozen employee farmers.
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In the last legislative session, the Food & Energy Security Act was passed, which places a tax on every barrel of petroleum that enters the state. Part of that revenue is allocated to energy independence and food self-sufficiency and safety.
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