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Aloha!

The National Weather Service Forecast Office in Honolulu along with Pacific Region Headquarters will host the first Hawaii-Pacific Aviation Weather Safety (HPAWS) Workshop at the East-West Center on the University of Hawaii at Manoa campus in Honolulu, HI on June 9-10, 2023. The workshop will be free to attend and participation is encouraged for individuals within, or that support the Hawaii and Pacific aviation and meteorology communities.

 

The purpose of the HPAWS Workshop is to promote aviation safety and productivity through improved weather awareness and forecasting services. HPAWS Workshop hopes to strengthen communication and best practices between the aviation and weather forecasting communities to support the National Airspace System (NAS).

 

Tentitive workshop times:
Friday, June 9, 2023 8:30am-4:30pm Imin Conference Center East-West Center Pacific Room
Friday, June 9, 2023 Evening (optional social event, likely in the Waikiki area)
Saturday, June 10, 2023 8:30am-4:30pm Imin Conference Center East-West Center Pacific Room
 

Should you have any questions, you can email Matthew Foster or Tina Stall

 

Matthew Foster

Meteorologist
National Weather Service Forecast Office
Honolulu, HI
matthew.j.foster@noaa.gov

Tina Stall

Meteorologist
National Weather Service Forecast Office
Honolulu, HI
tina.a.stall@noaa.gov

Registration

Registration will open in late winter/early spring 2023. Check back later.

2023 HPAWS Workshop Agenda

The schedule will be posted in 2023 when we have confirmed all presenters. Check back later.

Location Details

Parking:

 

Lower campus parking (best for Friday):
From H1, take University Ave exit. From University Ave, turn right on Dole St, immediate right on lower campus road
Pay $5 daily flat rate to parking attendant attendant upon entry and park in parking structure
Re-entry is allowed (so you can leave for lunch and come back)
About a 5 minute walk from the parking structure to the East-West Center Imin Conference Center

 

Upper campus green visitor stalls next to Kuykendall Hall or behind the Kennedy Theater (best for Saturday):
Pay $5 daily flat rate at pay station (credit card only)

 

If you are getting dropped off or using taxi/rideshare, the address is:
East-West Center Imin Conference Center (Pacific Room)
1777 East-West Road
Honolulu, Hawaiʻi 96848

 

University of Hawaii at Manoa Campus Map

Map of parking on the UH-Manoa campus