PacIOOS Water Quality Buoy 04: Hilo Bay, Big Island, Hawaii

The water quality buoys are part of the Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (PacIOOS) and are designed to measure a variety of ocean parameters at fixed points. wqb_04 is located in Hilo Bay on the east side of the Big Island. Continuous sampling of this area provides a record of baseline conditions of the chemical and biological environment for comparison when there are pollution events such as storm runoff or a sewage spill.

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Temporal extent2010-10-23 – 2026-11-04
Date (creation)2010-10-23
Date (issued)2013-05-12
Date (revision)2022-11-14
StatusonGoing
Update frequencyasNeeded
Metadata languageen
LicenseThe data may be used and redistributed for free but is not intended for legal use, since it may contain inaccuracies. Neither the data Contributor, University of Hawaii, PacIOOS, NOAA, State of Hawaii nor the United States Government, nor any of their employees or contractors, makes any warranty, express or implied, including warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, or assumes any legal liability for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness, of this information.
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Last updated2026-11-04
Created2026-11-04
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