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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In the wake of the Lahaina fire and after a close call of its own, Kauaʻi has adopted new rules for wildfire mitigation in several of its historic plantation camps. -
HPR’s Savannah Harriman-Pote reports on increased wildfire risks caused by the recent rains; grassroots organization Kupaʻa Kuilima files a lawsuit against a proposed second resort on Turtle Bay. -
The state is still reeling from recent floods, but climatologists are already eyeing another potential hazard — wildfire.
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A future for Hawaiʻi without oil is on the horizon. In the meantime, state policymakers and energy experts are looking for a way to reduce energy costs. -
The PUC acts as a quasi-judicial body that regulates Hawaiʻi's utilities and oversees the approval process for new energy projects. Nominee Jon Itomura is up for chair. -
The National Weather Service canceled a flash flood warning for parts of southeast Hawai’i Island yesterday as rainfall eased. But community members in Puna aren't letting their guard down. -
Health providers are reporting symptoms of staph, norovirus, and leptospirosis among residents and volunteers who are involved in flood cleanup. -
In March, some areas got 3,000% more rain than normal as two Kona lows moved across the state, according to the Hawaiʻi Climate Data Portal. -
The Japanese energy company JERA wants to build a natural gas plant on Oʻahu that could supply more than a third of the island's electricity demand. -
The county's planning department has spent 10 years crafting the latest general plan. A Hawaiʻi Island lawmaker has proposed a new version.
