James Kauahikaua | |
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| Born | James Puupai Kauahikaua August 1, 1951 Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii, U.S. |
| Died | October 8, 2023 (aged 72) Hilo, Hawaii, U.S. |
| Other names | "Dr. Jim"[1] |
| Education | |
| Scientific career | |
| Thesis | The subsurface resistivity structure of Kilauea Volcano, Hawaiʻi (1982) |
| Doctoral advisor | Eduard Berg |
| Website | www |
James Puupai Kauahikaua[3] (August 1, 1951 – October 8, 2023) was an American geophysicist and volcanologist who served as the 19th Scientist-in-Charge of the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory from October 2004 to March 2015.[2][4] He was the first Scientist-in-Charge at the Observatory to be of Hawaiian ancestry.[5]
- ^ "Hawaiian Volcano Observatory community mourns loss of noted geophysicist, former scientist-in-charge Jim Kauahikaua". Kauai Now. October 18, 2023.
- ^ a b c "Jim Kauahikaua is named scientist-in-charge of Hawaiian Volcano Observatory". Hawaii Tribune-Herald. October 3, 2004. p. A5. Retrieved May 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Volcanic Activity Reports | Volcano Listserv | New HVO Scientist-in-Charge". Laboratory for Artificial Intelligence and Human-Centered Computing (AI&HCC). The University of Texas at Austin. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
- ^ "Hawaiian Volcano Observatory's chief scientist stepping down". Hawaii News Now. Hawaii National Park. Associated Press. February 27, 2015. Facebook. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
Jim Kauahikaua, the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory's chief scientist who most recently led its response to the Puna lava flow, is stepping down.
- ^ "Jim Kauahikaua". Roadtrip Nation. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
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