230 SEA GRANT COLLEGES 



II. BENEFITS TO THE UNrV'ERSITY OF HAWAII 



The University of Hawaii places much emphasis upon instruction and 

 researcli in oceanography and tlie marine sciences. 



Tlie Department of Oceanography, created as a separate department just 2 

 years ago, has already assembled a fine staff and plans to enlarge it significantly. 

 Professors in this department are conducting important research in both biological 

 and physical oceanography. 



Much of this research is being done in association with the Hawaii Institute 

 of Geophysics and the Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology. The former pro- 

 vides physical facilities on campus and a research vessel berthed at Kewalo 

 Basin. The latter operates a laboratory at Coconut Island— ideally situated 

 for this purpose. A new laboratory building is in the final stages of consti-uc- 

 tion there. Additional facilities will be available at Kewalo Basin upon com- 

 pletion of construction of a laboratory building there. It will be operated 

 by the Pacific Biomedical Research Center for research on marine animals. 



Work in ocean engineering has been given added impetus through the estab- 

 lishment of a program for the M.S. degree in that subject and the acquisition of 

 the Look Oceanographic Engineer Laboratory, also located at Kewalo Basin. 



Plans for the further development of the Kewalo Basin research complex 

 include continued close cooperation with the Bureau of Commercial Fisheries. 

 It already has an installation at Kewalo. 



The university has requested land and pier facilities on Rainbow Island to 

 provide ship handling and technical facilities for a greatly expanded program in 

 physical oceanography. A sizable increase in activity is imminent since scientists 

 at the University of Hawaii will soon be undertaking a vast oceanography survey 

 of the Pacific Ocean. 



There is no question that the University of Hawaii will be designated as a sea 

 grant university, should S. 2439 be passed. This would make it eligible to 

 receive funds to increase its research, training, and educational capability in 

 oceanography and marine sciences. Improved and expanded facilities, a larger 

 staff of scientists and support i>ersonnel can be anticipated. This would enhance 

 the attractiveness of Hawaii as a base for oceanographic activity. Coupled with 

 the great natural advantage of our marine setting, this would put the University 

 of Hawaii among the world leaders in this field. 



III. BENEFITS FOB THE STATE OF HAWAII 



Should the University of Hawaii become a sea grant university, the State 

 would derive direct immediate benefit in the forai of increased Federal expendi- 

 tures for research and training in Hawaii. This would result in more jobs 

 directly connected wth these programs. However, more important would be 

 the development of a core of research and development personnel as oceano- 

 graphic work in Hawaii is expanded. For example, instrument technicians, 

 mathematicians, and computer scientists would be attracted to Hawaii. They 

 would help to form the base so absolutely essential to the economic growth 

 of the State. Their presence would make the State attractive as a research 

 center. This would almost inevitably lead to an influx or local creation of 

 businesses directly concerned with research and development in a variety of 

 fields. Needless to say, such events would lead to an expansion of income and 

 job opportunities in industries serving the research and development firms and 

 their employees. 



The research findings themselves and the training and education received 

 under the sea grant program could prove to be even more important to the State 

 than the effects noted above. Improved methods of fishing, the disovery of 

 important sources of crucial industrial materials, for example, and the devel- 

 opment of processes for getting them from the ocean might well lead to creation 

 of entirely new industries in Hawaii. They could bring about a rate of economic 

 growth far in excess of any imagined possible. 



IV. BENEFITS FOR THE UNITED STATES 



In addition to participating or sharing in the benefits directly assignable to 

 the State and university, the United States would gain from the growth of its 

 oceanographic research capability and from the acquisition of knowledge crucial 

 to national defense. For example, research encouraged by Federal support 

 through the sea grant program would no doubt add to the fund of information 

 about the acoustical properties and other features of the Pacific Ocean. The 

 more we know about these matters the more secure we can become. 



