Savannah Harriman-Pote
Senior Reporter, Climate & Energy, and Editor-at-LargeSavannah Harriman-Pote is HPR's Senior Reporter, Climate and Energy and Editor-at-Large. She is also the lead producer of HPR's first narrative podcast: This Is Our Hawaiʻi. Prior to that, she worked as a producer for The Conversation. She also produces Manu Minute in collaboration with the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo. She was born and raised on Hawaiʻi Island, and she collects lava lamps.
Contact her at sharrimanpote@hawaiipublicradio.org.
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Hawaiʻi County emergency officials learned last week that the Federal Emergency Management Agency has denied a request for individual assistance for residents affected by Hurricane Lala. Hawaiʻi County Civil Defense Agency Acting Administrator Darryl Oliveira told HPR that the state is working on an appeal. -
Communities and organizations can receive up to $50,000 to support local energy resilience planning through the Energy Technology Innovation Partnership Project. -
The Hawaiʻi County Fire Commission named Daniel Volpe as Big Island's next fire chief. Volpe has been serving in the role since the sudden passing of the last fire chief, Kazuo Todd. -
Honolulu's Department of Emergency Management is developing a detection system that would use monitors and machine learning to help flag natural hazards. -
Oʻahu voters can vote on a whopping 20 charter amendment questions in the November election. HPR is breaking down the meaning of the charter amendments and explaining them in easy-to-understand terms. -
The Hawaiʻi Farmers Union’s annual convention will hone in on disaster recovery and preparing the state's food system for storms. -
Researchers are studying a fungal pathogen that stunts albizia trees to determine whether it could help manage the invasive species in Hawaiʻi. -
Last month was the second wettest — and second warmest — September on record. HPR’s Savannah Harriman-Pote spoke to Hawaiʻi Climate Data Portal director Ryan Longman about the latest climate insights. -
The Nāʻālehu Resilience Hub helped its community survive after Hurricane Lala tore through Kaʻū. Now, the hub is thinking about how the community can thrive. -
Department of Transportation Services Director Roger Morton says diesel prices have been trending up since roughly the start of this fiscal year, which began in July.
