Climate Change

About $1.4 billion — that’s how much the state will need to address climate resiliency over the next five years, according to the governor’s Climate Advisory Team. HPR's Ashley Mizuo reports on three measures still alive at the Legislature that would collect funds for climate resilience, two of which would again increase the tax levied on hotels.

The Conversation sat down with Ben Sullivan, the city’s chief resilience officer, at a park bench near all the seawall construction in Waikīkī to talk about efforts by the county and state and the University of Hawaiʻi to find ways to adapt to climate change.

Katharine Wilkinson is a bestselling climate author and the executive director of the All We Can Save Project, which she formed following the success of her 2020 climate anthology “All We Can Save”. The Conversation spoke to her about making sense of the moment we're in and incorporating climate action into our everyday lives.

Young people met with lawmakers on the opening day of the legislative session last week. Many of them are a part of the Climate Future Forum and want to see the state take more action on climate change. HPR's Savannah Harriman-Pote got their thoughts.

The third and final phase of the attorney general’s report on the 2023 Lahaina wildfire outlines top priorities for state and county lawmakers to better prepare and respond to wildfires. HPR’s Ashley Mizuo explores one of the most important aspects of the report — the hiring of a state fire marshal.

Hawaiʻi could see over $1 billion in property damages as a result of natural disasters every year. That’s from the latest findings of the Climate Advisory Team. HPR's Savannah Harriman-Pote spoke to them about how they think the state should prepare.

The U.S. Supreme Court has decided not to step in on a pair of major climate cases brought by the City and County of Honolulu against several oil companies.

Gov. Josh Green's Climate Advisory Team has released several policy recommendations on disaster preparedness. HPR's Savannah Harriman-Pote reports on the team's top priorities for the state.

A new team takes the lead at Honolulu's Office of Climate Change, Sustainability and Resiliency; a new exhibit of Hawaiian cultural artifacts opens in England; a recent study looks at the effect of plastic in Maui's wedge-tailed shearwaters; and a luthier in Kula shares the song he wrote weeks after the 2023 Maui wildfires

Experts say we’re halfway through a crucial decade in mitigating climate change — 2030 is the global target to cut greenhouse gas emissions in half. HPR’s Savannah Harriman-Pote spoke with the leadership at the Honolulu Office of Climate Change, Sustainability and Resiliency about how the city will navigate the next five years.