Blue Planet Foundation

The Blue Planet Foundation is merging with the New York-based Blue Planet Alliance. Both nonprofits are founded by Tetris Company President Henk Rogers.

The new "Tetris" movie chronicles how Henk Rogers secured distribution rights to the Russian game in the 1980s and tied its introduction to Nintendo's handheld Game Boy. The Conversation sat down with Rogers, now a Hawaiʻi resident, to learn about his journey with Tetris and the Blue Planet Foundation.

The Hawaiʻi Executive Collaborative has formed a new Climate Coalition consisting of businesses, nonprofits, educational institutions and all four Hawai‘i counties. Members will track and reduce their carbon emissions — and make that information available to each other and the public.

Melissa Miyashiro, the executive director for the Blue Planet Foundation, says the package’s incentives for electric vehicles will make a big difference in Hawaiʻi.

Melissa Miyashiro, executive director of the Blue Planet Foundation, says Hawaiʻi’s per capita emissions hover around 15 metric tons per year. That’s on par with other states, but it’s three times the global average.

Melissa Miyashiro, the executive director of the Blue Planet Foundation, shared what the organization would like to see when it comes to making electric-powered transportation more affordable and accessible for Hawaiʻi.

Jeff Mikulina steps down as head of the Blue Planet Foundation on Friday. Looking back over the past 13 years, he says Hawaiʻi has made great strides toward a magical-thinking future in green energy — and sets a model for other communities.

We get an epidemiologist's take on the latest plan to lighten COVID-19 restrictions on Oʻahu, ʻIolani School extends its free summer classes, and we chart a path forward to meet the state's green goals.

Three new state laws regarding electric vehicles just went into effect.

A new tax on gasoline-powered cars priced more than $60,000 would be used to fund electric vehicle infrastructure across the state.The proposed measure,…