Abstract
The area north of the Mōkapu Peninsula, adjacent to Kāne‘ohe Marine Corps Base Hawai‘i (MCBH), has been utilized by the U.S. Navy for wave energy research since 2002. The Wave Energy Test Site (WETS) originated with Ocean Power Technologies (OPT) prototype wave energy converter (WEC) at the 30m water depth offshore of North Beach at the MCBH. The Hawai‘i National Marine Renewable Energy Center (HNMREC) at the University of Hawai‘i, under contract with Department of Energy and the U.S. Navy, has expanded the test site to water depths of 60m and 80m to allow for the testing of wave energy devices. Sea Engineering has been contracted by the HNMREC to conduct site investigations and monitoring in support of the expanded test site, as well as installation, maintenance and removal of associated WECs.