About Us

The Climate Resilience Collaborative (CRC) is a research program at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology, that is funded through the Office of Naval Research and led by Dr. Chip Fletcher.  CRC is an affiliation of experts spanning physical and social sciences, community design, economics, and policy spread across the Mānoa campus working to better understand challenges related to climate change. We study and model various flood risks, coastal erosion and land loss, groundwater inundation and storm drain failure, community design, extreme weather, and compound events, all through the lens of sea level rise.  Our work requires cross-disciplinary and integrated investigation on a range of spatial and temporal scales. CRC’s research products are developed for use by communities and decision makers in Hawaiʻi with an emphasis on integrating resiliency efforts between Hawaiʻi’s communities and Department of Defense facilities. 


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Mission Statement

CRC’s mission is to provide communities and the government with research results that inform effective management decisions leading to climate resilient development.


Meet the Team

Chip Fletcher Headshot

Chip Fletcher
Director
fletcher@soest.hawaii.edu

Juliette Budge Headshot

Juliette Budge
Operations Project Manager
jbudge@hawaii.edu

Colin Lee Headshot

Colin Lee
Climate Change & Resilience Policy Analyst
colin.lee@hawaii.edu

Shellie Habel Headshot

Shellie Habel
Research Specialist
skey@hawaii.edu

Brad Romine Headshot

Brad Romine
Hawai’i Sea Grant and PI-CASC
romine@hawaii.edu

Tiffany Anderson Headshot

Tiffany Anderson
Assistant Researcher
tranders@hawaii.edu

Matt Barbee Headshot

Matt Barbee
Geospatial Analyst Manager
mbarbee@hawaii.edu

Kyle Murray Headshot

Kyle Murray
Geophysicist
murray8@hawaii.edu

Kayla Yamamoto Headshot

Kayla Yamamoto
Climate Modeling Analyst
kaylaky@hawaii.edu

Richelle Moskvichev Headshot

Richelle Moskvichev
Geospatial Modeling Analyst
rum@hawaii.edu

Skyler Kimura Headshot

Skyler Kimura
Geospatial Website Programmer
skyler8@hawaii.edu

Anna Mikkelsen Headshot

Anna Mikkelsen
Geospatial Analyst
abm20@hawaii.edu

Aloha Kapono Headshot

Aloha Kapono
Geospatial Analyst
tkapono@hawaii.edu

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Van Tran
Administrative Officer
tvtran@hawaii.edu

Helena Andrade Headshot

Helena Andrade
Graduate Assistant
helena33@hawaii.edu

Noah Paoa Headshot

Noah Paoa
Graduate Assistant
npaoakan@hawaii.edu

Joel Nicolow Headshot

Joel Nicolow
Introductory Remote Sensing Specialist
jnicolow@hawaii.edu

Chloe Obara Headshot

Chloe Obara
Graduate Assistant
cobara@hawaii.edu

Kammie Tavares Headshot

Kammie Tavares
Graduate Assistant
kdat@hawaii.edu

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Aishwarya Behl
Science Writer/Researcher
abehl@hawaii.edu