Areas of Expertise:

• Beach processes assessment and shoreline analysis
• Coastal hazard analysis
• Coastal erosion response assessment (emergency and long term)
• Coral reef sampling and surveying
• Remote Sensing

Experience:

• 2005-present Assistant Extension Agent / Shoreline Specialist, University
  of Hawai‘i Sea Grant College Program
• 1999-2005 Research Assistant, Coastal Geology Group, University of Hawai‘i
• 1999 Commercial Diver
• 1994-1999 Second Class Diver, Boatswain’s Mate, US Navy

Education:

• 1994 Second Class Diver Training, US Navy
• 1999 100 Ton Coast Guard Commercial Captain’s License
• B.S. 2002 Geology and Geophysics, University of Hawai‘i
• M.S. 2005 Coastal Geology, University of Hawai‘i

Affiliations:

• Geological Society of America
• The Coastal Society
• Extension Disaster Education Network

           
Current Projects:

• Review and recommendations for all shoreline certification applications for the Office of Conservation and Coastal Lands, State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources
• Proposing revisions for HRS § 205A
• Proposing revisions for HAR § 13-222
• Developing Beach Management Plan for State of Hawaii
• Proposing creation of a Coastal Natural Disaster Recovery Plan for Hawaii
• Statewide workshops on shoreline location practice, for survey community
• Statewide workshops on coastal hazards and mitigation, and coastal land management

Project Partners:

• State of Hawai‘i Department of Land and Natural Resources
• Office of Conservation and Coastal Lands:  http://www.hawaii.gov/dlnr/occl/
• Department of Accounting and General Services:  http://www.hawaii.gov/dags/
• Land Division:  http://www.state.hi.us/dlnr/land/
• Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation:  http://www.hawaii.gov/dlnr/dbor/
• County Planning Departments
• Kauai County:  http://www.kauai.gov/default.aspx?tabid=61
• City and County of Honolulu:  http://gis.hicentral.com/
• Maui County:  http://www.mauicounty.gov/departments/Planning/
• Hawaii County: http://www.hawaii-county.com/directory/dir_plan.htm

• County Departments
• City and County of Honolulu Department of Design and Construction:  http://www.honolulu.gov/csd/budget/ddc.pdf 
• Maui Mayor’s Office:  http://www.mauicounty.gov/mayor/
• Kauai Mayor’s Office:  http://www.kauai.gov/default.aspx?tabid=36
• Kauai County Division of Parks:  http://www.kauai.gov/Default.aspx?tabid=67
• City and County of Honolulu Department of Parks and Recreation:  http://www.honolulu.gov/parks/
• Hawaii County Public Works: http://www.hawaii-county.com/directory/dir_pubworks.htm

 

• Hawaii Coastal Zone Management Program, State of Hawaii Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism:  http://www.hawaii.gov/dbedt/czm/
• Highways Division, State of Hawaii Department of Transportation:  http://www.hawaii.gov/dot/highways/index.htm
• Army Corps of Engineers (Honolulu):   http://www.poh.usace.army.mil/
• Clean Water Branch, State of Hawaii Department of Health:   http://hawaii.gov/health/environmental/water/cleanwater/index.html
• NOAA Pacific Services Center: http://www.csc.noaa.gov/psc/
• NOAA IDEA center: http://research.eastwestcenter.org/PacIOOS/noaaidea.html
• NOAA Coastal Services Center: http://www.csc.noaa.gov/index.html
• Hawaii State Civil Defense Forum
• Extension Disaster Education Network: http://www.eden.lsu.edu/
• Hawaii Association of Land Surveyors
• Center for Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources: http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/ctahr2001/
• Coastal Geology Group: http://www.soest.hawaii.edu/coasts/index.html
• Sierra Club:  http://www.sierraclub.org/
• Public Access Shoreline Hawaii (PASH)
• MAGZAG (Marine Advisory Group)

Name: Chris Conger,
Title: Shoreline Extension Agent
Phone: (808) 587-0049
Fax: (808) 587-0322
Email: conger@hawaii.edu
Address: 1151 Punchbowl Street, Room 220
Honolulu, Hawai`i 96813