UH Waiakea Research Station, Hawaii test sites
Site Information
Organizations: TPI, MTU, Arxada on land leased from UH Manoa
Contact person: Angel Agno, Waiakea Research Station
Who uses it or can use it?: Approved organizations
Is it a contract testing site? Some are and some are not
Location: Within the UH Waiakea Research Station,Stainback Hwy, Hilo, HI
Site Coordinates:
19.643541, -155.079155
Type of testing
Decay: Above ground and some ground contact
Termites or other insects: Termites in area, also ancillary insects
Ground Contact: stakes
Above Ground: Lap-joints, Ground promixity tests
Weathering: N.A.
Marine: N.A.
Biodeteriogens
Type of decay: brown-rot, white-rot
Termite species: Coptotermes formosanus
Marine Organisms: N.A.
Geophysical information
Rainfall: 3300 mm
Temperature mean: 23.25
Climate Index: 315
Soil-type: The Hilo series consists of deep, well drained soils that formed in material weathered from volcanic ash. Hilo medial silty clay loam.
