2025-08-25 PL-INT-2025-011344 Pacific International Center for High Technology Research (PICHTR) - Category PL.3

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transformed into a collaborative consortium of local, national, and regional organizations committed to strengthening the resilience of Pacific Island communities to climate and weather-related hazards, including hazardous events such as oil spills and disease outbreaks. 17. PICHTR planned and coordinated all logistics, registration, and required tasks for the PRiMO Annual Conference. The annual conference is a leading venue for emergency, disaster risk reduction, and hazards professionals to share ideas, strategize, and inform solutions that address the varied challenges facing Pacific Island communities working toward resilience goalCultural Resources Program (Funded by the US Army Corps of Engineers) (12/1/05—9/14/19) PICHTR was contracted by the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers to provide project assistance to the U.S. Army Garrison Hawaii, who has responsibility, for cultural resources within Army jurisdiction on Oahu, and provides support for management of historic buildings and districts within Army jurisdiction on the ISLAND OF HAWAII. The cultural resources program provides environmental stewardship while supporting readiness. PICHTR provided management, administrative, employment, contracting and procurement functions on behalf of U.S. Army Garrison and Pohakuloa Training Area. The general objectives of the cultural resources program are: a. To eliminate impacts to the military's mission arising from cultural resources issues; b. To meet compliance requirements;and c. To effectively manage cultural resources. 18. Natural Resources Program (funded by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers) (3/6/00— 9/14/19) PICHTR was contracted by the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers to provide project assistance to the Natural Resource Program at U.S. Army Garrison Hawaii that oversees compliance with the Federal Endangered Species Act, Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act, Migratory Bird Treaty Act and the Sikes Act. The goal of the program is to effectively balance the requirements of the Army's training mission with its natural resource responsibilities. PICHTR provided management, administrative, employment, contracting and procurement functions on behalf of U.S. Army Garrison. Of the 400 federally listed threatened and endangered species in Hawaii, the Natural Resources Program is responsible for managing over 100, including plants, snails, birds, bats, insects and their critical habitat. All of these species are only found within the Hawaiian Islands, many only on a single island, some restricted to certain mountain ranges on an island, and many only on Army lands on Oahu or Hawaii Island. The endangered plants managed by the Natural Resources Program represent some of the planet's rarest - some having less than 50 individual plants left in the world. Through its efforts, the Natural Resources Program has helped save 2 species from