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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While Hawaiʻi has one of the highest rates of rooftop solar per capita, multi-family homes face barriers to adoption. Lawmakers are considering a bill that would help condo owners reap the benefits of solar.
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Some lawmakers say it's crucial that the Public Utilities Commission open a public docket to protect the independence of the fire investigation. HPR's Savannah Harriman-Pote has more.
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Hawaiʻi lawmakers are calling for a working group to jump-start the local production of renewable liquid fuels. HPR's Savannah Harriman-Pote has more.
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Women's History Month is coming to a close, so we're revisiting interviews with or about notable women in Hawaiʻi's history.
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Jet fuel plays an outsized role in Hawaiʻi's total carbon emissions. Aside from simply flying less — a tough sell to an island state — the primary solution to cut carbon out of air travel could be the development of sustainable aviation fuel. But as HPR's Savannah Harriman-Pote reports, the state has a wait-and-see approach.
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Hawaii Electric said that power availability on Hawaiʻi Island will be “extremely tight” through at least mid-April.
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Lawmakers are urging the Public Utilities Commission to be more aggressive in its investigation of the Lahaina wildfires. HPR's Savannah Harriman-Pote has more.
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Deputy State Energy Officer Stephen Walls walked into a Senate budget briefing this week and was caught completely off-guard by the news that the Hawaiʻi State Energy Office was being stripped from the state supplemental budget bill entirely. HPR's Savannah Harriman-Pote has more.
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Hawaiʻi State Energy Office funding uncertain after Senate budget move; New pathway from Guam to Hawaiʻi to meet the demand for mechanical engineers; Maui maternal health
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The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation has been slowing down over the last century, and certain climate change factors may bring the current system past the point of no return.