Climate Change

Honolulu has set aside $9 million to expand community gardening, convert cesspools, and complete other climate projects this fiscal year.

Today we'll catch up with local company Hohonu, to learn how they are helping climate and environmental mitigation. We'll hear how Hohonu is leveraging predictive AI and observational tools to tackle flooding and the changing climate.

The Hawaiʻi Climate Data Portal's monthly roundup puts the latest information on rainfall, temperature and drought all in one place.

House lawmaker Adrian Tam spoke to HPR's The Conversation about a scuttled plan to amend the Transient Accommodation Tax for cruise ships.

Passengers disembarking in Honolulu spoke to HPR about their feelings towards the Green Fee and its additional tax for cruise passengers.

Marine carbon capture takes carbon dioxide from the air and stores it in the ocean to fight global warming. The Molokaʻi-based organization ‘Āina Momona is taking the lead locally, with the help of Carbon180.

Hawaiʻi Land Trust’s Scott Fisher spoke to HPR’s Savannah Harriman-Pote about restoring Maui’s wetlands.

Revenue from the Green Fee tax on tourists was designed to pay for climate projects. Funded projects range from coral reef restoration and wildfire mitigation to a study on sports events.

Poet and activist Kathy Jetn̄il-Kijiner discusses her identity and her work as a poet and as climate envoy for the Marshall Islands.

HPR's Maddie Bender shares the story of a Hawaiʻi Island couple caught up in the immigration crackdown; Kalani High senior Anson Li, ʻIolani senior Jackson Brewer and University of Hawaiʻi freshman Mahealani Jackson talk about how AI is affecting their education