Savannah Harriman-Pote
Energy & Climate Change ReporterSavannah Harriman-Pote is HPR's energy and climate change reporter. 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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Researchers Megan Porter and Becky Chong received a grant from the National Science Foundation in 2022 to study biodiversity in Hawaiʻi Island's lava tubes. "We're still finding new species all the time," Porter said. -
Researchers are exploring technologies that would pull carbon dioxide from the air and store it in the ocean. That technology could be a powerful tool to address climate change, but what impact might it have on the waters around Hawaiʻi? -
Hawaiʻi Island was ground zero for invasive species like the little fire ant and coquí frog. Now, officials and community members are trying to make sure another pest doesn't gain a permanent foothold on the island. HPR's Savannah Harriman-Pote has more. -
Gov. Josh Green has entered Hawaiʻi into an agreement with JERA, Japan’s largest energy company, to move ahead with a plan to import liquefied natural gas to power Oʻahu’s grid. -
The sounds of invasive coquí frogs have been heard in Waimānalo since at least 2021. On a recent Thursday night, HPR's Savannah Harriman-Pote went out with a state-led team of volunteers trying to restore the soundscape of the Windward Oʻahu forest. -
A Pacific hub for climate research had to close its doors this month after losing federal funds. HPR’s Savannah Harriman-Pote has been tracking the center’s funding developments. -
The U.S. Department of Energy announced last week that it would terminate more than $7.5 billion in funding awards to state-level energy projects. Those projects are mainly in Democrat-led states, including Hawaiʻi, which lost an estimated $68 million. -
Today, the Conversation is sharing interviews with the host and panelists of the popular NPR news quiz show 'Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!' ahead of their Honolulu live event. -
With the end of a federal tax credit for rooftop solar on the horizon, some players in the solar industry want lawmakers to retool a state-level incentive. HPR's Savannah Harriman-Pote has more. -
Hawaiʻi’s solar energy market has been flooded with residents trying to install systems before a major tax credit expires. HPR’s Savannah Harriman-Pote has more from across the islands.
