About PacIOOS
The Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (PacIOOS) is one of eleven regional observing programs around the country that are supporting the emergence of the U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS). For more information on IOOS, please visit ioos.gov. The emergence of PacIOOS is being coordinated by the University of Hawai‘i School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST) in partnership with the University of Hawai‘i Sea Grant College Program. With funding from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SOEST and its partners are in the process of conducting initial PacIOOS development activities focused on the following objectives:
- Identify and engage stakeholders at federal, state, and local levels throughout all islands in the region to evaluate the need for and design of ocean observing information products and services;
- Demonstrate the value and viability of sustained ocean observations in the Pacific Islands region through the creation of a complete observing system in the waters off the southern shore of O‘ahu, Hawai‘i (Hawai‘i Ocean Observing System – HiOOS);
- Establish a governance structure and business plan with appropriate program oversight, coordination, and implementation mechanisms for the Hawai‘i sub-region of PacIOOS in conjunction with the PacIOOS pilot project (HiOOS).
